| It has
become something of a tradition that M. Schumacher
kicks off the week of the Monaco GP with
a football match. |
| Today, at
seven in the evening, Michael will be on the pitch
at Menton for a charity game
between the Nazionale Piloti and an All
Star team put together
by Prince Albert of Monaco. |
| Once the game
is over, from Wednesday Michael will resume his
duties as a racing driver.
However, for the world champion,
his work is also his hobby and
Monaco is one of his favourite circuits. |
| Miahael said "
The Monaco Grand Prix is a challenge. Racing between
the guard rails at
high speed is tiring, but at
the same time, extremely motivating because
it is so narrow. I really like driving
here. There are so many blind corners which make
it unique and I am looking forward
to racing here again." |
| "Clearly,
Monaco is not one of the safest circuits
and there can be no doubt about that. Every year we
ask ourselves why we continue to race here
and every year we decide to come back. In many
ways, it's a strange thing. Probably, we think it
is only one of 17 races
on the calendar and that once a year we
can take this sort of risk with all
the necessary precautions. You really have to avoid
making any risky moves because the consequences can
be serious." |
| Last week,
Michael ran for two days at
the team's private Fiorano test track,
where the characteristics are similar to those of Monaco.
On the second day, working mainly on set
up with the F2002, Michael completed no less than
126 laps, the quickest being a 58"326,
a new track record. So it's no surprise that Michael
feels confident about the forthcoming race. |
| He said "I
think the F2002 will also go well in Monaco. The car
intrinsically has a
lot of aerodynamic downforce,
which is a very important
factor at this track. Also
from the mechanical point
of view we are
well prepared and Bridgestone
are bringing a tyre
well suited to the characteristics of
this track. I am
reasonably optimistic about our level
of competitiveness." |
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| Today
( 21 /05 /2002 ) |
| Eurosport
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