Michael Schumacher would consider coming out of retirement if Ferrari asked the 7-time F1 champion to drive for the injured Felipe Massa, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.

“If Ferrari approaches Michael, he would think about it,” Sabine Kehm told German news agency DPA, but added that it was up to Ferrari to make the first move.

Massa sustained multiple skull fractures in a crash during qualifying for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, and doctors say he will not race again this season.

Schumacher, the former Ferrari driver who holds nearly every record in Formula One, retired after the 2006 season. His manager Willi Weber told German media after the Hungarian that Schumacher had no intention of returning.

“Whoever sits in the car at the next race in Valencia, it will not be Michael Schumacher. I am not 100 per cent sure; I am 200 per cent sure,” Weber told The Daily Mail.

The 40-year-old German driver, who had 91 wins in 250 Formula One starts, still acts as a consultant for Ferrari.

Since retiring, Schumacher has raced occasionally in a motorcycling series but he was injured in a crash in February and is not believed to have raced since.

Massa’s replacement will likely come from test drivers Luca Badoer or Marc Gene. While no announcement appears imminent, given the summer break underway in Formula One, Ferrari may have tipped their hand with reports that Gene plans to conduct some straight-line testing of the car this week at Vairano.

Jenson Button is the current points leader in the F1 Driver’s Standings with his team Brawn-Mercedes leading the Constructor’s Standings.

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