Schumacher says Ferrari drivers are ‘gods’

[Ferrari_Fanatic]

Sep.21 (PVM) Michael Schumacher agrees with Fernando Alonso that no Formula 1 driver’s career is complete without a stint with Ferrari and once a driver succeeds in the red cockpit they are treated like ‘gods’ by the army of tifosi that follow the team.
Schumacher, who won five world titles with the Maranello outfit, told Sport-Bild, “Ferrari is something special. If you are a Ferrari driver, you’re – ‘god’ – but a driver must also develop into a leader of the pack. Only when you achieve this will you be accepted by the Ferraristi.”
“Which team can claim to have a whole country behind them as a national team?” queried Schumacher who raced for Ferrari from 1996 to 2006 and was by far the team’s (and the sport’s) most successful F1 driver of all time.
Schumacher returned to Formula 1, after three years ‘retirement’, with Mercedes GP in 2010.

[racingbradley]

Sep.21 (PVM) Schumacher returned to Formula 1, after three years ‘retirement’, with Mercedes GP in 2010.

And in the eyes of the Tifosi he's still one of them.
Probably the reason you see Alesi, Eddie, John Surtees et al at Monza for the grand prix.
In Eddie's case he's probably there to get some spares for his Ferrari at cost or less.