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 insists 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 b🎃y 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-time cha♊mpion was only able to spend limited time in the simulator.

Schumacher himself has now insisted that there𓆏 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 noth✅ing to do with age. People geꦑt used to it by going through certain processes."

The German also said that he didn't feel that the si💯mulator is ꦍas 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 of 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 advant🙈age of them."

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