Michael Schumacher says he can finish on podium at Silverstone if track is wet – Formula 1 news
Mercedes GP driver Michael Schumacher has said that he can finish his 2011 Formula 1 British Grand Prix on the podium if the track is wet.
Schumacher added that he believes his MGP-W02 car will be supportive to him in the wet, as it was in the Canadian Grand Prix. He made an impressive run at the Montreal racetrack and finished his race at the fourth place for the team following a disappointing
start in the season.
The Petronas-sponsored team took part in the morning Friday Free Practice session of the British Grand Prix in the wet weather, where the seven-time world champion finished his practice run in the second spot.
The Mercedes driver stayed in the top place for a few minutes during the first practice session at the Silverstone racetrack. However, Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber improved with a gap of 0.6 seconds and finished his run ahead of Schumacher.
Schumacher is happy with his strong start to the Silverstone race weekend and now he is hoping for a rain on Sunday, July 10, 2011 because he believes he can finish his race on the podium at the wet track.
The 42-year-old driver said, “I think in the rain we can physically talk about a podium, whereas in the dry although we might have an improvement in the car. Having a home race which most of the teams do have here in a way, having our guys working very hard,
I would obviously like to give them some pleasure and some fun and a good moment.”
He went on to mention, “We have a Sunday evening barbecue that we all meet together so it would be great to come home to the base with something in my hands. I don't think it will make a huge difference no. It will be different in details but probably invisible
for most of us.”
The team has tested the new upgrades during the morning practice session. After a strong start in the Silverstone race weekend, Schumacher is looking forward to a podium finish during Sunday’s race. Let’s see if he can manage that.
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