Schumacher: More to come

Michael Schumacher insists there is "more to come" from Mercedes GP after finishing seventh at Barcelona on Friday.

Schumacher replaced Nico Rosberg for Day Two of the final pre-season test and spent his time working on developing the balance and set-up of the W01 over long runs.

Pit stops and practice starts were also on the day's programme as the German completed 85 laps with a best time of 1:21.689.

"We had a positive day but it was a little bit stop-start with some changes on the car and the red flags towards the end of the day," said the seven-time World Champ.

"We are working hard and even if the programme doesn't run as smoothly as we would have liked, there is much more to come from the team here and in Bahrain.

"We are working very well together and there is a good atmosphere within the team."

But, away from the Mercedes press release, Schumacher admitted that the team is not quite where they had hoped to be at this stage of the game.

"At the moment we are not perfectly in the position we would like, probably to be competitive enough to win the first races," he told reporters on Friday.

"But we are working hard, the season is long, and the main issue is not to be too far off. This is very difficult to judge right now, the real picture."

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