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Mercedes boss Ross Brawn is confident Michael Schumacher will make it onto the podium this year, saying the team are to blame for some of his poor displays.

Fresh questions have been raised over the seven-time World Champion's future in the sport following his third DNF of the season in Spain a fortnight ago.

The 43-year-old slammed into the back of Bruno Senna and then called the Brazilian an "idiot" over the team radio, but the stewards found that he was the guilty party and slapped him with a five-race grid penalty for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.

It has been the story of his season though as he has picked up just two points from the first five races which is in stark contrast to team-mate Nico Rosberg who has 41 points behind his name following a race win in China.

Schumacher, though, still has the backing of his team boss as Brawn feels they haven't exactly helped the German's cause.

"Much has been said and written after his accident in Spain, but we should not forget that WE - the team - have let him down in three of the five races by not delivering the best job possible," he told Bild.

"We must do better. I saw Michael's real driving quality in the first race. Therefore, I believe that we will still se Michael on the podium this year."

Schumacher's three-year contract with the Brackley squad runs out at the end of the season and Brawn says "when the time comes, we will sit down together and talk about Michael's future".

http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/7772882/-Merc-Have-Let-Schumi-Down-

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Caterham shrugs off Heikki Kovalainen's engine blow-up in Monaco Grand Prix practice

Caterham's technical director Mark Smith downplayed the significance of Heikki Kovalainen's engine failure during first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.

The Finn's session came to a halt some five minutes from the end when his Renault power unit blew up spectacularly while driving through the tunnel.

Smith said, however, that the engine was due to be replaced for Saturday and, with the problem happening at the end of the session, Kovalainen did not lose any track time.

"Even though Heikki's FP1 was cut short by the engine failure it was at the end of the session and we did not lose any track time as the session was red-flagged," said Smith.

"The new engine he ran in FP2 was due to go on his car tomorrow anyway, it had covered more than 2,000kms, so it really was not a big problem for us to see his morning session end that spectacularly!"

Kovalainen, 21st quickest in the afternoon, was pleased with the updates introduced by his team this weekend.

"This morning's session went pretty well," he said. "We tried a new suspension part early on that felt pretty good, and then we ran through a normal FP1 session on the primes until the engine let go as I was entering the tunnel towards the end of the session.

"As soon as I engaged neutral the rear axle locked up and that brought FP1 to a slightly early end."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99810

p1

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m16.265s 22

2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m16.630s + 0.365 17

3. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m16.711s + 0.446 19

4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m16.747s + 0.482 12

5. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m16.760s + 0.495 20

6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.843s + 0.578 19

7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m17.038s + 0.773 21

8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m17.190s + 0.925 13

9. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m17.222s + 0.957 14

10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m17.261s + 0.996 18

11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m17.413s + 1.148 14

12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m17.631s + 1.366 18

13. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m18.106s + 1.841 14

14. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.209s + 1.944 25

15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.252s + 1.987 28

16. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m18.302s + 2.037 16

17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m18.617s + 2.352 20

18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m19.039s + 2.774 20

19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m19.341s + 3.076 16

20. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m20.838s + 4.573 26

21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.895s + 4.630 18

22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m21.638s + 5.373 9

23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m22.423s + 6.158 15

24. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1

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Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.746s 14

2. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m16.138s + 0.392 17

3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.602s + 0.856 19

4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m16.661s + 0.915 21

5. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m16.820s + 1.074 18

6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m17.021s + 1.275 13

7. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m17.148s + 1.402 21

8. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m17.153s + 1.407 20

9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m17.293s + 1.547 9

10. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m17.303s + 1.557 19

11. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m17.375s + 1.629 17

12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m17.395s + 1.649 19

13. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m17.655s + 1.909 18

14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m17.800s + 2.054 23

15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m18.251s + 2.505 22

16. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m18.440s + 2.694 23

17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.522s + 2.776 20

18. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.808s + 3.062 24

19. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m19.267s + 3.521 23

20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m19.309s + 3.563 27

21. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m20.029s + 4.283 13

22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.240s + 4.494 19

23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m20.631s + 4.885 12

24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m20.886s + 5.140 10

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