Sunday, June 13, 2010

Schumacher struggles in Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying

Michael Schumacher and his Mercedes GP team did not quite get the results they were hoping for in the dismal qualifying run in the Canadian Grand Prix.

The seven-time Montreal winner dropped down to the 13th spot out of 24 in the second of three sessions Saturday.

“We simply didn’t have the balance or grip and overall we had a lot of problems with braking and handling,” Schumacher said. “The car was just not performing as we expected. … It’s difficult to understand the reasons at the moment, but we’ll look deeply into it now and find a good strategy for the race.”

In spite of being the 7 times world champion, the 41 year old Schumacher for the first time this season failed to advance to the 10-driver final round of qualifying.

Ross Brawn expressed disappointment over the result as he had been encouraged by the results prior to qualification. When it came to qualification, “we just weren’t able to put our laps together” He said.

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