Mick Schumacher defeated his mentor and good friend Sebastian Vettel to achieve the ultimate in the particular person classification of the Race of Champions. In the finish, Matthias Ekström was forward.
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In the finish, it was a transparent determination: Matthias Ekström beat all his opponents in his fourth particular person Race of Champions, successful 2-0 on the frozen Baltic Sea in Piet Havsbad, Sweden. His opponent in the ultimate: Mick Schumacher.
Competing for the third time in the Championship, the German defeated Felix Rosenqvist, Adrien Tambay, Felipe Drugovic and his compatriot, good friend and mentor Sebastian Vettel on his strategy to the prime.
Ekström defined after his victory: “The Race of Champions has all the time meant quite a bit to me. To win 4 could be very particular and to do it in Sweden is much more particular. I gained the first ultimate at the Stade de France in Paris towards Sebastien Loeb, then I had two finals with Michael Schumacher in London and Beijing, so it was very emotional for me to see Mick in the ultimate right now.”
“It’s extra particular than successful; Michael has all the time been one in all the most admired guys in the sport for his dedication, arduous work and expertise. I solely met Michael at the Race of Champions. “We fought quite a bit and I have solely nice recollections of what occurred with Michael,” added the Swede.
“Michael has all the time been very humble to me and I can see that Mick can also be very humble. Mick is a big expertise and his time will come, so I stay up for many fights in the future. “It will not be lengthy earlier than I get crushed, however second place towards Mick would not be troublesome,” mentioned the 44-year-old.
Schumacher thanked him for his type phrases, including: “Congratulations Matthias and thanks for these type phrases. He is an distinctive driver and this success proves it as soon as once more. He did an incredible job over the weekend. I did my greatest there, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient.”
“What we do on the observe is totally totally different to what Matthias did and I agree with what Seb mentioned on Friday: we come to the nook with a screwdriver and a hammer, and so they have a full software package,” continued Schumacher. “The information they bring about with them to really feel the automotive and know what to do at any given second is one thing I haven’t got but. So it is about spending many hours – even on unpaved roads – studying and making an attempt to enhance. Then hopefully I can problem him subsequent 12 months.”
The 23-year-old Mercedes take a look at driver additionally spoke about the struggle with Vettel. “I particularly preferred it. I gained it on tarmac in Mexico in 2019 and it was enjoyable to do it once more right now. It’s all the time good to speak to Seb at this occasion and listen to how he feels about driving. We’ve all the time been very open about the info we gather, and I’ve additionally visited Matthias a number of instances right now and yesterday to get just a few suggestions from his toolbox. It wasn’t sufficient, nevertheless it was an incredible weekend. Thanks to everybody who participated in the Race of Champions.