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Schumacher apologies to Hamilton

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Lewis Hamilton said there were 'no hard feelings' between himself and Michael Schumacher after he nearly ran into the slowing Mercedes driver at the final corner during Friday's second free practice session.

"As for the small misunderstanding with Michael [Schumacher], well, it's always difficult to find a gap out there," said Hamilton. "I saw him ahead of me and I thought he was on a quick lap - then, all of a sudden, he slowed down to create a gap from the guy in front.

"Around here, it's all about managing the gap between the guy in front and the guy behind. Fortunately, I missed him, so no hard feelings - and I hear he apologised anyway, so it's all good. There's no problem.

"Everyone's always backing up here at the final corner, so it's a bit like Monaco in that sense. And it shows just how tricky it will be to find a gap in qualifying."

Schumacher, who was preparing to set himself up for a quick lap of his own, apologised for not seeing Hamilton coming.

"Regarding Lewis, I must apologise as I did not see him and was not informed that he was there," said Schumacher. "As I was planning my lap at that moment and looking ahead, I was unfortunately in his way."

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