The 43-year-old German, a seven-time world champion, said he misjudged the entrance to the Spoon curve before sliding across the run-off area and ploughing into the barrier, losing his front wing. <img alt="Michael Schumacher" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/oct/schuj.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 538px; " /> Michael Schumacher It was a tough break for the seven-time world champion, who will also have to contend with a 10-place grid penalty imposed after a crash at the last race in Singapore. &ldquo;Basically, I went a bit wide on the entry to turn 13 and I guess I touched the grass and lost control for that reason,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;At that moment you are already focussing on the entry for the corner so you sort of lose the vision to the outside, especially with our low seat position you don&rsquo;t always have perfect vision. I made a mistake there and lost control.&rdquo; u00a0

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Formula One great Michael Schumacher yesterday took the blame for a high-speed accident during practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, just a day after announcing his retirement.

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