Schumacher, the seven-times world champion, retired last season but as a Ferrari adviser he has been on the pit wall watching Hamilton’s record-breaking start to his career at the expense of the Italian team.
Now the German is set to take part in the Race of Champions, which is coming to Wembley Stadium on December 16 with a host of the world’s best motorsport competitors from F1, MotoGP, world rallying, touring cars and other series.
Hamilton will be invited to form a Team GB to join Scotland, England, Germany, France, the USA and Finland and the lure of being on the track against Schumacher could be enough for the 22-year-old Englishman. He currently leads the race to be Formula One world champion by 10 points.
“Wembley is an auspicious venue for any Scotsman,” said Red Bull Racing driver David Coulthard, who will partner 1995 world rally champion Colin McRae in the Scottish side.
“We’ve had some good moments there, not least beating England in 1967 and 1977. It would be great to have the first Scottish victory at the new Wembley.”
England’s Jenson Button is equally geared up for the challenge. “I had to miss out last year because of injury but I am really looking forward to it,” he said.
Button will partner double FIA world touring car champion Andy Priaulx for England.
BMW driver Robert Kubica, who escaped unhurt from a massive smash in Canada, survived a 75G force when his car hit a barrier. Data shows that for a millisecond of impact at nearly 144mph, the G force peaked at levels which would normally be fatal.