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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ALBundy" data-source="post: 10594" data-attributes="member: 15"><p>Schu may be Germany’s fastest taxi driver BERLIN: Michael Schumacher may well be the fastest taxi driver in Germany after the seven-time world champion shocked a cab driver by taking over the wheel in order to be on time for a flight.  Schumacher, 38, flew into the aerodrome at the Bavarian town of Coburg on Saturday and took a taxi to the village of Gehuelz, 30 kilometres away, to pick up a new puppy - an Australian Shepherd dog called “Ed”.  But when the former Formula One ace, plus his wife and two children, caught a taxi back to the airport they were short on time and, afer a polite request, cab driver Tuncer Yilmaz watched in wonder as Schumacher took the wheel.  “I found myself in the passenger seat, which was strange enough, but to have “Schumi” behind the wheel of my cab was incredible,” Mr Yilmaz told the Muenchner Abendzeitung.  “He drove at full throttle around the corners and over-took in some unbelievable places.”  Mr Yilmaz was well rewarded for the unusual journey – on top of the 60 euros (US$88) fare, he was also given a 100 euros (US$146) tip.  Schumacher's spokesperson Sabine Kehm later confirmed the story. – AFP</p></blockquote><p></p>