Things did not turn out to be as good as expected for the seven-time world Champion Michael Schumacher when he returned to the sport after a three-year gap.
Schumacher is not worried at all with what happened during the 2010 and is looking forward to the next season.
Schumacher ended up just in ninth position with Mercedes scoring a total of 72 points. Compared to his teammate Nico Rosberg, Schumacher scored almost half the points scored by Rosberg.
Schumacher does not regret his decision of a comeback and is looking forward to a strong season in 2011. He said that the Mercedes team was working very hard on the car and he was sure that the team would learn from the mistakes which were made in the 2010
season.
On the preparations of Mercedes Schumacher said, “It's going very well and everybody is working very hard on our preparations for the 2011 season. The whole team is motivated and we are confident that next year will take us a good step forward.”
There has been a lot of criticism on Schumacher but he is not worried about that at all. Schumacher said that he has the right to decide about his life and he will honour the three-year contract with Mercedes. Many critics suggested that the seven-time legend
would retire at the end of the 2010 season but Schumacher has denied this news repeatedly.
He said that, “None of us is the type of guy to just give up when faced with setbacks. It is the opposite, this makes us even more determined. I think I have proved over many years that I love challenges and that I am able to handle them. I have not regretted
my decision to come back at all.”
Schumacher said that at the end of the 2010 season he was quite happy because he felt that the things had worked for the team positively. The Mercedes team was not the strongest of all in the previous season but Schumacher likes the challenge that is awaiting
him. Schumacher said that his team will be stronger next year and that makes him feel relaxed for the upcoming season.
He stated, “Knowing our developments for the next year makes me confident that we can fight for some race victories from our own power. This is a prospect which makes me look forward to competing again.”
Schumacher said that his aim was to win the championship for the eighth time and he will keep on following his goal. Mercedes was a new team in the 2010 season. The team won the championship in the 2009 season but back then the team was Brawn GP and Jenson
Button won the title.
Schumacher said that it was not easy to come back to the sport after a big gap and then not being with the strongest team on the grid. He is definitely looking forward to improvement in the next year. He said that the best thing was his physical state which
was great after the completion of the season.
In 2009, there was a speculation that Schumacher would return to Formula 1 following an injury to Felipe Massa. Schumacher did try some testing but was unable to be a part of the Ferrari team because of the neck injury he had suffered in a motorbike accident.
After that, it was almost certain that the seven time World Champion would never return to the sport.
Schumacher surprised everyone with his comeback for Mercedes and now is looking forward to surprise everyone yet again with a title win. He did prove his physical and mental toughness in his return season and if the Mercedes team is able to develop a car
to his liking, he will definitely challenge the front-runners.
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