Testing is all over, but it's in the minds of the leading drivers that the fascination lies - particularly that of Michael Schumacher

And so it becomes ever-more real. After too long a winter we now have the pieces in place, the testing completed. As the teams desperately squeeze the last increments of performance from their Bahrain upgrades, the season is here at last.

The performance of each car will be dependent upon the team's starting point and how good a job has been done during the off-season. But the software inside the helmets is less predictable. What it would be to get inside the minds of Alonso, Button, Massa or Hamilton as they face new and very real challenges. But perhaps most fascinating of all would be to get inside the mind of Michael Schumacher. Just what sort of Michael are we going to see this year?

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