AUGUST 1, 2001

...as Schumacher aims for the coup de grace

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER knows that he is only four points away from the 2001 world championship and is determined to put in a quick, clean kill in Hungary when the Grand Prix circus reconvenes on August 19.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER knows that he is only four points away from the 2001 world championship and is determined to put in a quick, clean kill in Hungary when the Grand Prix circus reconvenes on August 19.

"I almost have the world championship in my pocket," he said. "It is not over yet but I will try to do it as soon as possible.