Jordan: Schumi will ask to be released from Ferrari

Despite all the denials that have been made this past week, Eddie Jordan is adamant Michael Schumacher will be with Mercedes GP next season.

Last week, rumours of Schumacher's pending came to the fore with Jordan stating that it's just a matter of time after he saw the German talking to Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn as well as members of Daimler.

The rumours were subsequently down played by both Mercedes and Schumacher's spokesperson, although neither said it was a definite 'no.'

Jordan, though, is adamant it will happen, even going as far as to say that Schumacher was due to meet with Ferrari to discuss being released from his consultancy contract.

"I believe it is going to happen. It started with a meeting between Michael, Ross Brawn and Daimler chief executive Dieter Zetsche at the Abu Dhabi GP," the former F1 team boss told The Sun.

"At the moment, Michael cannot drive for Mercedes because he has a consultancy contract with Ferrari.

"But I understand he was due to meet Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo with a view to being released. Michael likes the idea of driving a Mercedes run by Ross. It's a mouth-watering idea."

Source: planet-f1.com