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| Superb Schumi signs off in style | Superb Schumi signs off in style |
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| Michael Schumacher ended his glorious career in Formula One with a heroic display in Brazil but said he was never destined to win this year's title. | Michael Schumacher ended his glorious career in Formula One with a heroic display in Brazil but said he was never destined to win this year's title. |
| The German put in one of the drives of his life to battle from last to fourth as Fernando Alonso took the crown. | The German put in one of the drives of his life to battle from last to fourth as Fernando Alonso took the crown. |
| "All in all, I'd have to say it was a class finale. We had an insanely quick car," the seven-times champion said. | "All in all, I'd have to say it was a class finale. We had an insanely quick car," the seven-times champion said. |
| "We probably had enough speed to lap everyone, which we sort of did. But it just wasn't meant to be today for me." | "We probably had enough speed to lap everyone, which we sort of did. But it just wasn't meant to be today for me." |
| onClick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6076332'); return false;" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">Report: BBC Five Live's David Croft onClick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('903538'); return false;" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">Interview: Ex-champions Jackie Stewart & Damon Hill | |
| With Renault driver Alonso needing just a point to seal his second straight world title, Schumacher headed into Sunday's Grand Prix at Interlagos in Sao Paulo with the odds stacked against him. | With Renault driver Alonso needing just a point to seal his second straight world title, Schumacher headed into Sunday's Grand Prix at Interlagos in Sao Paulo with the odds stacked against him. |
| He needed to win the race with Alonso finishing out of the points to win an eighth championship. | He needed to win the race with Alonso finishing out of the points to win an eighth championship. |
| His hopes were further hit when he suffered a fuel-pressure failure in qualifying on Saturday, leaving him 10th on the grid and with a mountain to climb. | His hopes were further hit when he suffered a fuel-pressure failure in qualifying on Saturday, leaving him 10th on the grid and with a mountain to climb. |
| You know the song 'My Way'? I'd say that fits the way I feel Michael Schumacher But Schumacher bowed out in style with a race that encapsulated many of his greatest qualities. | You know the song 'My Way'? I'd say that fits the way I feel Michael Schumacher But Schumacher bowed out in style with a race that encapsulated many of his greatest qualities. |
| He dropped to the back of the field when he suffered a puncture after just nine laps, but set a series of fastest laps as he climbed up the field with the help of some daring overtaking manoeuvres. | He dropped to the back of the field when he suffered a puncture after just nine laps, but set a series of fastest laps as he climbed up the field with the help of some daring overtaking manoeuvres. |
| "The race was rather chaotic, I guess that's the right word for it," Schumacher said. | "The race was rather chaotic, I guess that's the right word for it," Schumacher said. |
| Ferrari's technical director Ross Brawn blamed the puncture on Alonso's team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella. | Ferrari's technical director Ross Brawn blamed the puncture on Alonso's team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella. |
| "I think he clipped Michael's tyre as he went past him and screwed our race," Brawn said. | "I think he clipped Michael's tyre as he went past him and screwed our race," Brawn said. |
| What I'll miss is the moments, the good and the bad, that we had in the last 16 years - the support the fans gave me Michael Schumacher But technicians from Ferrari's tyre supplier Bridgestone blamed debris on the track and Schumacher said: "I was told that it happened but I couldn't judge it myself because I didn't see it or even really feel anything. | What I'll miss is the moments, the good and the bad, that we had in the last 16 years - the support the fans gave me Michael Schumacher But technicians from Ferrari's tyre supplier Bridgestone blamed debris on the track and Schumacher said: "I was told that it happened but I couldn't judge it myself because I didn't see it or even really feel anything. |
| "I just noticed that at some point my tyre wasn't working any more." | "I just noticed that at some point my tyre wasn't working any more." |
| The 37-year-old leaves F1 with two titles more than the next most successful champion, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, 91 wins and a string of other records that may never be beaten. | The 37-year-old leaves F1 with two titles more than the next most successful champion, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, 91 wins and a string of other records that may never be beaten. |
| He said he had "no idea" how long it would take to get used to the idea of retirement and acknowledged that there were regrets and mistakes made in his career. | He said he had "no idea" how long it would take to get used to the idea of retirement and acknowledged that there were regrets and mistakes made in his career. |
| "There are certainly some of those but it would get too intense to talk about that now," he said. | "There are certainly some of those but it would get too intense to talk about that now," he said. |
| "You know the song 'My Way'? I'd say that fits the way I feel." | "You know the song 'My Way'? I'd say that fits the way I feel." |
| "What I'll miss is the moments, the good and the bad, that we had in the last 16 years - the support the fans gave me that restored my self-confidence at times where things weren't going so well. | "What I'll miss is the moments, the good and the bad, that we had in the last 16 years - the support the fans gave me that restored my self-confidence at times where things weren't going so well. |
| "That was immensely important for me over such a long sporting career. I'd like to say a huge thanks to them all. | "That was immensely important for me over such a long sporting career. I'd like to say a huge thanks to them all. |
| "I know that's not nearly enough to pay that back but I'm afraid I can't do more at the moment." | "I know that's not nearly enough to pay that back but I'm afraid I can't do more at the moment." |