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RALF SCHUMACHER WILL HAVE TO RELAX
Eddie Jordan tries to teach...
- 22/04/98
After a
disappointing begining , the Jordan
Formula One team have been working on ways of calming down
German driver Ralf Schumacher. The team said
that Ralf, brother of you know who !... spent most of
last Saturday doing practice starts at Silverstone.
"The work we
did covered more than simply the physical start itself
to include the psychology
behind a good start," explained
Jordan technical director Gary Anderson. "Ralf
has tended to
become too flustered
on the starting grid so we
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worked
on focusing and relaxing.The five seconds or so before the red lights go
out can seem like a life time and it is important not to get
psyched up until the last two seconds. Having spent the
day working on this, Ralf seems far
more relaxed about it all so now we have to hope he can
carry this through to the starting grid at Imola."
Jordan have yet
to take a world championship point this season
after three races and Ralf Schumacher
has yet to finish a race.In Melbourne he crashed on the second lap and
in Sao Paulo he spun off on the first
lap. In Buenos Aires, the German qualified fifth fastest but went
out after 22 laps. He fell from fifth to 13th on the first lap, labelled
one of the worst starts in grand prix
history.
Jordan said they
had also made a number of modifications to
the Mugen-Honda powered 198 car to make it more competitive
for the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy,
on April 26th. The main changes are a longer wheel-base, noticeable
only to the expert, and aerodynamic modifications. Jordan said
the changes were to give the car
greater rear end
stability and braking power for the big stops and
long sweeping exits which dominate the Imola
layout.
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