"It was an unfortunate end to my race when I lost drive going into Turn 1,” said Schumacher. “I was trying different gears and occasionally the drive came back, but in the end, I had to go onto the grass to avoid the risk of the car being forced into a spin.
“It was especially unfortunate as we have not had this problem during the winter tests and were very reliable. This is why I am not concerned, as I know things like this happen in racing, and our reliability is not in question.”
Despite the issue, Schumacher is confident that Mercedes can soon reach its potential, describing the car as 'a clear step forward' in 2012.
“I believe I could have had a good race, and I can still take some positives out of the weekend as we have seen our car was confirming our feelings, and is definitely a clear step forward,” he added. “We can now build on that and start improving further."
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