Schumacher outpaced Damon Hill today at the tests at Barcelona (Spain). The German put his 7speed Ferrari just ahead of the Williams-Renault of Hill with a 1:22.098, Hill 1:22.481. Barrichello was third with 1:22.726.
The end results of the three days of testing were:
1. | Hill | 1:21.50 |
2. | Villeneuve | 1:21.79 |
3. | Schumacher | 1:22.098 |
4. | Barrichello | 1:22.726 |
5. | Morbidelli | 1:23.924 |
6. | Verstappen | 1:23.970 |
7. | Panis | 1:24.120 |
8. | Rosset | 1:24.063 |
Schumacher is reported to have asked an extra amount of 10 million US $ for the contract until 1998. To the question why he wanted so much money Schumacher answered: "As a businessman I want the maximum."
Ferrari is vey keen on keeping Schumacher within the team and is expected to pay.
Schumacher News provided by: Carlos Lefebre Franco from the Netherlands