Schumacher Won't Win All Races, Says Barrichello

Rubens Barrichello predicted on Wednesday that Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher will not win all 18 races this season and said he will happily deny him the full house.

Schumacher has won the opening five races of the season and Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One commercial rights holder, claimed it could be possible for the German driver to go through the season unbeaten.

But speaking ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, Barrichello said: "People are trying to make him win the whole 18 but I think that is impossible. There are lots of people trying to win the races, including myself.

"The pressure's on him, apparently, and there are tracks where he's stronger at than others. You just have to take your chances whenever they come and I think my time has to come during the year."

Barrichello has failed to match the performances of his teammate this season as he has finished in second place on three occasions as well as fifth and sixth. The Brazilian, who turns 32 Sunday, accepts he has the greatest chance of stopping Schumacher's run and said: "He's been very strong and it's really good to see that, after all this time, he's still doing well.

"I'm proud to be driving alongside him in a team because I'm really being compared to the best out there. But I don't fear him. I think Michael has been very, very strong throughout this current period but I just keep on doing my work and I'm sure, when you're maintaining your calmness and everything, the win will come.

"You could take life in this way. You could think, OK, if I didn't race in F3000 and jumped straight into Formula One it would have been different. A lot of things could have been different if Michael wasn't there.

"But I don't actually think about that. I enjoy the fight, I enjoy the challenge, I don't fear and with all the input that I've put in since I started with Ferrari, I think I have gained a lot of respect and a lot of races when he was there, which was something that never happened with other teammates.

"So yes, maybe if Michael wasn't there, I could maybe have won many more races and maybe a Championship, but why don't I think that I can win when he's there? I think that's more of a challenge, that's more something that brings a smile and the challenge keeps on going. That's how I take life."