Its not exactly a secret. There's audio out and about of the transmissions to him. They weren't exactly Todt begging him in a stupid tone they were very forthright.
The questions are why? and why does rubens feel the need to say anything?
I know he may feel like hes got little chance of a drive next year but realistically Honda have few options better than him. However upsetting your boss who is probably your only backer in the team isn't the best idea.
As for why they did it. I'm reading James Allens book on Schumacher and its supposedly covered in detail in there. I'll let you know what it turns up
