( CNN ) -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is `` flawed , '' according to ex-Formula One star Stirling Moss , who claimed the German will not be in the hunt for motor racing 's biggest prize in 2011 . Schumacher returned to F1 this year with the new Mercedes team , having retired in late 2006 , but the 41-year-old struggled to make an impact as he finished the season in a disappointing ninth place . Moss , 81 , wrote off Schumacher 's chances of winning an eighth world title , and stated the former Ferrari racer 's previous triumphs devalued the achievement of becoming world champion . `` He 's flawed , we 've seen that all over the place , '' Moss told reporters at the British Racing Drivers ' Club 's ( BRDC ) annual awards . `` The fact he is carrying on next year is interesting , although quite frankly , I would n't be worried if I was up against him , The fact he was a seven-time world champion ruins what being a world champion is all about . '' The BRDC vice-president , who never won the drivers ' championship in his 10-year racing career as he finished runner-up four times in a row , also cast aspersions on Schumacher 's success . `` We 've never seen him at his best when he had a really good driver alongside him . We 've never seen him with a driver of similar talent , '' the Englishman said . Schumacher has expressed his determination to improve next season , and said the whole Mercedes team is focused on winning in 2011 . `` There is really only one goal , and that 's winning , '' the former Benetton driver told Swiss newspaper Blick . `` We are extremely motivated to come into a position to be able to win , that is the basic requirement [ for next season ] . I said already at the start [ of 2010 ] that I do n't want to drive around in the midfield . ''
BRDC vice - president Stirling Moss has described Michael Schumacher as ` ` flawed '' The year - old does not believe Schumacher will compete for the world title . Schumacher has stated his intention to stay with Mercedes next season .