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Schumacher injury doubt
Tuesday, 6 June, 2000, 17:37
GMT 18:37 UK
Ralf Schumacher may
not race in next week's
Canadian Grand
Prix after being ordered to rest following his
crash at Monaco last Sunday.
The German driver,
who lives in Monaco, was
told to take a few days
break after a check-up
at the Princess Grace Hospital
in Monte Carlo.
Schumacher sustained
a three-inch gash in his
left calf after hitting a
crash barrier at Sainte
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"I had
a check-up at the Princess Grace hospital as we wanted
to make sure that no debris or carbon fibre
or metal were still in the wound," he said.
"Thank God this
was not the case. Last night I
slept quite well because the
pain had decreased a bit, but I am still unable to put any
weight on my leg."
He said that
he had been advised to take
complete rest for two to three
days.
"At present I
am still not in a position to tell
if I will be at the start
of the Canadian Grand
Prix. We are
trying our best to speed up the
recovery process," he added.
The 24 - year - old,
brother of championship
leader Michael
Schumacher, was apparently
unaware of his injury until
he climbed out of his
wrecked car.
He will
miss testing at Monza in Italy this
week. Brazilian Bruno Junqueira - who missed
the Williams berth
in a drive-off with Jenson
Button - will stand
in for him and would be the
most likely replacement if
Schumacher is unable to drive next week.
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