Will Michael Schumacher retire this year? This is the most asked question in the F1 circle of late. It has even over shadowed the upcoming Italian Grand Prix at Monza this weekend. Since Monza is Ferrari's territory, it will be hard for Renault to beat them here.

Michael has been in F1 for 15 years. His first ever F1 GP start was at the Belgium GP in a Jordan, not being able to get off the line due to clutch problem. The very next race at the Italian GP, he's already behind the wheel of a Benetton, finishing 5th behind all the veterans like Mansell, Senna, Prost and Berger. Talk about talent!

Along the way, he has broken almost all important records. As of today the records stand like this: 7 F1 World Championship titles, 89 GP Wins out of 246 starts and 68 Pole Positions.

I have been watching Michael race since he was in Benetton. It's more fun to watch F1 back then compared to now, I must say. More overtaking, more drama, more action and less politics(?). It's always fun to watch Michael working behind the wheel, especially when it rained. The 'Rain Maestro', that's what people called him. F1 cars back then has no traction control. I still remember one particularly wet race in Monaco where most of the drivers were struggling to bring their cars to the finish line, but Michael¡¦s car just 'dancing' around the street of Monaco and eventually won.

A lot of people are very critical of Michael's tactics, especially after this year's Monaco Grand Prix. For me, this is him. He learnt his tactics in the 90s. Back then, F1 drivers are not the boring good boys image that we see nowadays.

After watching Michael race for so many years, for me, his expression after his third place finish in Turkey looked as though he has already made up his mind to hang up his helmet at the end of this season. But I hope I was wrong. I want to see him race. But if you were in his shoes, would you want to race against Kimi in the same car? I bet not. Age has certainly beaten the Maestro, he started making mistakes that he never did before, like the one in Turkey (Turn-8), which cost him second place (eventually first, where Massa was ready to let him thru?).

Will Michael Schumacher retire? Let¡¦s wait and see after Monza. If you would like to support Michael and urge him to stay, visit here: [http://www.michael-please-stay-in-f1.com/]