Schumacher: Most drivers suffer in simulators

Michael Schumacher plays down reports that motion sickness affected F1 return

Michael Schumacher (GER), Mercedes GP Petronas
Michael Schumacher (GER), Mercedes GP Petronas
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Michael Schumacher insist𓆏s he isn't the only driver to suffer from sickness while using a simulator after reports emerged that the German had been struggling in the⭕ machine used by the Mercedes team.

Although denied by the Mercedes team, reports had suggested that Schumacher's struggles last year had been partly down to the fact that the seven-ti🎀me champion was only able to spend limited time in the simulator.

Schumacher himself has now insisted that there were no problems from using the simulator🍷 🥀and said that a number of other drivers suffer a similar issue themselves.

"I think almost all the drivers that I know have had it (motion sickness)," he told the Telegraph. "When we had our first simulator at Ferrari I had 🍌exactly this feeling already so it's nothing to do with age. People get used to it by going through certain processes."

The German also said that h🤡e didn't feel that the simulator is as vital as some teams make out.

"As far as I understand there are some other top teams that have a simulator but make very little use o♔f it," he said. "For us drivers the main benefit of them would be to get used to a track. But for me personally that has never been an issue. I don't see the big advantage of them."

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