"I am sure he has thought long and hard about his decision and I respect it. I've enjoyed racing with him and I wish h…"

"People have said to me that F1 is boring because he wins everything. So presumably when he's not here, people will be…"

"If the best guy in the world retires it is certainly a sad day. You can say whatever you want, he won seven world cha…"

"I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a…"

"First, you have to finish."

"I'm Michael Schumacher. I don't need to test my driving ability"

"With the car we had, getting a pole was sort of obvious."

"Just being a mediocre driver has never been my ambition. That's not my style."

"He is incredibly professional. If you had to go for a heart operation you'd want somebody who was the Schumacher of t…"

"It's a brave decision to stop doing something he loves.... We sort of know how he'll be remembered but over time his …"