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# Chinese Grand Prix: Michael Schumacher disappointed with ninth place start
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## Michael Schumacher failed to shine at the the circuit where he claimed his
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last race victory as the seven-time world champion secured ninth place on the
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grid for tomorrow's Chinese Grand Prix.
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Off the pace: Michael Schumacher has failed to dazzle having come out of
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retirement after four years Photo: EPA
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By Telegraph staff and agencies 1:30PM BST 17 Apr 2010
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[Comments][2]
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The Mercedes' driver was once again upstaged by team-mate Nico Rosberg, who
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will line up fourth behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and the Red Bulls of Mark
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Webber and [Sebastian Vettel, who starts on pole for the third time in four
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races.][3]
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[**Michael Schumacher**][4], who won the last of 91 race victories in Shanghai
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four years ago, only just sneaked into the final segment of qualifying today
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when he edged out Williams' Rubens Barrichello for P10 at the end of Q2.
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The 41-year-old faces an uphill challenge to claim a decent result tomorrow
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and there was little surprise the German was left frustrated with his
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performance.
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"I am obviously disappointed about my qualifying," he said. "It didn't really
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come together today.
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"In certain areas I was just not quick enough and at some corner exits, I
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struggled a bit with rear end grip. I haven't really found the balance of the
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car all weekend.
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## Related Articles
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* [Schumacher up for the fight][5]
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15 Apr 2010
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* [Is it premature to dismiss Schumi?][6]
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16 Apr 2010
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* [Schumacher: I can win title][7]
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15 Apr 2010
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* [Schumacher eyes chance][8]
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31 Mar 2010
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* [Schumacher: there is more to come][9]
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30 Mar 2010
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"It will be tough to be too optimistic for tomorrow from my grid position but
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then I had some good starts lately and there is always room for lots of things
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to happen in Formula One races.
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"We can still achieve some good points and I am definitely going to go for
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it."
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Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn is confident Schumacher is capable of
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making the most of his disappointing qualifying position.
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"Michael has not achieved such a good balance on the car this weekend and had
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a less satisfying day," he said.
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"However, he will give it everything in the race tomorrow and should have the
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opportunity to show the progress made since the start of the season."
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Rosberg, meanwhile, had been second quickest only to the McLarens in practice
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yesterday but he admitted he had not expected to secure a place so high up the
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grid today.
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"Fourth place is quite a nice surprise and I'm very pleased that we seem to
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have made a step forward this weekend," he said.
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"We didn't think we would be this far up the grid today as we were struggling
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in practice this morning compared to the McLarens, but to be level with the
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quickest Ferrari and a bit closer to the Red Bulls is very satisfying.
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"It's a good step for us and we're well placed to have a good race tomorrow."
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## [Michael Schumacher][4]
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* ### [Sport »][15]
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* ### [Motorsport »][16]
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* ### [Formula One »][17]
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* ### [Lewis Hamilton »][18]
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* ### [F1 News »][19]
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In sport
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[![Formula One 2011: drivers' and constructors' world championships standings
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- Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton][20] ][21]
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### [F1 2011: standings][21]
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[![Formula One, 2011: Team by Team guide: Red Bull][22] ][23]
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### [F1 2011: team-by-team guide][23]
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### [F1 2011: full race schedule][25]
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