The hometown of Michael Schumacher, whose racing career ends Sunday, has no plans to make him an honorary citizen and would like to see the seven-time Formula One champion do more for the local community.
``There have been already some critical tones from the inhabitants, many of them would have liked to see more social commitment from him,'' Kerpen mayor Marlies Sieburg said Wednesday.
Sieburg suggested Schumacher should follow the example of his younger brother Ralf, who is also a Formula One driver.
``He invests in this town, he buys property and builds shops,'' she said.
The two brothers grew up in Kerpen, a town near Cologne, but both now live abroad _ Michael in Switzerland and Ralf in Austria.
Sieburg said the town had no guidelines for proclaiming honorary citizens and had no plans to make Michael Schumacher one.
``There is no political ambition in this direction and there has been nothing from the citizens either,'' she said.
Schumacher's fans will watch the final race of the season in Brazil on large screens in a hall and then have a party.
The Ferrari driver has only a distant chance of capturing his eighth title. Schumacher needs to win the Brazilian Grand Prix and have defending champion Fernando Alonso not finish in the points.
© The Canadian Press, 2007
