F1: Schumacher Frustrated By Another Car Failure

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F1: Schumacher Frustrated By Another Car Failure

Michael Schumacher has scored only two points all season...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted June 10, 2012 Montreal (CAN)

Michael Schumacher was forced to retire from the Canadian GP after his DRS wing stuck in the open position – something that shouldn’t happen, as the default position is closed in the event of a failure.

Schumacher first knew of the problem when he ran straight on at the first corner after finding himself with less grip than expected. The team was unable to rectify the fault in the pits.

Schumacher has scored only two points in seven races in a year blighted by technical gremlins, while Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg has completed every racing lap and has logged 67 points.

"Unfortunately, our weekend in Montreal didn't turn out trouble-free for me, and a hydraulic problem with the DRS forced me to end my race early,” said Schumacher. “At first, I didn't know exactly what the problem was; I overshot the corner, ran through the grass and asked myself what was going on.

“Then the team told me about the problem, and I saw it in the mirrors. Of course it's disappointing for all of us but it's not a question of pointing fingers; stuff like this happens. I know the team are doing their best and that it probably hits them even harder than me. We'll be back on the attack in Valencia."

Meanwhile, team boss Ross Brawn said: “He suffered a hydraulic issue which left his DRS jammed open, and it was not possible to fix it in race conditions. I can only apologisz to Michael for a further technical failure.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.