Gash Heidfeld on Michael Schumacher: “Unscrupulous, aggressive, unfair”

(Motorsport-Total.com) – “Outside the car, he's the nicest person,” says Gash Heidfeld. But that is just one facet of Formula 1 record champion Michael Schumacher. As his German compatriot Heidfeld explains in the Formula 1 podcast 'Previous The Grid' , he also experienced Schumacher in a completely different way.

“He is a completely different person on the racetrack: unscrupulous, extremely aggressive, sometimes unfair,” says Heidfeld, without giving specific examples. But what he could allude to with his statements: dubious scenes, of which there were several in Schumacher's career.

The World Cup final 1994 in Adelaide, for example, when Schumacher collided in a direct duel with his title competitor Damon Hill and became world champion for the first time has been. Or Jerez 1997 with the famous “Rammschlag” against Jacques Villeneuve, for which Schumacher was subsequently removed from the World Cup classification. Finally Monte Carlo 2006 with the “parking maneuver” in qualifying and the Relocation in the starting grid.

Schumacher has been criticized again and again for situations like this. Heidfeld also says: “[Schumacher] did some stupid things on the racetrack that were unacceptable.”

Schumacher is “just a nice particular person” outside the car and in private, Heidfeld continues. He attests to the 51 year old “so warm heart” and thinks that Schumacher is above all a loving family man. In complete contrast to the appearance on the racetrack.

Heidfeld, by the way, witnessed the latter himself: He came across 2000 to Formula 1, when Schumacher already had two world championships. Heidfeld achieved in total up to 2011 in total 13 Podiums, but no victory. His personal best is fifth in the drivers' standings 2007.