TSN: Schumacher on the record

TSN has a story quoting Michael Schumacher, saying he retired because he'd lost his motivation. In the same piece, he says his one big regret was the incident in '97 when he ran into Jacques Villeneuve in the final race.

No clarification on whether or not he regretted doing it... or regretted not finishing the job. :)

The story begins...

"Michael Schumacher says he lost the motivation to drive at the high level necessary to succeed in Formula One and that is one of the main reasons he decided to retire.
In an interview with a German publication, which coincides with the release of his updated autobiography, the seven time world champion also says if there was one regret in his career it was the 1997 incident at the European Grand Prix involving Canadian Jacques Villeneuve.
At that race, Schumacher deliberately turned into Villeneuve, who was closing in on his first world championship with Williams. The move backfired as Schumacher was forced to withdraw from the race due to car damage while Villeneuve limped home in third to clinch the title. After the season was over, Schumacher was stripped of his results from that season.
"If there were a situation in my career which I could undo, it would be this," he tells the Suddeutsche Zeitung magazine."

photo: This is what Jacques Villeneuve saw coming at him in the '97 European GP. "Ramming speed!!!!!!!!"

... continued at the link above