F1-drive

[SinglePic not found]Michael Schumacher hopes his fond memories of driving the Albert Park circuit will stand him in good stead for next weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.

He has won four times on the parkland circuit and is aiming to draw on his past success and knowledge of the track to give him an advantage.

“Australia has always been one of the highlights on the Formula One calendar and this has never changed for me in all my years of competing,” he said. “I have a lot of good memories from Melbourne and most of the time, we saw interesting races there.”

After finishing sixth at the season opener in Bahrain, Schumacher is expecting his performances to gradually improve as he gets more track time in the Mercedes W01.

“I am very happy with the outcome of the season opener in Bahrain. Sixth position was good for me, especially considering how few times I have driven an F1 car since my retirement. I am sure that Melbourne will help me to get into the rhythm even more and I am looking forward to it.

“As in previous times, I arrived on the continent quite early and have spent some nice days training, adapting and relaxing in order to be fit and rested for the race weekend.”

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