Dyer: I see no sign of Schumacher quitting.

Michael Schumacher's race engineer, Chris Dyer has said that he cannot see 'any reason' to indicate that the German is going to quit the sport.

Speaking in the countdown to his home grand prix, Dyer added that in his opinion, while Schumacher may be more relaxed after all his achievements in the sport, he is just as focused and determined to do well and win races for the Scuderia, as he was when he joined the team from Benetton back in 1996.

"Perhaps he is a little bit more relaxed now, but at the same time this winter I think he has worked harder than at any time since I have been at Ferrari, in terms of the number of days we tested and how early he started testing," said Dyer, prior to this weekend's Australian GP. "He tested before Christmas which he has never done before. He may be a bit more chilled and relaxed at the track but he is working harder than ever before.

"I see no sign of him retiring. But I have no idea really, as it is not something we talk about. We have a job to do this year and we will get on with that. I have no opinion myself. The critical thing is how he feels about it, how much he still enjoys racing and how much he wants to do it. I see no sign that he is enjoying it less, so I cannot see any reason to indicate that he is going to stop. I think he will make that decision himself and when he has we will know about it."

As for this weekend's race, Dyer is looking forward to it, as he is an Australian national and his family lives just over a hundred kilometres away from Melbourne. Although he has had to wait a few weeks longer for the event than usual, he wasn't especially bothered.

"It's still my home grand prix, so I don't mind what time of year it takes place," he added. "From a work point of view, I guess in some ways it might make it a little easier than normal, because the slot as first race of the year can be a bit busier than usual, as it is the first time back after winter, with a new car. Maybe everyone is a little rusty and needs to learn the new rules. Hopefully, we got all that out of the way in Bahrain and Malaysia and by the time we get to Melbourne, we should be a bit more on top of things and more relaxed."