MEDIA 

 

Ralf Schumacher denies any problems  with brother

Thursday May 18, 2000 07:35 PM
(Eclipse)     --  Ralf  Schumacher   has   revealed
whatever  the  differences  between  him and his
brother  Michael,  Formula One  will   never  ruin
their   close   relationship.  The   young  Williams
driver    was  explaining  the  skirmishes between
the two  brothers  in recent  weeks -- at the start of Silverstone and  towards the end at Barcelona -- which has so far resulted in one-a-piece. 

 
"Formula One  will  never ever change anything in the relationship between the two of us. No matter what  happens." He  explained: "As  a  matter   of
fact,   Michael   and  I  don't really  enjoy  being overtaken and also  we  like  to  attack. The  more duels   we  have  on  the  circuit  the  better,  and for  the  spectators," he  added. "In  these  close encounters  we  have  a  lot of fun, both of us, up until  now  they  have  even  been  good  to watch. It will be stupendous if we  can repeat  it  at  the Nurburgring." 
However,  Ralf  Schumacher   conceded   he  was initially very angry but not  with his elder brother, but for the  fact he  had  lost  his third place and with  it  valuable  points to Rubens Barrichello, he said: "The  maneuver  was  very  hard  and  I  got angry about the lost podium place." SchumacherJr. denied   however   they  had  argued   afterwards saying:  "We  haven't  even  needed to find a true and proper explanation. I think it was an extremely difficult situation but correct," he added.
"There has never ever been any problems between my  brother  and  I, no  huge  arguments,  not even when we were in  Karts,  mainly  because  we have
never seriously  raced  each  other because of our age difference."