Rubens tells Rosberg to get out of there

Rubens Barrichello has offered a tongue-in-cheek word of advice to Michael Schumacher's Merc team-mate Nico Rosberg, telling the younger German to "get out of there."

Having spent six years as Schumacher's team-mate, although perhaps it's more apt to say as 'Schumacher's number two', Barrichello has a great deal of experience in dealing with the seven-time World Champion.

So there's no better man to ask for advice in how to cope with partnering Schumacher.

Following Schumacher's impressive return to F1 at Valencia on Monday, where he finished half a second up on Rosberg, Barrichello was asked if he had any words of wisdom for the young German.

His response to Autosport: "Yeah. Get out of there! That is the only thing I can tell him. He needs to drive fast and don't crash: Ross will always tell you that before the race."

"He is a great talent and I wish him all the best, and maybe tomorrow you will see the newspapers saying, 'Rubens tells Nico to get out of there', but I am not being bad about it.

"Knowing what I know, and seeing how fast Michael went today, it is going to be a tough job. I wish him all the best because I think he is a talented boy who can be World Champion."

And perhaps not so tongue-in-cheek he added: "If he has the chances of being World Champion in the same team as Michael, then he can be World Champion anywhere. Let's put it this way."

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