Schumacher: Bring It On!

Schumacher: Bring It On!

Dale Calkins

Michael Schumacher has expressed his growing anticipation for the 2006 season to begin, and says he is ready to win. Schumacher believes Ferrari is in a far better position than last year and that the team will be able to progress through the season and continue to improve. This is what the 7-Time World Champion had to say about the upcoming Grand Prix of Bahrain:

"In few other occasions ahead of a championship have I been as anxious as I am this year. We are well prepared and want to do well right from the start of the season. Further, we know the track fairly well as we tested there in mid-February. To be honest, I felt much less hopeful last year even though Bahrain was the third race in the calendar and this year it is the first.

Last season we didn't even know if we would be able to get the new car to the starting grid, though we did it in the end. The race went quite well and I managed to keep pace with Fernando Alonso before suffering from hydraulic problems. This time, I think, we will be more competitive."

In regards to the season as a whole, Schumacher was again confident of Ferrari's chances:

"We have to consider something more general, we have to ask ourselves whether we will be able to improve over the course of a season. This will be an important factor for us. However, Ferrari is traditionally adept at doing this and this time too there are positive signs. So, let battle commence. I can't wait for the struggle to come."

March 8, 2006

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