Schumi Finishes 5th After Harsh Penalty

Statement From Schumi:

Sunday, May 28th: "Of course I'm happy that I managed to finish fifth after having started as last, but I also have to admit that I'm still a little disappointed following yesterday's events - especially because now we saw what would have been possible during the race. I was also disappointed about what happened yesterday and of course all of us were shocked that I received such a severe punishment. I acknowledge the fact that certain situations in qualifying might have looked a little odd from the outside, but everyone needs to understand that you can't really judge what happened unless you were the one in the car and had all the information. I did not want to spoil Fernando's fast lap, that was not my intention and I am sorry that it ended up that way. I did not even know where he was at that time, because I had no information through the team-radio. But there was a reason why this happened. Some people tend to be very harsh critics and others are more careful when making a judgement. You have to live with that - why should Formula One be any different than real life? There are always people that don't want to understand you and choose to speak through the media. But there are also others who don't need to do that, and it's perfectly normal that these people are far more important to me. I'm still second in the drivers' championship table and my view is that the championship is still not decided after this 7th race. And I think that after this race everyone knows that giving up is not an option for me "