41-year-old Schumacher said that his Formula One car did not always handle the same as Rosberg's and blamed technical and tyre problems for his lack of success, with him having finished no higher than fourth all season.
“The fastest driver is a reference for the other one,” explained Schumacher in a German motorsport magazine.
“You see the data of how he drives, but it didn't work quite so well in the other car.
“Looking back, there were a few things (wrong) with my car.
“The exhaust got so hot that sometimes the underside of the car burnt or the F-Duct (a system to help the airflow) was triggered in parts of the track where it shouldn't have been.”
Schumacher had particular problems with his car's F-Duct at the Grand Prix races in both Belgium and Japan.
“But I have not spoken publicly about them, I preferred to discuss it internally.”
The German admitted there have been raised voices behind closed doors at Mercedes and he has vented his frustrations at team principal Ross Brawn and the team's motorsport chief Norbert Haug.
“I have told Norbert (Haug) and Ross (Brawn) that it is time to find explanations,”
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