Schumacher: “Race to forget, but we saved the car for Spa”

Michael Schumacher ended his ordeal race at the Hungarian GP with a retirement. The German from Mercedes was the victim of an engine stall before the traffic lights and then a series of problems brought him to the rear.

If Mercedes didn't shine in form today, fate did everything to ruin the last race before the holidays for Schumacher: the stop on the grid and the subsequent departure from the pits, the early stop and the violation of the speed limit in the pits , the penalty and the abysmal gap from the leaders, complete with a puncture, as if that wasn't enough. “Today was obviously one of those races that you don't want to remember for a long time”, explained the former Ferrari driver. “Our engine temperatures were very high before the start, the engine stalled, I started from the pitlane, got a penalty and then a puncture. So, all in all, the start of the race wasn't very pleasant.".

The reality Schumi reveals that Mercedes decided not to take risks and have the German withdraw so as not to incur penalties in Belgium, after the summer break. “We didn't have full telemetry available before the start and during the overheating period, which is why we decided to withdraw so as not to risk any damage that could ruin the next race. Now we are able to check the car before the break and before Spa. This weekend is not one to remember, but then there are weekends like this and it is a queue that one can only accept. I'm sure we'll do much better in the next races." the seven-time world champion closed.

Lorena Bianchi