Monday October 11th, 1999

Ralf Schumacher is about to become one of the best paid Formula One drivers. The driver's manager, Willi Weber, told Bild's Sunday edition that the German's contract with Williams was re-negotiated and eventually was increased by almost double. According to the paper, the new contract assures young Schumacher 31 million US Dollars over three years. Weber, according to the newspaper, used as a bargaining tool an alleged offer from Ford-Jaguar, to pay Ralf $26.8 million.