Ralf - Fit & Healthy

By Andrew Hooper
October 7 2004

   
Fit & Healthy
 
 
For BMW WilliamsF1 driver Ralf Schumacher the Chinese Grand Prix marked his return to racing after his accident in the United States Grand Prix, that would see him suffer back injuries.

Ralf SchumacherNow with his successful return to racing, even though he was to retire from the Chinese Grand Prix, Ralf spoke of the accident and his fitness training.

On the BMW WilliamsF1 web site Ralf said: "For two months, I worked on my fitness some four to six hours a day," Ralf explained.

"Once, I even took a golf club and hit some balls. I felt no pain while swinging, therefore, I was rather buoyed. Anyway, I'm not the sort to complain, I have a high pain threshold, therefore, I wouldn't have said anything even if I had felt some pain."

As for the accident Ralf added: "When I watch TV, or see pictures of the accident, I feel like an uninvolved spectator. On the TV screen, the crash looks rather harmless. The camera was far away, and therefore it didn't look too dramatic. It was bad luck that I had a rear tyre puncture at that particular part of the circuit, but you may also call it luck that I'm sitting here today completely fit and healthy."
 
 
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