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| |  Sunday, 9 June, 2002, 21:16 GMT 22:16 UK Schumacher urges title caution Schumacher celebrates his sixth win of 2002 Michael Schumacher has claimed that his Formula One world championship lead is "not that large". The Ferrari driver is 43 points ahead with only 90 still available over the rest of the year. Schumacher's victory in the Canadian Grand Prix was his sixth in eight races this year and his relentless march towards his fifth title now appears totally unstoppable.
The German was, though, prepared to acknowledge that his lead is "comfortable" after securing the 59th win of his career and the 150th Grand Prix victory for Ferrari. He admitted that it is "going to be difficult to lose this title". But he added: "It is not as if I can ease up and stay at home. Anything could happen. "I know we have a comfortable lead and I know we have the points. "But no there is no point trying to think when we can win it, but just make sure we do win it. "I know that winning this race and having the points takes me a step closer but there are nine races to go and 90 points to give away so a 43-point lead is not that large. "I am not being pessimistic just realistic. It is not over yet and we have to wait for that."Schumacher's hopes were boosted after his two closest challengers, Williams drivers Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya, both failed to finish in the points in Canada.
Schumacher said he was not considering matching Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five titles - or the mark of three consecutive championships also set by the Argentine. "In 2000 I said that from now on I just raced for the pleasure," said Schumacher. "Whether I was going to win races or championships that was not the drive or motivation, just the pleasure of racing itself. If I have an opportunity at future races I will go for it." | |
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