Eddie Jordan has praised Michael Schumacher’s performance at Suzuka, despite claiming he would have fired him only two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n
“We saw a different Schumacher in Japan,” said BBC commentator Jordan, who in 1991 gave the then pay-driving German his first drive.<\/p>\n
Jordan continued: “He was terrible in Singapore.\u00a0 It was the worst race of his I’ve ever seen.”<\/p>\n
At Suzuka, Schumacher was once again outqualifed by his teammate Nico Rosberg, but in the race he was faster than the younger German and finished sixth.<\/p>\n
“He couldn’t have gone on being as bad as he was in Singapore,” Jordan is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport.<\/p>\n
“It was a big improvement.\u00a0 In practice he was faster than Rosberg and that’s something we haven’t seen too often.<\/p>\n
“I think he just felt comfortable.\u00a0 Suzuka is a brilliant drivers’ circuit, and Michael is a brilliant driver,” added Jordan.\u00a0 “I think we saw something of his old self.”<\/p>\n
Schumacher said after the race that his true pace this year has often been clouded by inconsistencies between his car and the sister Mercedes driven by Rosberg.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes not everything comes together as planned from the technical point of view however our link is strong enough to allow things being criticised if they don’t run as expected — and this refers to all of us,” he wrote on his official website.<\/p>\n
“It’s important we stay united within the team.\u00a0 And I am very confident about this,” added Schumacher.<\/p>\n
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