Although the first season since he returned to Formula 1 wasn't quite successful, Michael Schumacher is confident that greater performances are to take place in the remaining two years at Mercedes GP. Furthermore, the seven-time world champion goes beyond that and underlines that he has what it takes to win the title once again, but admits that such an achievement could prove to be harder than expected.
"Absolutely. Look, we have a three-year project. Very clearly right now, we are not where we want to be. We've put a lot of effort into coming back and are optimistic we have a chance," Schumacher said in an interview with F1 Racing according to an Autosport report.
"But in the history of Formula 1, when does it ever happen that you come back straightaway from this level to win in just one year? Very rarely."
Schumacher admits however that 2011 may not be the season to bring the long-awaited achievements, but he's ready to continue the fight in 2012 as well. The German's contract expires at the end of the 2012 season, so he believes that until that happens, he's ready to deliver the performances everybody's expecting for.
"So I'm sure we can fight for wins this year and we might be able to fight for the championship. I hope so. I'm here on a mission and I want to succeed. I want to perform and I'm going to put 100 per cent into it. And if that's not the case in 2011, then we will have to do it in the final year."
"Absolutely. Look, we have a three-year project. Very clearly right now, we are not where we want to be. We've put a lot of effort into coming back and are optimistic we have a chance," Schumacher said in an interview with F1 Racing according to an Autosport report.
"But in the history of Formula 1, when does it ever happen that you come back straightaway from this level to win in just one year? Very rarely."
Schumacher admits however that 2011 may not be the season to bring the long-awaited achievements, but he's ready to continue the fight in 2012 as well. The German's contract expires at the end of the 2012 season, so he believes that until that happens, he's ready to deliver the performances everybody's expecting for.
"So I'm sure we can fight for wins this year and we might be able to fight for the championship. I hope so. I'm here on a mission and I want to succeed. I want to perform and I'm going to put 100 per cent into it. And if that's not the case in 2011, then we will have to do it in the final year."