Michael Schumacher Quotes (67 Quotes)

But I have to say that, after today, I think we look in slightly better shape than we did at the last race. Maybe we are at a similar level to the one we had in Brazil.

I think that compared to other teams we are looking competitive, but in order to see whether we are really quick enough to aim for the top we need to wait till everybody is running on low fuel with new tires.

It was a bit of a struggle, but luckily we know overtaking is nearly impossible here.

My kids are not known, and I think that is very important. So far they have lived a normal life, and will continue to do so. I feel they should have the possibility to live a free life without the burden of fame I have created.

Everybody in the team -- our president, technicians, mechanics, the cook -- has given me the feeling, over this terrible day today, how much they back me, ... It did me good.

I congratulate Fernando and the team on winning the title. They have done a great job over the season. I saw a mechanic who worked with me before and he was close to tears. It was moving to see him and it's nice to see how they are happy.

During the closing stages of the race, I was not able to get past Felipe because I just wasn't fast enough and he didn't make any mistakes.

As usual, it is difficult to know after today's practice what the true situation is and we will find that out after studying the data in terms of qualifying and the race. On the plus side we made progress from the morning to the afternoon. As usual here, the bumpy and slippery nature of the track makes the car quite uncomfortable to drive and it can feel unbalanced and twitchy. But I get the feeling we might be in slightly better shape than we have been recently.

To be honest I would say that it is pretty unlikely.

In these conditions nobody can drive except maybe behind the safety car. A normal race is not possible,

I'm certainly not complaining about finishing second. This year, the fight for the championship will be very close. There are several good teams, all of which are capable of battling for the title and it's great to be one of them.

In the last few years, Malaysia hasn't been a good race for us and this year it was the same. I hope and also think that Australia should be more like Bahrain.

Luckily this is a circuit where we know from last year that overtaking is almost impossible unless someone makes a mistake.

We had an amazing weekend. A lot of work, we made some mistakes in the last race and to come here and perform the way we performed...well you can see the result.

I was on the outside and I tried and there was no opportunity.

I ended up running a bit wide in a corner when a gust of wind pushed the car from behind, when I had no more room to brake.

It would have been very easy to make a mistake and from hero to zero was not very much at that moment.

(Renault) feels less competitive here than elsewhere. We were very competitive except at one point when I think something was wrong with the car. I think we should be pretty good from now on. It's getting very close between the top teams.

I reckon there are four teams capable of winning, even if today perhaps some of them didn't want to reveal all their potential. What is clear, is that Renault seem to be very quick straight out of the box, which gives them an edge.

I made some errors and on certain things we didn't work together as best we could. It woke everyone up a bit. It's normal though after winning five consecutive years.

I am not very happy. I take no joy from this victory.

I've been in this game much too long now, to let anyone throw me off balance. I've seen the tables suddenly turn so many times.

We've had various tests obviously during the winter and things have in general improved compared to what was our position and situation last year.

I feel very different. After you've had a story of success like we had, to then have a hard season, you sort of get tired by the end of it. To then be off the pace all winter would be very tough. Very consuming on the energy side. Now, it's the opposite of last season. You feel so much more motivated and happy to run with this car, to see you're there and that you can fight them, maybe. It's great.

I'm aware that we are facing a very difficult challenge-- if not an impossible one-- during the first phase of the championship.

It has been too long ago. Too much time ago. To be on front row and be so competitive is a nice surprise, particularly if you can imagine what happened last year.

It's a shame, in a way, that he goes if you see how he has built up that company, how it started. With a little faith he's done a great job.

In one sense, yes but I will still be an ambassador of San Marino.

Televised local pro wrestling. It is one thing to watch several WWE rejects wrestle each other but the best part is watching all of Steve Reed's neighbors from the mobile home park that show up for these events.

When you start out in a team, you have to get the teamwork going and then you get something back.

There was some indication over the winter, but if you go back to the winter before 2004 there were similar indications but we managed to solve the situation, ... This year we didn't.

My overriding memory of childhood is having the freedom to decide which way to go in life and having my parents' support.

I like to share my life, and spend time with someone I love. That has worked 100 per cent with my wife.

It has a special meaning to me. Right now, I'm so focused on what comes next.

I have been champion for a long time and I am more surprised by how long it has been. I always knew it would end one day.

In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.

Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horsepower relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise.

Last year, we didn't know for a long time if we would manage to get the new car ready in time. I think we will be more competitive this year. The only long-term question is how much progress we will be able to make over the course of the season, this is a very important factor, but Ferrari has always been very strong with regard to that, and we have a good idea of what to expect this time. We are looking forward to a tough challenge.

I'd been looking forward to this for a long time, ... It was worth it, super fun.

It's a little bit difficult to anticipate the situation beforehand because weather conditions could be quite variable down here.

It's not something that happens overnight. I kept saying that until mathematically things are impossible, I will keep fighting,

To me, it looks like it's much more tactic than skill of driving ability, ... It doesn't matter to go pull a gap because you're going to have a yellow flag.

It will be very interesting. There are four teams fighting for victories at any circuit at the moment Honda, McLaren, Ferrari and Renault, and I think any of them can win races, and this would make the start of the season, especially, very, very interesting.

I will do everything I can to bring the Number One to Ferrari. The whole team and all the fans deserve it.

A podium at the end of the season would be wonderful but we have to realize that the chances of obtaining that are not too high,

If you think where we had been last year, if you see what has happened over the winter time and somebody would have told us we would finish second we would be absolutely happy about it.

I mean, that is bad luck as well, and if you lose it would be terrible, so this is good news to do it. Every championship is the best. It is a super effort from my people, from the team, from Fernando, we are very happy.

When you are not as competitive as you want to be, you try everything you can to improve and my spin was partly the result of that.

I have enough hobbies to keep me busy. It's possible that I will look for a new sport -- like, perhaps, horse riding.

Most of all, I see the same fighting spirit (at Ferrari) that I feel. We're all on the same page we want to play a major role in the fight for the title (in 2006). So we're going to go for it again.