F. Schumacher Worked Quotations

That was a very tough race. The timing of the safety car period worked to our advantage early on and we were in good shape. We were quick in the conditions, everything was going well and the strategy was well defined. Then we just decided to go onto dry tyres too early. It was a very close decision, but we took it together and we got it wrong.

We worked very hard, naturally -- because of our misfortune and the mistakes we made in the last weeks -- to make up ground and here we are, and we've made up significant ground. Obviously the race is important -- this is one step towards it -- but seeing where Fernando, in particular, is it's great for us in terms of first strategy and hopefully result as well by the end of the race.

I want to congratulate Fernando and his team. They have done a great job and from a personal point of view it is nice for me to see some of the guys I worked with at Benetton looking so happy.

It was nice to take control early. We put on a 2-2-1 press and it worked well. The girls executed it really well.

They have done a great job and from a personal point of view it is nice for me to see some of the guys I worked with at Benetton looking so happy,

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.