Anyone going to miss Michael Schumacher?

Penguin · Post by **Penguin** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:33 pm 0

I know Yak like his motorsport... what do you think mate?

I'm died in the wool 30yr Ferrari fan, so, in theory will miss him loads in the "let's win stuff way". However I love F1 more than just my team or one driver.. will it be a big deal?

Probably not, as things always go on. I was at Imola the day Senna died, and after the shock and tears had gone the show goes on still.. not the same, but the harsh realality of all life is that you half-forget quite soon until someone mentions the loss to you.

Trouble with Schumacher has always been his willingness to play dirty when necessary (I seem to remember Senna doing that a lot too mind). Heard the legendary Murray Walker on Sunday though saying (and I agree) to succeed you need to have a ruthless streak.

Just interested if any other llamasofties who like f1 have an opinion.

I'm going to miss him but is he "genius" or "cheating German bastard"? Bit of both I reckon.

Public Hermit · Post by **Public Hermit** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:44 pm 0

I know he achieved a lot, but a) he liked to play with the outer boundaries of the rules sometimes (to put it mildly) and b) he's just not that interesting a person OR driver. IMHO, of course.

Penguin · Post by **Penguin** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:47 pm 0

Can't argue with that.. but Ferrari don't to be too worried about personaltie as we have the wonderfully expressive Kimi Raikkonen next year.

The ghost of raids past · Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:18 pm 0

Schumi was no worse than Senna in the ruthless stakes. I remember Senna driving Prost off the circuit to secure a world championship.

I will miss the guy, when he was down he was at his best. Monaco this year was an example, he came back and finished 2nd from nowhere. Of course if he hadnt been a ruthless bastard in the qualifying he would have probably won.

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:18 pm 0

Miss him? Not if I hold my breath while aiming, I shouldn't.

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:22 pm 0

Lets be honest, the way Formula 1 is at the moment, the entire sport could retire and no one would miss it. After a watching a few Moto GP races I find it embarrasing that F1 even has the gall to call itself a 'sport' at all.

More like a high speed, motorised conga-line.

Flawed · Post by **Flawed** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:57 pm 0

Public Hermit wrote:I know he achieved a lot, but a) he liked to play with the outer boundaries of the rules sometimes (to put it mildly) and b) he's just not that interesting a person OR driver. IMHO, of course.

I always thought he came across as witty as a sack of bricks when he opened his mouth, I certainly won't be missing him.
What about his brother Ralf? I take it he's still going to be around for a while.

Sarah_Jayne · Post by **Sarah_Jayne** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:59 pm 0

As a casual fan I will say that I might actually watch more when he is gone.

The ghost of raids past · Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:04 pm 0

They really need to do something about the Dirty air behind a Modern F1 Car, the current aerodynamics mean you just cant stay close to the car in front so overtaking is done in the pits. I much prefer to see driver skill not pit crew drilling decide a race

Sid James · Post by **Sid James** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:12 pm 0

The ghost of raids past wrote:They really need to do something about the Dirty air behind a Modern F1 Car, the current aerodynamics mean you just cant stay close to the car in front so overtaking is done in the pits. I much prefer to see driver skill not pit crew drilling decide a race

*cough*..IRL

mattley · Post by **mattley** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:16 pm 0

Penguin wrote:is he "genius" or "cheating German bastard"? Bit of both I reckon.

I'm happy with genius, a cheat is a bit strong IMO.

He is a world champion, and as such is constantly pushed the fine line between pushing your luck and taking the piss. Is every footballer who takes a dive branded a cheat this harshly?

I'll miss him, and am looking foward to him going out on top.

BlackJedi · Post by **BlackJedi** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:31 pm 0

mattley wrote:
Penguin wrote:is he "genius" or "cheating German bastard"? Bit of both I reckon.
I'm happy with genius, a cheat is a bit strong IMO.

He is a world champion, and as such is constantly pushed the fine line between pushing your luck and taking the piss. Is every footballer who takes a dive branded a cheat this harshly?

I'll miss him, and am looking foward to him going out on top.

There's a difference between taking a dive and recklessly and deliberately driving your car into the car of your opponent. Twice.

That being said, I grew bored of F1 quite a few years ago anyway, and my allegiance has turned completely to MotoGP. Who can be bothered to watch races where the result is usually decided with pit strategy instead of racing? Case in point - the Malaysian MotoGP on Sunday. The race was won by Rossi after a ding-dong battle with Capirossi that saw the lead change half a dozen times in the last few laps - the result was in doubt right up until the last corner. That's not even to mention the heroics of Pedrosa making it into 3rd with a huge gash in his knee - he managed to hobble onto the podium to collect his trophy before being wheelchaired off to the medical centre to get it stitched back up.

I won't miss Schumacher. I don't miss F1.

Kamineko · Post by **Kamineko** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:47 pm 0

Public Hermit wrote:I know he achieved a lot, but a) he liked to play with the outer boundaries of the rules sometimes (to put it mildly) and b) he's just not that interesting a person OR driver. IMHO, of course.

You'd think that somebody who liked to play with the outer boundaries of the rules would be pretty interesting.

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:22 am 0

Well, I guess I'll miss him for the amount of passion he stirred up (whenever I go into my local Spar when one particular lady is on the counter she always has a little hate-on to me about Schumacher

). But it's good for him to move along now and let the others have a go I think.

Only time I ever had the chance to actually see him drive IRL the silly sod went and pranged it at the start of the race and broke his leg.

Bogdan · Post by **Bogdan** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:02 am 0

Definitely.

He'll be missed, not only for his longtime presence, but also for his unbelievable competitive spirit and work ethic. Sure, he's had his share of controversy over the years, but his accomplishments far outweigh the negatives IMO.

That leaves Coulthard as the elder statesman in the sport now.

YakYak

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