Struggle goes to Ralf's head.

The effort of chasing brother Michael's Ferrari appeared to have got to Ralf Schumacher, after the younger German turned up at the A1-Ring with a shock of almost white hair.

Like Jacques Villeneuve and Eddie Irvine ahead of him, Schumacher Jr admitted that the colour had come from a bottle - but was only the colour it was as the result of an earlier tinting mishap.

The effort of chasing brother Michael's Ferrari appeared to have got to Ralf Schumacher, after the younger German turned up at the A1-Ring with a shock of almost white hair.

Like Jacques Villeneuve and Eddie Irvine ahead of him, Schumacher Jr admitted that the colour had come from a bottle - but was only the colour it was as the result of an earlier tinting mishap.

According to sources, the Williams driver was experimenting with a slight colour change when everything went pear-shaped, leaving him with a vivid hue not entirely in keeping with what Schumacher had in mind. The only immediate remedy was to turn to the bleach, resulting in the shock of blond locks.

Rumours that the original attempt produced a thatch reminiscent of brother Michael's Ferrari have yet to be confirmed....

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