JANUARY 14, 2002

Schumacher going downhill fast

WHILE the testing for the 2002 season has begun at Ferrari in the hands of Luca Badoer and Luciano Burti, the reigning world champion Michael Schumacher has been continuing the rounds of PR appearances that fill his diary until January 19, when he join the pre-season program.

His latest outing came at St. Moritz, where the four-time world champion traded wheels for skids as he hopped aboard a four-man bobsled, courtesy of his watch sponsors Omega, as well as his wife Corinna and Stephen Urqhart, president of the watch making firm.