Michael Schumacher

[laurat]

What do you think of this ... fabulous or what ... why did he retire, can he not come back?

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/11/7089.html

[BTCCROCKS]

What do you think of this ... fabulous or what ... why did he retire, can he not come back?

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/11/7089.html

That's great news. Most of us would want him to come back, but it seems unlikley :(

[nealfan]

Come back Michael.

[Eunos]

Stay away Michael

[mattlovestbs]

come back for one year Michael...

just to see how good Lewis would be vs him

[1.9 TDI]

michael, please come back we (almost) all want you back!

[heidi1]

come back for one year Michael...

just to see how good Lewis would be vs him

as long as it was only one more year to see how lewis compaired to him.

[jonboy1066]

Stay away Michael. Testing times this early on mean diddly squat. Look at Honda this time last year we all thought they could be in with a shot at the top three.

More impressive in that article is Gary Paffet. Well done Gary


I'll hopefully see how Chinmacher stacks up against Hamilton at the Race of Champions where drivers test their skills against each other in equal machinery, on equal terms with no favoritism, no room to cheat and where a 19 Year old Kovalainen has already beaten him before LOL

[topgear1]

as long as it was only one more year to see how lewis compaired to him.
yep excatly
everyone who is afan of F1 would like to see how the most succesful driver in the world(but not greatest) squares up against a rookie.
i would love him to come back so we could watch that fight but then for him to go away because he would win everything and no one would watch

[jonboy1066]

yep excatly
everyone who is afan of F1 would like to see how the most succesful driver in the world(but not greatest) squares up against a rookie.


Not this F1 fan, IMO the last season was the best season of racing that F1 has had in well over a decade. Just a shame that all of the Ferrari Sour grapes and off track legal wrangling has cast a shadow over it.

Part of the reason for such great races I believe is due to the lack of Mr Schumacher and the obvious bias that he is afforded by not just ferrari but the FIA and I believe that F1 is a far better place without him.

How much chance would there have been of a 4 way championship battle if the chimmeister was still in F1? NONE, Ferrari would have put all of their eggs in the Schumacher basket which would have forced McLarens hand earlier giving us, at best, a 2 way battle and then the FIA's interventions would have ensured that Schui would have had the championship sealed up well before the final round.

I'm glad he's gone, now that the dark period of Shumacher/Ferrari domination is over we have got a real golden age of F1 coming, with a host of young drivers who are up and coming, who if at the right time in the right drives would have all been capable of beating Schumacher in his hay day, but now we have the spectacle of them all competeing against each other and with (hopefully) more teams & cars capable of winning races.

[Eunos]

:p
Not this F1 fan, IMO the last season was the best season of racing that F1 has had in well over a decade. Just a shame that all of the Ferrari Sour grapes and off track legal wrangling has cast a shadow over it.

Part of the reason for such great races I believe is due to the lack of Mr Schumacher and the obvious bias that he is afforded by not just ferrari but the FIA and I believe that F1 is a far better place without him.

How much chance would there have been of a 4 way championship battle if the chimmeister was still in F1? NONE, Ferrari would have put all of their eggs in the Schumacher basket which would have forced McLarens hand earlier giving us, at best, a 2 way battle and then the FIA's interventions would have ensured that Schui would have had the championship sealed up well before the final round.

I'm glad he's gone, now that the dark period of Shumacher/Ferrari domination is over we have got a real golden age of F1 coming, with a host of young drivers who are up and coming, who if at the right time in the right drives would have all been capable of beating Schumacher in his hay day, but now we have the spectacle of them all competeing against each other and with (hopefully) more teams & cars capable of winning races.

I'm glad im not the only person who doesnt miss Scheuy :cool:

His had his momment, It's time to back off and let others have theirs, Go to DTM or WTCC or something, Maybe even ask Mr Neal snr for a Drive

[Robbo]

Yeah F1 doesnt need Schumacher or Ferrari anymore cos im sick of Ferrari. Now theyre calling Mclaren grubby cos of this legal thing and i say to Mclaren. Go out there and take them out. Do whatever it takes to take Ferrari off track

[laurat]

Stay away Michael. Testing times this early on mean diddly squat. Look at Honda this time last year we all thought they could be in with a shot at the top three.

More impressive in that article is Gary Paffet. Well done Gary


I'll hopefully see how Chinmacher stacks up against Hamilton at the Race of Champions where drivers test their skills against each other in equal machinery, on equal terms with no favoritism, no room to cheat and where a 19 Year old Kovalainen has already beaten him before LOL
didnt realise hamilton was doing the RoC

[jonboy1066]

It's only a strong rumour at the moment, and if you remember back to the last Tin Top Tuesday programme they kind of let it slip.

Can you imagine the atmosphere if he does show infront of 80,000 motorsport fans in a stadium:eek:

[laurat]

It's only a strong rumour at the moment, and if you remember back to the last Tin Top Tuesday programme they kind of let it slip.

Can you imagine the atmosphere if he does show infront of 80,000 motorsport fans in a stadium:eek:
yeah i remember them letting it slip ... watch this space i say

[laurat]

No matter what he does, he's still got what it takes:

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/11/7132.html

[topgear1]

didnt realise hamilton was doing the RoC


he isnt unfortunately, team england has been finalised with the entries of jenson button and andy priaulx

[laurat]

he isnt unfortunately, team england has been finalised with the entries of jenson button and andy priaulx
andy priaulx has started doing the adverts for BMW ... seen him in autocar magazine today

[laurat]

anyway getting back onto topic of M.Schumacher ... look at this:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article526160.ece

[1.9 TDI]

anyway getting back onto topic of M.Schumacher ... look at this:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article526160.ece

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: i SOOOOOOOOO want that house!!!

[laurat]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: i SOOOOOOOOO want that house!!!
isnt it amazing! ... he is just sooooooooooo rich but at least he has spent it on something well worth buying and building rather than the rest of stupid famous people and their drugs etc

[1.9 TDI]

isnt it amazing! ... he is just sooooooooooo rich but at least he has spent it on something well worth buying and building rather than the rest of stupid famous people and their drugs etc

yeh...
although i'd just buy an old cottage and a large field which i'd turn into a MASSIVE parking lot for all of my cars, which i'd have bought with the change...
obviously it would have to have been in germany or holland or somewhere as british planning regs wouldn't allow it...

[laurat]

yeh...
although i'd just buy an old cottage and a large field which i'd turn into a MASSIVE parking lot for all of my cars, which i'd have bought with the change...
obviously it would have to have been in germany or holland or somewhere as british planning regs wouldn't allow it...
his is right on lake geneva ... must be gorgeous

[BTCCROCKS]

Don't forget, that Schumacher has given loads of money to charity :)

[Eunos]

So i now i now i know where to Drop the Bomb :p

I kid,

But seriously though his kinda outstayed his Welcome in F1, His done pretty much everything that need's to be done.

Time to take up some Golf instead.

[topgear1]

his is right on lake geneva ... must be gorgeous

its in switzerland!!!
they have too many rules and regulations concerning cars.
-you cant drive cars that make sound of over 65 decibels(isnt much)
-illegal to wash your car on thursdays ans sundays
-everyone has an electric car.

not the place for a petrolhead and possibly the worlds greatest racing driver surely?
would have gone to italy myself.

[1.9 TDI]

its in switzerland!!!
they have too many rules and regulations concerning cars.
-you cant drive cars that make sound of over 65 decibels(isnt much)
-illegal to wash your car on thursdays ans sundays
-everyone has an electric car.

not the place for a petrolhead and possibly the worlds greatest racing driver surely?
would have gone to italy myself.

tax problems? corruption? media attention?
I'd prefer Switzerland to italy myself. I have an english friend who moved there a decade ago, and it is so corrupt, you have to bribe people to get your plumbing done, as well as paying the plumber! someone he knew wanted permission to build his house in a certain place but had permission denied 3times, but then he bribed someone and got permission immediately! obviously you have to bribe the right person or you get arrested...

wow, i wrote alot! sorry guys...

[laurat]

to be honest with you, he has lived in switzerland for a few years now

[1.9 TDI]

to be honest with you, he has lived in switzerland for a few years now

so have a lot of racing drivers (i think).

whatever their rules about cars, race drivers seem to love the country.

[dannybo]

anyway getting back onto topic of M.Schumacher ... look at this:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article526160.ece
Why has he built a big pond, when he has Lake Geneva right behind his house?
The underground garage is a nice touch though!:cool:

[laurat]

Why has he built a big pond, when he has Lake Geneva right behind his house?
The underground garage is a nice touch though!:cool:
is it a pond????????

[Eunos]

The underground garage is a nice touch though!:cool:


Maybe his Secretly Batman :p

[laurat]

Maybe his Secretly Batman :p
He's secretly batman????? i like it hee hee :D

[dannybo]

is it a pond????????
I think so, it doesn't look like a swimming pool?
Each to their own, I suppose.

[bringbacktheolddays]

that go karting he took part in was class. I reckon they should scrap F1 and just put all the drivers in that instead it was alot more fun.

[laurat]

that go karting he took part in was class. I reckon they should scrap F1 and just put all the drivers in that instead it was alot more fun.
yeah i agree that the go karting was fab but i'd quite like to keep F1 thanks

[bringbacktheolddays]

yeah i agree that the go karting was fab but i'd quite like to keep F1 thanks
Oh no that was more fun than F1

[laurat]

Oh no that was more fun than F1
oh i agree about it being much more fun but i really like F1

[bringbacktheolddays]

oh i agree about it being much more fun but i really like F1
WHY?? Its ok but its not that good.:confused: :confused: :confused:

[laurat]

WHY?? Its ok but its not that good.:confused: :confused: :confused:
i love F1 ... fair enough it can be boring at times but I think its fab

[topgear1]

im glad michael is in switzerland- away from us all.
let him never come back to f1.
he may have been respected- but he was never anyone's hero.

clark, hill and senna were peopels hereos.

[Frantic]

im glad michael is in switzerland- away from us all.
let him never come back to f1.
he may have been respected- but he was never anyone's hero.

clark, hill and senna were peopels hereos.

No sorry he was one of mine.

[Robbo]

i dont think he was a hero, he just made F1 boring cos he won all the time, so there was no point in watchin any of the races because u would know the outcome

[laurat]

im glad michael is in switzerland- away from us all.
let him never come back to f1.
he may have been respected- but he was never anyone's hero.

clark, hill and senna were peopels hereos.
errr...he was one of mine and I have to admit he still is!
When the current F1 drivers or any future ones for that matter have 7 world championships under their belt, then I'll grade them all the same, but until then --- no way!!!!!

[Frantic]

i dont think he was a hero, he just made F1 boring cos he won all the time, so there was no point in watchin any of the races because u would know the outcome


no the 21 drivers that werent quick enough made it boring. Whats Schumi going to do? let them past?

It was great to see pure genius at work.

[laurat]

no the 21 drivers that werent quick enough made it boring. Whats Schumi going to do? let them past?

It was great to see pure genius at work.
exactly my point Frantic - you hit the nail on the head there! It's the same with Hamilton or any other driver for that matter, they will not let anyone past them if their out in the lead so it's exactly the same

[topgear1]

exactly my point Frantic - you hit the nail on the head there! It's the same with Hamilton or any other driver for that matter, they will not let anyone past them if their out in the lead so it's exactly the same

i understand that a natural racing drivers instnict is to always win.
but fans want to see interesting racing.- not a group of cars led round by scarlet or even silver and red cars for that matter.
championship battles should be like they are in btcc.-- between several drivers!!!

[laurat]

i understand that a natural racing drivers instnict is to always win.
but fans want to see interesting racing.- not a group of cars led round by scarlet or even silver and red cars for that matter.
championship battles should be like they are in btcc.-- between several drivers!!!
yeah but if the silver or the red car is too fast for other cars to pass then they'll always be in the lead wont they - not their fault the silver or the red cars have the best drivers in!