Schuey aims to match record at home

The German holds a commanding 37-point lead in the World Championship over McLaren's David Coulthard, and believes there is no reason why he can't score a seventh victory of the season this weekend.

"Of course it would be great to be able to celebrate a 51st win right here in Hockenheim," said Schumacher. "Our car has been very competitive on all circuits this year, so I think we can also be optimistic about the German Grand Prix. I expect Williams-BMW to be very strong at Hockenheim, and so I expect a battle between ourselves, them and McLaren."

Schumacher says he feels fine after his high-speed crash at Monza last week, and is in fine shape for both the race weekend and a celebrity football match this week in Mannheim.

"I have no pain at all and, contrary to expectation, I already felt fine by Thursday," he said. "Over the weekend, I did my usual physical training and so I feel perfectly fine to play in the [football] game too."

He added that his lack of seat time since the British Grand Prix is unlikely to have any affect on his performance.

"I don't think it will be a problem at all and I am really looking forward to my home race," he said. "You have to consider that I know the circuit and have a certain amount of experience on this track. The accident will not create any problems for me racing on this track, as I know why and how it happened, so everything is under control."