Schumacher said he was not concentrating properly in difficult, wet and treacherous conditions and lost control of his Mercedes car when it ran over a white line on the circuit.u00a0

It was a major shock for the crowd in the stadium section of the Hockenheim circuit with four minutes remaining in a session topped by Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado. His car suffered heavy damage to all four corners and the practice session was red-flagged and halted.u00a0