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This is an archive article published on March 24, 2010

Schumi no more a dominant force in F1: Webber

Red Bull driver Mark Webber believes he has seen enough in just one race weekend to know the legendary Michael Schumacher’s days as a dominant force in Formula 1 are over.

Red Bull driver Mark Webber believes he has seen enough in just one race weekend to know the legendary Michael Schumacher’s days as a dominant force in Formula 1 are over.

Webber predicts the 41-year-old will suffer a string of embarrassing defeats to little-known teammate Nico Rosberg.

Schumacher has already suffered two embarrassing defeats to Rosberg,first in qualifying in Bahrain and then in the race as they finished fifth and six.

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“It depends what people mean by competitive because Michael was competitive in Bahrain,” The Mirror quoted Webber,as saying.

“Is him winning by 60 seconds like he used to in the past,competitive? Winning by those sorts of margins will be tough for Schumacher this season but yes he will be competitive.

“Whether he can be as dominant as he was in the past will be another subject. I wouldn’t expect him to beat Nico – I expect it to be close. Rosberg is competitive and I would say Schumacher is too,” Webber said.

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