Schumacher did himself no favours by trying his best to run old Rubens into the wall.
I used to defend Michael Schumacher's driving for it's guts and determination, but I'm afraid he lost a lot of respect from me with that move. It could have ended very badly.
Good to see Rubens still made that pass stick, though. 
mmmmm-he doesn't even see to have the guts to speak one on one.
way of the modern world.
Michael Schumacher apologises to Rubens Barrichello for Hungarian GP
From correspondents in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
August 27, 2010
Michael Schumacher has personally apologised, albeit
via a text message, to Rubens Barrichello for almost running him into the pit wall during the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The seven-time champion forced the Williams driver to within inches of the pit wall in an attempt to stop him overtaking, and although the Mercedes driver initially defended his actions, the worldwide criticism he received prompted him to apologise on his website.
However, Schumacher has now personally apologised by text as Barrichello prepares for his 300th career Grand Prix in Belgium this weekend.
Schumacher said: "There were two reasons I sent the text. One of the main reasons is that it is his 300th Grand Prix and we have quite a lot of history together so I thought it was appropriate to congratulate him.
"Secondly, to clarify the point because he sort of felt that I wanted to push him against the wall and very clearly this was not my ambition.
"I wanted to race very tightly but without any contact. If he felt that this was the case then I am sorry for that."
Barrichello confirmed that he had received the text message from his former teammate, and was happy to accept his apology.
He said: "I received a message from him today, an SMS.
"Somebody said to him that I was under the impression he had pushed me on to the wall, and he said it wasn't the case and he apologised for that.
"I just said 'thank you, no problem'. I accepted it, wished him a good weekend, life goes on." 
good on BarrichelloAgence France-Presse
and now back to
the man Mark Webber heads to Belgian Grand Prix as rating's leader and favourite
Mark Webber will find himself in an unusual but welcome new role next week when he travels to Spa-Francorchamps - as favourite to win the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver, who leads the drivers' championship after claiming his fourth win of the season at the Hungarian Grand Prix, may also want to celebrate his 34th birthday on Saturday August 27 by ending teammate Sebastian Vettel's domination of pole position.
The young German, who was 23 in July, has taken the prime starting spot at the last four race weekends in succession. But he knows that Webber, controlled and confident, is in the kind of form and frame of mind not only to qualify well but to win the race.
Since his last victory, support for Webber's bid to become the third Australian champion, following Jack Brabham (1959, 1960 and 1966) and Alan Jones (1980), has grown.
Last week his manager and erstwhile paddock personality Flavio Briatore predicted he was set to triumph.
"Mark is a driver capable of exceptional feats," said Briatore, who was team boss at Benetton and Renault and oversaw world titles won by German Michael Schumacher and Spaniard Fernando Alonso.
"He has now reached a maturity and inner calmness that can take him really far.
"In Hungary he was the first one understanding that he could take a risk in running for three-quarter distance on the soft tyres he had at the start.
"That was the winning move but it also demonstrated how much he uses his brain, unlike many others."
Webber, however, is determined not to allow the widespread praise and optimism to go to his head as he looks ahead to a title run-in that will test him to the limits in one of the most hotly-contested championships for years.
He is just four points ahead of 2008 champion Briton Lewis Hamilton of McLaren with seven races remaining.
"We've shown this year that the car is performing on all tracks so we hope we don't have any weak circuits ahead now," said Webber.
"So, for sure, Singapore should be good, Suzuka, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.
"We're a little bit worried about how the long straights might go at some of the other venues, at maybe Monza.
"But the car is very, very strong at most tracks so we're ready to take on anyone at any venue and I'm looking forward to all the races coming up.
"It would be nice to win Spa, Suzuka and a few other victories, and along with that hopefully comes something special.
"We need to focus on being consistent on some tracks where we are not quite there or I'm not quite there.
"We've had some small hiccups here and there because you need perfect weekends to win at this level and, of course, Seb and I are pushing each other pretty hard as well to beat each other and you need to get everything right."
Like Vettel, Webber is nothing less than a full-on fighter committed to winning races and the title - even if that means having first to beat your teammate.
But Webber added that he now felt strong enough after his good run to focus on finishing the season on a high - and relying on his team's Renault engines to survive the speed and endurance tests in Belgium, Italy and Japan.
"I have a few of my goals already in the pocket this year, which is sensational," he said.
"But we have some great races coming up in the future, some real signature events which would be great to win.
"Every race gives 25 points and we need to perform everywhere. If we can do that you never know what could happen at the end of the year."
