Michael Schumacher’s inability to work in a driver simulator hindered his preparation for grands prix in 2010.<\/p>\n
That is the claim of a source close to the Mercedes driver, who told the Dutch website f1today.nl that Schumacher does not spend time in simulators because ever since a motorcycle fall in 2009 they have caused him to suffer from motion sickness.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the 42-year-old’s teammate Nico Rosberg – who scored 70 more points than his famous cohort last season – is reportedly renowned for the time he has spent in simulators during his career.<\/p>\n
“Nico spends a lot of time in the simulator preparing the car for the grand prix weekends,” said the Mercedes source.<\/p>\n
The source added that while Rosberg’s setup work is “largely done” by the time of the first session on Friday morning, “Michael begins with a basic setting”.<\/p>\n
“This is one of quite a few very good reasons why Schumacher was sometimes at a disadvantage to Rosberg,” added the source.<\/p>\n
However, late last year Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn said he thinks Schumacher would have been more competitive in 2010 if Mercedes had a truly “top” driver simulator.<\/p>\n
He said a new simulator is “currently under construction” at Brackley, but “it won’t be fully operational before 2012”.<\/p>\n
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