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Schumacher: Penalty was right, but stop-go was too severe
Posted: Sunday July 10th 2011, 17:05 GMT
Michael Schumacher started the race as 13th but saw his race severely hindered when he crashed into the back of Kamui Kobayashi. The German managed to end the day as ninth and scored two valuable points. "My result today is a bit of a shame, and of course I am not happy about it," said Schumacher after the race. "I think fifth or even fourth place would not have been out of question today thanks to the superb job the guys back in Brackley and Brixworth have done. I would so much have wished to bring them some decent points this evening when we go back to the factory for a BBQ with their families. But unfortunately, and due to my fault, I cannot."
He explains what went wrong: "Having used DRS for the first time in the race, I was arriving at the corner with over-run. Underestimating the effect, my braking was not good and this is how the collision happened. It was right to get a penalty but why it had to be a stop-go, and not a drive-through penalty, I would like to understand better as I felt it was too hard. Anyway, the good thing is that step-by-step, the hard work of our team is paying off more and more, and this is a good feeling heading towards our next home race."
