The timing of a red flag in qualifying, triggered following a spin for Dries Vanthoor's BMW, contributed to Alpine's two A424 LMDhs lining up 17th and 18th for last weekend's second round of the championship at Imola.
But speaking ahead of a difficult race for the French marque, which was compromised by both cars being embroiled in a first corner incident, sportscar rookie Schumacher stressed that the new-for-2024 cars run by the Signatech team are "improving with each event" and expressed confidence in the growing knowledge it has in working with Michelin tyres.
