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Michael Schumacher's brother Ralf Schumacher has quite bluntly admitted that he did not like most of his teammates when he was racing in Formula 1.
Ralf had a much different story in F1 than his extremely popular and successful elder brother. In his 10-year F1 career, Ralf had nine teammates in total.
On the Formula for Success podcast, Ralf stated that he did not like his teammates, but marked Jenson Button as an exception.
Ralf explained that he saw his teammate as the first driver who needed to be beaten in the sport. He also claimed he hardly had conversations with his teammates and only discussed setups with them and their engineers.
"I didn't like my teammates, never, except Jenson, I have to say. He was relatively easy guy, but on the other hand, I was difficult for my teammate because I did not want any conversation other than setup work we had to do with the engineers, so that was separate for me. Teammates were always the first one to be beaten," he explained.
Some of the notable teammates Ralf had were Damon Hill, Jenson Button, Jarno Trulli, and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Ralf Schumacher on how Michael Schumacher raised fitness levels in Formula 1
Ralf Schumacher also explained how Michael Schumacher raised the fitness levels in the sport.
Ralf said F1 takes a lot of energy and time, something that his brother imbibed when he was racing. Michael eliminated partying from his schedule to achieve the highest level of fitness.
"One thing must not be forgotten: The whole life depends on Formula 1. It starts when you get up and stops when you fall asleep. There is not much family life. Then there is the extreme training. My brother raised the fitness level to a new level. Parties are not in there," Ralf told Sport1.
There is no question that Michael Schumacher is one of the best drivers in F1 history. He won seven world championships with Ferrari and dominated the sport like no other.
