Schumi Needs Time

Living legend has returned. But Michael Schumacher picked a less satisfactory outcome in Bahrain GP qualifying. Schumi claims still need time to find a rhythm.

After retiring at the end of 2006 season, Schumacher finally back behind the wheel of F1 cars defending the banners of Mercedes GP, Schumacher returned to cultivate the land the of the F1 racing this season.

Bahrain GP is the first test to pass Schumacher (now 41 years old). The result, Schumi just be the seventh fastest driver in qualifying, the two positions under his team mate, Nico Rosberg, and scattered 1.5 seconds behind pole sitter, Sebastian Vettel.

“There are many reasons for that, but one of the most certain is that I still have to align ourselves,” I Schumi was quoted as saying after qualifying Autosport.

“I had to get a rhythm. Although slow, there is significant progress. It’s challenging, and it is a good thing,” continued the owner of seven world championship titles.

Schumacher occupied a unique position that is the seventh in the Sakhir Circuit, Sunday (14/3/2010) This exactly matches the start position which he achieved in his debut race, Belgian GP 1991.

It’s just that, though shocking enough in qualifying, Schumacher failed miserably in his first race at that time. In the car his Jordan Ford, Schumacher was unable to complete a lap, even as the destruction of the clutch.