Michael Schumacher enjoyed a Grand Prix of Canada to forget. The Mercedes star fell after a promising beginning, back after a puncture and was finally passed up to eleventh place. After the setback, the world champion but could console himself with a strong opening game of the German national team at the World Cup in South Africa.

After Joachim Löw’s team at the start of the match against Australia clouded some ways, it always came into the game and let the “Socceroos” from “Down Under” Finally, no chance: 4-0 was the convincing result. And not only in South Africa, the joy was great – even the talented amateur kicker Michael Schumacher was jubilant: “This was a super game of the German team, which was to look great.”
Schumacher was lucky that the start time of the Grand Prix of Canada at the World Cup has been adapted – through interviews and internal analysis after the race, he missed only the beginning of the game, as he confirmed: “I have not seen, although the initial can, but the second half was great about this young team. The best way I found it quick short passing game, really impressive. ”

The German, who at FC Aubonne in the third Swiss league chasing even occasionally even the round leather trusts, his national team after the blowout against some of Australia: “I certainly hope that the team’s keep it plays, so we have all long fun able. ” Maybe give Philipp Lahm & Co. Schumacher even some hope for the mixed season opener: Finally, we stood before the World Cup by some failures, including top striker Michael Ballack, under enormous pressure – the shooting brought the critics but for the moment silenced.

Source: Totalmotorsports

May 4 (GMM)  Christian Horner does not agree that immediately aiming for race wins is an unrealistic target for Mercedes.

The grey W01 car is set to feature major revisions in Spain this weekend, but the team’s pacesetter Nico Rosberg has denied that it means victory is now within Mercedes’ grasp.

But also amid some reports that are writing off Michael Schumacher’s chances of making a big step in Barcelona, Red Bull’s Horner said: “They (Schumacher and Mercedes) have already shown what they can do.”

The Briton is referring to Schumacher’s record tally of 91 wins and seven titles, and the fact that as Brawn GP, the Brackley based team won both the drivers’ and the constructors’ championships last year.

Red Bull’s RB6 until now has been the fastest on the 2010 grid, but Horner said “writing off teams and drivers that have won world championships” is a “mistake you must never make”.

“Things can change very quickly,” he said in the latest edition of the German sports magazine Kicker.

“That’s why Mercedes could suddenly be in front in Barcelona,” added Horner.