Willi Weber says Bernie Ecclestone's comments about Schumacher were "stupid"

Michael Schumacher's manager Willi Weber has said that Bernie Ecclestone's comments about the Formula 1 legend were "stupid." Ecclestone made comments about Schumacher and also mentioned his retirement from the sport in 2010. Weber was not happy with the comments and went on to describe what he thought of them. 

"His problem was that he had no limits," Ecclestone said about Michael Schumacher. 

"The scandals brought a lot of publicity, but not the right kind,"

He also said that Schumacher's retirement in 2010 "was good for formula one but not so good for him. But that's what I meant by him not knowing the limits," 

Willi Weber, Schumacher's former long-time manager, called Ecclestone's comments "stupid".

"As a racing driver, you have to go to and sometimes beyond the limit," he told Kolner Express newspaper.

"Nobody knew this better than Michael, who became the most successful racing driver of all time. Bernie knows it too," Weber added.

"The fact is that Villeneuve actually invited him to drive into him. I told Michael 'If you do it, do it right, just as Prost and Senna did a dozen times'.

"But he did it half-heartedly because as a German he knew it was sh*t".