But should he?
Will he win the title again like a latter-day Niki Lauda or will he be well off the pace after four years out?
I'm not sure he should but if the Mercedes (Brawn) is competitive he may return to the podium. His team-mate Nico Rosberg is unlikely to show him up either.
Whatever happens it can't be as bad as Nigel Mansell's comeback with McLaren in 1995. The portly former world champion could not fit in the car and, despite his storming time at Ferrari and Williams, that remains the lasting memory of Mansell.
The sadly departed Observer Sport Monthly once compiled a list of the greatest sporting comebacks of all time and I was lucky enough to be at No8 - when France beat New Zealand 43-31 in the Rugby World Cup semi-final at Twickenham in 1999.
Two-try Jonah Lomu looked shellshocked after the game.
Can Schumi join the pantheon of comeback kings? An interesting season awaits.
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