After sitting on the sidelines for three years, seven time world champion Michael Schumacher is not feeling any ill effects after contesting the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.

After qualifying seventh on the grid for his comeback race with the Mercedes grand prix team, Michael drove a strong and solid race to cross the line in sixth place, picking up very valuable points for himself and the German team.

Speaking on his official website, Schumacher explained that apart from missing out on his pre-race ‘nap’ everything went according to plan, even if there were those out there strange enough to think that he was going to drive circles around his colleagues....

“Still today, a day after my comeback-race, I feel extremely well. With regards to the fitness, this race was not at all difficult for me and I was not exhausted at all. This is partly due to the fact that those tyres, in that heat, do not allow for more speed,” he said.

“But all in all I have to say: I am very, very happy and proud about how it went, considering I was completely out for three years and did not have a lot of driving for preparation. It would be strange to assume that I would come in, sit in the car and drive circles around the others – I, for my part, did not assume that in any case."

 "What was nice was that I was very calm and relaxed prior to the race; as I was in former years. The only thing I did not manage to do this time was to sleep shortly before the start – the photos and the drivers parade simply took too much time. I only came back to the garage very late and we had to start the preparations to the race immediately."