Michael Schumacher admits he is more relaxed now but denies this new attitude explains his lack of performance after returning to formula one in 2010.<\/p>\n
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In an interview with Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung, the seven time world champion said until his retirement in 2006 he was immersed in the “negative aspects” of formula one.<\/p>\n
“It absolutely wore me down,” said Schumacher, who has struggled to match the pace of his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg so far this season.<\/p>\n
He continued: “I believe people have noticed that how I was extremely dogged in the past I am now more calm, in a way that previously I was only able to be sometimes.”<\/p>\n
But as the criticism mounts, particularly after China where Schumacher struggled notably, he insists: “I have not lost any focus or my determination.<\/p>\n
“I am still taking it seriously and am still very hard on myself.\u00a0 In that way nothing has changed,” said the record winner of 91 grands prix.<\/p>\n
Schumacher admits his biggest problem with today’s formula one is the tyres.<\/p>\n
“The narrower front tyres, both for the dry and for the rain, I don’t know from my past.\u00a0 Each driver needs to learn how they behave and so my colleagues have a head-start.”<\/p>\n
He explained that where previously he would be using practice sessions to work on fine-tuning for the race, he is now feeling uncertain on Fridays as to how the weekend will develop.<\/p>\n
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