Michael Schumacher: We have luckily managed to win one race – Formula 1 news
Mercedes AMG driver Michael Schumacher has said that they have luckily been able to claim one victory in 2012 Formula 1 season so far which is a huge step forward for the team.
Schumacher’s teammate, Nico Rosberg secured the first ever pole of his career leading to a race win at 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.
Moreover, the seven-time world champion also showed an impressive performance in the qualifying and set the third best time.
Even though, he started the race from 2nd grid place as Lewis Hamilton of McLaren who came second in the qualifying of Chinese GP faced five-place grid penalty. However, he could not be able to score even a single point in the race as he was retired because
of poor pit stop strategy.
Nevertheless, after expressing that they could have secured first two podiums in the third race, he said that they have been able to take a big step forward in this year with one win as compared to the preceding season.
“We have luckily got one win under our belt. We got a bit unlucky in that race - it could have been a one-two, without doubt - but it proves that we have made a huge step. You have to consider where we have come from; last year wasn't really what we were
looking for. Starting the Silver Arrows new generation, for two years we had medium success and finally we managed a victory,” said Schumacher.
Nonetheless, he said that he is quite hopeful that they will be able to secure podiums in the approaching races.
“I'm pretty sure we can have other good races this year, being on the podium and maybe even being on top of the podium,” he said.
Besides, he said that they have been trying to make the best of the efforts so as to make the significant developments and the substantial preparations for the upcoming season in order to fight for a competitive place in this year’s championship.
The Brackley-based team has emerged as one of the most competitive teams in this season. Furthermore, with the talented and experienced pair drivers plus the expert staff, they have the potential to challenge any top contender in this season.
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