Schumacher: “Disappointed, I was secretly hoping for the podium”

Michael Schumacher is frustrated after retiring from the Monaco GP due to a fuel pressure problem.

The German from Mercedes had managed to escape the accident at the start triggered by his car's contact with that of Romain Grosjean, but after fighting strenuously behind Raikkonen three quarters of the way through the race he had to give up due to a mechanical problem. "What can I say? It was simply a shame to end the race like this.", Schumi clarified at the end of the race. “In any case, the fuel pressure problem has nothing to do with the accident at the start of the GP. But it made me doubly disappointed because I had secretly hoped for the podium.".

Schumi is still waiting for a good result with Mercedes and if the pole here in Monaco has dispelled doubts about the fact that he can still race on par with the younger ones, his desire is to finally obtain a prestigious placing. “I will take the push from this race, from the results achieved this weekend with my pole to repeat them in Canada. The track should adapt and I hope to have a normal, clean, problem-free race.", concluded the former Ferrari driver.

Lorena Bianchi