Schumi tipped for starring role

Seven-time world champion eyes bounce back in Spain

BARCELONA - Mercedes team chief Ross Brawn has forecast that his veteran seven-time champion driver Michael Schumacher will bounce back to form in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.

After a desultory showing at the Turkish Grand Prix where he finished 12th and was involved in a collision with Renault's Vitaly Petrov, the 42-year-old German talked of losing his joy - a comment that sparked speculation suggesting he was ready to retire.