MEDIA 
Schumacher Brothers Still Close,       Say Ralf 

Sunday May 14th, 2000 
Formula  One   brothers   Ralf   and   Michael Schumacher   remain   close   despite      their increasing   rivalry   on   the  track,  Ralf was quoted   as   saying   in   an   interview  to  be published  on  Monday. 
 

 
Ralf  Schumacher  told  Der  Spiegel  magazine that  there  was  no  lingering  tension between them after their mid-race scrap for third place  in last  Sunday's  Spanish Grand Prix. "Nothing has been changed in our good  relationship," he said. "It's  a  lot  of fun when we are out there on the track duelling against each other." 
Ferrari   driver   Michael   Schumacher   made contact  with  his  brother's  Williams   before Ralf  overtook  him.  ~He  looked  for the fight and  he started it,~ the double world champion was quoted as saying after the collision. 
Ralf,competing in his debut world championship season  in  1997,  ran  his brother off the track
seconds  after   the  start  of  the  Luxembourg Grand Prix.