- British Grand Prix
Schumacher shifts focus to 2011
- Race:
- British Grand Prix
- Championship:
- FIA Formula One World Championship
- Drivers:
- Michael Schumacher
- Teams:
- Mercedes
Michael Schumacher has admitted that his dream of challenging for the championship this year is over and has resigned himself to focusing on 2011.
Schumacher is now 97 points behind championship leader Lewis Hamilton and 41 adrift of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. At the last two races he has failed to make it through to the final qualifying session or score a point, and in Valencia he recorded a career worst finish of 15th.
"I'm not really thinking about the championship any more, that's unrealistic from my point of view considering the points I have," Schumacher said. "So all we do, from my perspective, is try to learn as much as we can and prepare for next year. That's what I'm fully motivated on.
"I have been in all sorts of circumstances in my career and I don't worry, I don't suffer at all about this in a way that removes my motivation. I put in as much effort as ever and I drive on a level that I can be happy with."
After two terrible races he is expecting a return to form at this weekend's British Grand Prix.
"We have much better hopes than we had in Valencia," Schumacher said. "Considering where we've been it's difficult to see it getting worse. We believe that with the car we have here, we can be at the performance before Canada. Anything beyond this requires a bit of luck and certain circumstances."
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British Grand Prix 2010
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