Michael Schumacher arrived in Barcelona on Thursday insisting he is not about to hit reverse on his formula one comeback.<\/p>\n
A barrage of criticism has been thrown at the 42-year-old German after a fraught race in Turkey, where he said “the big joy” of F1 is missing at present.<\/p>\n
“I can understand the disappointment of my fans,” he told Bild newspaper.\u00a0 “And I can promise them that we are not giving up on working flat out to race at the front.”<\/p>\n
As for his apparently flagging enthusiasm, Schumacher insisted: “The motivation is still there.\u00a0 After every storm the sun comes out again.”<\/p>\n
Auto Motor und Sport quotes him saying: “Nothing has changed.\u00a0 Of course, you don’t like criticism, but it’s something I’ve experienced many times.<\/p>\n
“Actually, I am a little bit proud,” he smiled, according to the SID news agency.\u00a0 “I feel honoured that I am still so interesting to the media.”<\/p>\n
Schumacher told Spanish newspaper El Pais: “Obviously, I prefer to be flattered.”<\/p>\n
His friend and countryman, the championship leader Sebastian Vettel, told F1’s official website: “Of course for him it is not easy to see that the public and media is trying to write him off.<\/p>\n
“Then again Michael has the biggest experience of all drivers in the paddock, so I am very sure that he can deal with this situation.”<\/p>\n
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