Ralf in no rush to decide future

The German's current contract with Toyota runs out at the end of next year, and he has said he will only consider his options then.

However, he has admitted that sticking it out with a team over a lengthy period of time is probably the best way of achieving success in F1.

"I will be with Toyota again in 2007 and then we will see," said Schumacher about his future plans. "I am very happy where I am, which is why I signed a longish term contract in the first place.

"Formula One is a difficult business, you cannot start from scratch and win overnight and I think everyone is well aware of that and still highly motivated to keep moving forward."

Toyota had been expected to fight for victories this year but have so far failed to deliver on that front. However, they have shown progress after the disaster of the first race of the season, where they were left fighting at the back of the grid.

And although the team's Japanese rivals Honda scored a win in Hungary, Schumacher insists that the pressure is not mounting on his team to deliver.

"Certainly not in any negative way," he said. "Our motivation is to keep improving until we win and, in a way, when you see another team achieve that, it only sparks people's motivation even more, if that's possible.

"There was a bit of good fortune involved in Hungary but they still deserved the win. I'm equally sure that we will win too, and hopefully more often in the long term, so I'm not worried."