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15 March 2006 |
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Malaysian GP - Michael Schumacher - Preview
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Michael
Schumacher said "I was very happy
with the result in Bahrain. We were not
expecting to be in a position to fight
for the win, even if we thought we could
be up there looking to finish on the podium.
It was very close and we just missed the
win, but we can now be confident for other
races this season."
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"Last
year we had one of our worst races of
the season in Sepang and this year we
have good reason to be optimistic that
we can leave here happy. Tyres will be
a key factor this weekend and that is
the big question mark. But I think we
should be strong here on this front. As
for the engine, all we can do is open
the vents on the bodywork more to improve
cooling. Naturally, I am a little bit
concerned (about Massa's engine issue)
but we have checked everything and to
date, it is looking good. So there is
no reason to be worried."
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"Driving
the new car was great. It was good to
be back fighting again and I liked the
new qualifying format. I think those people
who were on the podium and Jenson Button,
who finished fourth in Bahrain, will be
the ones fighting for the championship
this year."
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"The
fact that we tested in Bahrain in February
obviously helped a bit in that we immediately
found the right set-up. But the question
is did the others have more potential
in their cars or not: I don't think so,
so the testing we did was not really an
advantage in the race. So there is no
real reason to be less confident here
in Malaysia, other than there are five
cars that are very close here, so a little
mistake could make the difference between
first and tenth. It will be interesting
to see."
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