Ralf’s future unaffected by Head move

RALF SCHUMACHER has claimed that this week’s restructuring at Williams-BMW has not had an effect on his uncertain future with the team.

Schumacher joined Williams in 1999 but his contract concludes at the end of the season and negotiations over a new deal broke down earlier this year after he struggled to see eye-to-eye with the team’s top management.

His position may have be improved last Tuesday after his friend and former race engineer Sam Michael was promoted to technical director when Patrick Head, who previously held the role, became the team’s director of engineering.