Tony Dodgins examines the credentials of Ferrari stand-in Luca Badoer

Ok, so Luca Badoer is no Michael Schumacher. He's one of the guys for whom the cards didn't fall right, notwithstanding that he no doubt gets rewarded handsomely for driving Ferrari Formula 1 cars with no worries about job security.

I'm as disappointed as anyone that Michael's return is not happening – that dropped bike in February was obviously a much bigger deal than was admitted at the time. Michael's got previous there.

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