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F1 doesn't miss Schumacher - Coulthard

Formula One does not miss Michael Schumacher since the seven-time champion retired from racing in the sport at the end of 2006, according to old rival David Coulthard.

"I think life moves on," Coulthard told Autosport. "There will be people who do miss certain aspects of Michael. He was such a large part of my career and trying to beat him was obviously very difficult. To reminisce of my best championship year, I finished second, and I finished second to him. So if he had just never been born then maybe it could have been different!"

"But that is life," he added. "With Michael, you knew that he was one of the best, if not the best there has ever been, and if you were able to beat him then that was a big sense of achievement."

"Could he come back? He is fit and he is quick, there should be no surprises there. Would he come back? I don't see why he would if you have made the decision to stop," Coulthard added.

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