Atlas F1 News Service

Montoya 'Not Intimidated' by Schumacher

Monday May 14th, 2001

Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya has claimed he will not be intimidated by triple World Champion Michael Schumacher following an incident at Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.

Montoya was leading the race, lapping slower than the Ferrari driver, while Schumacher was trying to overtake him. When the German finally tried to pass Montoya, the Colombian overshot the corner and both drivers were forced to run off the track to avoid contact, losing several places.

After the race, Schumacher slammed Montoya, saying: "He basically wasn't looking where he was going, he was looking where I was going to make sure I went with him. That was a little bit silly."

But the Colombian rookie hit back at Schumacher on Monday, claiming he will not be intimidated by his rivals' comments.

Montoya was quoted by Agencia Estado as saying: "If he (Schumacher) thinks he has been granted by divine grace some right which allows him to overtake wherever he wants, I have news for him: he can forget it. He won't intimidate me, because I'm not psychologically fragile as other drivers."



Latest Headlines:
<<  Previous  |  May News  |  News Index |  Next  >>
*(03-16-2005): Badoer Continues Testing at Fiorano
*(03-16-2005): Fisichella Aims to Win Again in Malaysia
*(03-16-2005): Davidson Lined Up for Villeneuve's Drive
*(03-16-2005): Preview: Raikkonen Aims to Stop Renault
*(03-16-2005): Malaysia Preview Quotes: Jordan


© 1995-2005 Kaizar.Com, Inc. Copyright & Terms
 

  < Previous | Next >


  May 2001 Index

  Current News Index


  Email to Friend

  Newsroom:

   2004 at a Glance
   2004 Standings
   2005 Calendar
   2005 Line-Up
   Drivers Bio
   Teams Info
   Testing Center



  General:

   Homepage
   Magazine
   News Service
   Grapevine
   Photo Gallery
   My Atlas
   Bulletin Board
   Chat Service
   Shop @ Atlas
   Search & Archive
   FORIX
   Help