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Ralf hopeful of birthday boost

With his F1 future in doubt, Ralf Schumacher is hopeful that his birthday this weekend will bring him some much needed luck as he tried to prove he still has what it takes.

"I have a good record at Magny Cours - I have happy memories of my first pole position there in 2001 and victory there in 2003," Ralf said. "But apart from that, I can't say I am that keen on Magny Cours from a driving perspective. To retire from the race at the first corner in the last race at Indianapolis was obviously very disappointing, especially after a pretty good qualifying performance but I am determined to have a better race in France."

"Jarno's result demonstrated what the team can achieve and I expect us to be fighting for points again," he added. "I had the chance to test at Silverstone for a day last week which was productive and I also recorded the fastest lap time of the day. It went well and we had no problems at all with the car. I am reasonably optimistic we can fight for points again this weekend. Also, it is my 32nd birthday on Saturday so I'm hoping for a strong qualifying to celebrate and then some points would be a good present!"

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