“But I was in the braking zone on the dirty side of the track which meant I
locked my wheels and hit Michael.
“I was focused on my battle with Fernando as there was potential for me to be
ahead of him, but we both braked too late as he missed the corner too.
“I apologise to Michael, it was not his fault. It was absolutely my fault.
“Once my wheels were locked there was nothing I could do about it, but that’s
racing and tomorrow is another day.”
Schumacher, meanwhile, simply described it as “another unfortunate end” to his
race as he believed he was on the right strategy for a top-10 finish after
starting from 12th on the grid.Schumacher said: “It’s a big pity as the car
was again very good in race trim and I had already gained some positions.
“It would have been interesting to see what was possible, and I think we could
certainly have taken some points.
“As for the incident, I didn’t see Vitaly coming. I was suddenly spun into a
direction I had not intended to go, and then I saw my rear wing hanging off.
“It was unfortunate, but these things happen when you fight hard.”