Michael Schumacher F1 News - Possible Spoiler

[fizzwheel]

Still one of the best drivers IMHO. Is the greatest ever ? Personally no I dont think so. Fair play to him though for retiring at the top of his game. Better this than to fade away to the back of the grid and be an embarresment to himself.

Looks like Flavio Briatore certainly won't miss him - me neither. Nobody could deny his (Michael's) brilliance as a driver but I always found the likes of Senna, Roseberg, Mansell and Mika Hakkinen more exciting to watch.

Can't blame him for packing it all in when he's at the top of his game, though and it should be a good end to the season. I'm actually looking forward to the last three races and that hasn't happened for a while.

It is a shame that with such a record he will be long remembered for many of his "questionable" tactics. A problem created all by himself though and so I have no sympathy.

p.s. people suggest that young Dani in Moto GP lacks personality? Christ have they ever endured a press conference featuring Kimi?

[Stu]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Better this than to fade away to the back of the grid and be an embarresment to himself.

I thought he already had, no?

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Stu

I thought he already had, no?

2nd in the drivers championship 2 points behind Alonso. He finished 8 seconds in front of Raikonen today the rest of the field were nowhere.

I think not...

[Supervox]

I wish the cheating b*st*rd had gone years ago - perhaps then my 2nd favourite sport (motorcycling is naturally my first - even before I had bikes) wouldn't be in the pitiful state it is now.

Greatest driver ever ? My left foot !!

The only thing he's been great at is getting his own way - maybe that's OK - after all we all want to look after number one don't we ? I just get annoyed when people confuse this with great driving ability.

I realise that it's purely my own opinion & not provable in any way shape or form - but I think that if Ayrton Senna had lived, Schumacher's world titles would have numbered far fewer. Don't even get me started on what Fangio, Ascari, Moss, Clark, Hill Snr etc would have made of him - a different class of driver altogether.

Good Riddance - and I hope that Ross Brawn goes as well - an undoubtably brilliant engineer & tactitian who unfortunately was willing to sell out his integrity for titles.

[fizzwheel]

Supervox, You've left Mansell of that list

Ah well, cant say im a fan of it, it always seemed to get more boring, after todays motogp race maybe more people will go over to motogp

[Supervox]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Supervox, You've left Mansell of that list

Fizz - there are a lot of names I could have included :- Ronnie Peterson; Alain Prost; Keke Rosberg; Nelson Piquet etc, etc - NONE of them would have put up with his antics - they'd have just driven him off the circuit and /or probably just beaten the hell out him in the pits afterwards !!

Let's bring back the good old days, when drivers had some passion & feeling for the sport - not just for the paycheque.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Supervox

Let's bring back the good old days, when drivers had some passion & feeling for the sport - not just for the paycheque.

I totally agree get rid of all the electronics and driver aids to and go back to when cars were driven by real men instead of boys.