Schumacher ready for Melbourne

Michael Schumacher, four times winner of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, returns with great satisfaction to the circuit of his past exploits. The pilot Mercedes also wanted to arrive early in the land of the wallabies in order to be in the best possible condition before the second Grand Prix of the season. But that has nothing to do with age since Schumi is resuming his habits from the time Ferrari.

« As in the past, I arrived on the continent early to spend several days training and resting, to be ready and in shape for the race weekend, confirms Schumi. Australia has always been one of the hot spots for the season. Formula 1, a fact never denied throughout my career. »

Winner from 2000 to 2002 then in 2004 in Melbourne, Michael Schumacher is confident before taking the wheel again on the Albert Park circuit. “ I have many good memories of Melbourne and, most of the time, we were able to see interesting races there. »

Even if some supporters showed their sixth place, Michael Schumacher knows that after three years of retirement, he had a good comeback race. “ I am very happy with the result in Bahrain, especially when you know that I have driven very little in F1 since my retirement. I'm sure Melbourne will help me get back into the rhythm more. »