Michael Schumacher’s Belgian Grand Prix “homecoming” began with a message of congratulations and apology to his former Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello.
Schumacher recorded six Formula One victories in Spa - including the first of a record total 91 - and the seven-time champion said he felt like he was returning to his “living room” as he prepared to race in Spa for the first time in three years.
But Schumacher began by congratulating Barrichello ahead of the Brazilian driver’s record 300th GP, and again apologised for nearly forcing him into a wall at high speed in Hungary.
Schumacher said forcing “very clearly was not my ambition - I wanted to race tightly without pushing him into the wall.”
