Schumacher concerned by practice performance

WORLD champion Michael Schumacher admits he is not looking good for a repeat of his stunning Imola pace in this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona.

The Ferrari driver was easily the quickest in San Marino and was only denied victory by a combination of his qualifying error and superb defensive driving from Fernando Alonso.

Hopes were high in the Ferrari camp that Schumacher’s world title challenge was back on track but after the first practice sessions at Barcelona the German was not optimistic.