Williams roast Schumacher
'Ralf must get his head around limiting the damage'
Ralf Schumacher should up his game at grands prix meetings before asking for huge additions to his annual retainer, according to BMW- Williams bosses.
Talks over a new race-agreement for the German have stalled because Ralf, 28, is asking for $24.5 million per season after his contract expires late in 2004.
According to technical whiz Patrick Head, Schumacher is actually not very good at 'turning it around' if he arrives at a circuit with a badly-tuned F1 car.
He said: 'Ralf must get his head around limiting the damage.
NEEDS POSITIVE ATTITUDE
'If the car isn't optimum for the track, [he] needs to immediately switch into the mode of saying: 'How can I do the least damage to my championship?
'He's got to have positive attitude to it.'
Sir Frank Williams recalled that at some races last season - notably Japan and Hungary - Ralf was on-fire and would 'pass people as if they weren't there.'
But Schumi Junior is also 'funny,' according to the Grove-based team owner.
'I guess he's not aggressive enough sometimes,' principal Williams mused. 'But it's easy to be critical. He's fearsomely quick in the right circumstances.'
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