Deep breath mate
The guy had a lapse of judgement and made a split second decision just as he did when he crashed into Damon Hill in 94 at Adelaide taking both him and Hill out but becoming world champ for the first time and doing the exact same thing to Jacques Villeneuve's in the Williams Renault at Jerez, however as Schumacher sat in the gravel trap, JV managed to finish 3rd and secured the the world championship.
A point to remember:
Schumacher was disqualified from the World Championship final classification that year, but his results and points were nevertheless kept in the official records by the FIA