F. Schumacher Good Quotations

Last year, we came here with some disastrous performance, one of the worst races we had in the year. This year, there is good reason to believe we'll be happy people leaving this place.

I was freaked out. I get nervous, believe me. I kept asking the guys if we got bumped. It was like in '99 at Memphis when we didn't make a good pass in round one and then it started raining and raining. Joe Amato would have passed us in the points if we didn't qualify but NHRA gave us all one more chance Sunday morning and we got in. I got no sleep that night.

I was sadder for the actors than I was for me because when you do good work in this industry, you get more work. Colin got a whole career from it.

I would have liked to win, but then there is only so much you can do for it, and this time it was Fernando. I'm certainly not complaining about finishing second. There are several good teams, all of which are capable of battling for the title, and it's great to be one of them.

Hall is a big kid on the block. He sets up the inside-outside game, and Lon Morris has some good shooters.

Overall this was a good tournament for us. The kids did a nice job of responding after losing to Badger. We have the big part of our schedule coming up and the key for us is to concentrate and play a full 36 minutes each night.

(Renault) feels less competitive here than elsewhere. We were very competitive except at one point when I think something was wrong with the car. I think we should be pretty good from now on. It's getting very close between the top teams.

Our pace is good and so is our whole package. We're back. Our new aerodynamics and also our improvements in the engine are a definite step in the right direction.

It doesn't really matter to me. I know both the circuits so well, one year here and another there is quite a good idea.

That was a very tough race. The timing of the safety car period worked to our advantage early on and we were in good shape. We were quick in the conditions, everything was going well and the strategy was well defined. Then we just decided to go onto dry tyres too early. It was a very close decision, but we took it together and we got it wrong.

That was a very interesting race and it is obviously good news to have scored our first point of the year so we are very happy.

You don't need a strong home base for sales anymore. You just need Germany to be a good base for manufacturing.

You have to hand it to Paris. They did a good shot of putting on pressure. Our offense didn't get into a rhythm.

It's not looking too bad, to phrase it carefully. Or, to phrase it a little less careful: there are many things pointing in a good direction.

It just means that I've been able to do it a long time and I've had the fortune to coach some good players. I've never really thought about win totals. I just try to win the next game.

It's always great to have a good result, but it won't break us if we don't. Some words have been put in my mouth that it's a make-or-break race - and it's not true. It's an important race.

Its been a long time and hard work to get here. An amazing result, the whole winter we seemed to have a good package but then you wait for the final confirmation here.

Talon was huge. He'd go for 2- and 3-yard runs, then he'd break some long ones. Our offense held onto the ball for a long time in the second half. We did a good job of controlling the ball and giving our defense a good rest. We only gave up 85 yards rushing.

It's too soon to say, but it's promising, it looks like a good car, of high level.

Any track you're good at, for whatever reason, you look forward to coming back, ... I don't know why we've been so strong here, but if you're going to pick a place to be good, this isn't a bad one.

I'm certainly not complaining about finishing second. This year, the fight for the championship will be very close. There are several good teams, all of which are capable of battling for the title and it's great to be one of them.

In the last few years, Malaysia hasn't been a good race for us and this year it was the same. I hope and also think that Australia should be more like Bahrain.

It has not reached the stage where I think 'hey I am not as good as these youngsters'. I want to be competing at the top and not just a run of the mill driver.

All winter we knew we seemed to have a good package, but then you wait for the final confirmation. Here and now we have the final confirmation for all the hard work, and that is the best way to pay back to our guys.

The championship was obviously lost a while ago, but we have had a lot of good years before this one.