Ralf said: "The British press are very anti-Schumacher - anti-Michael and anti-me. Okay, maybe not all of you - but most. Whatever team-mate I've had in my career, Giancarlo (Fisichella), Damon (Hill), Alex (Zanardi), Jenson (Button), Juan (Pablo Montoya), you always say he's the one, better than me."

Ralf added that he felt that the drive for the British media to be so anti Schumacher is because of the fact that it has been some time since Britain has had a champion.

Ralf added: "Maybe you're all frustrated that you haven't got a real champion to get excited about. Look I don't want it to sound arrogant but I'm German. And German journalists will always be more important to me than any other journalists."

Since the start of his career in Formula One with Jordan Ralf feels that the name 'Schumacher' has not been something that has helped his career. In 1997 he had to contend with the anti Schumacher feeling that existed as a result of the on-track struggle between his brother Michael and Damon Hill.

"In 1997, my brother's rivalry with Damon Hill was still in the memory. Even today, we both get a pretty poor reception from the English crowd. People thought I should not be in Formula One, but I have shown now that I belong here."

The British media will most likely challenge his assertion that they have been anti Schumacher. It will be interesting to the response that Ralf's comments generates.