Schumacher expects tough GP
World champion Michael Schumacher expects a tough time in Budapest for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver has been eclipsed by rivals Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen this season and sees his task getting no easier at the Hungaroring.
Schumacher, whose only victory this season came at Indianapolis when 14 of his rivals failed to take the start, concedes Ferrari have not had enough time to improve after his disappointing fifth place in Germany.
The 36-year-old said: “Taking into account the results of the last few weeks, it will probably not be an easy race.
“There are only a few days separating Hockenheim and Budapest and so it is unrealistic to expect big strides to have been made. Naturally, we will go on trying to improve the current state of affairs.
“The Budapest circuit, after the modifications made two years ago, is technically very demanding and in my opinion more interesting as a result. However, it is almost impossible to overtake and this has always been a crucial factor here.
“We will see what we are able to do. I recently stated that I didn’t want to make predictions and this stands for Hungary too. We will be trying to do our best.”
