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6th February 2012, 18:33 #11
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Originally Posted by jens
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6th February 2012, 19:02 #12
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Originally Posted by BDunnell
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6th February 2012, 22:23 #13
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Originally Posted by jens“Leave me alone!”
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7th February 2012, 09:44 #14
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Originally Posted by jensI still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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7th February 2012, 09:53 #15
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Personally, I like Barrichello and I'm sad to see that he has gone from F1 without a proper send off that he deserves but, in my opinion, his day hath come and it's time to make way for some young blood. This goes for Trulli as well. He will never be world champion and there is no point in driving around in circles on the grid when there is no hope. Barrichello was a great number two, one of the best number twos the sport has ever seen. Sometimes he even beat Michael Schumacher and, on his day, Barrichello seemed almost insurmountable but he could never hold those levels over the course of a season. If after 19 seasons in F1 you are not champion then odds are you won't be.
Barrichello - a fine driver but lacked that cutting edge to be WDC.
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7th February 2012, 12:20 #16
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I'm also sad to see Rubens off the grid. WDC or not, he seems a downright "normal" guy for an F1 driving and not nearly as full of ego as many of them. He's had some great drives over the years and has always played his role properly when he was the obvious #2 driver. And being #2 driver to the fastest guy around at the time isn't such a bad thing, especially when Rubens got the best of him and only the #2 status made him finish second.
As I've said before I hope he enjoys his retirement doing whatever he really enjoys. Being able to sit around and tell the grandchildren stories of the time you had to slow down so that Schumacher could pass is just a giant plus in his retirement years.
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7th February 2012, 12:25 #17
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7th February 2012, 12:28 #18
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Originally Posted by The Black Knight
Either way he should be proud of his F1 career. He was never a superstar but he was highly respected both for his driving and his character, and he will be missed.Useful F1 Twitter thingy: http://goo.gl/6PO1u
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7th February 2012, 16:32 #19
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And also his career is not yet over. An Indy 500 or Le Mans triumph might be the fitting end he so desperately wanted.
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24th February 2012, 12:54 #20
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Rubens Barrichello says F1 not a closed chapter for him despite no 2012 deal - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
Ruby needs to let the idea of F1 go. He's had a good run; the longest in fact. Time to move on.
First leg he will be thinking in Portuguese championship. Then he can go for WRC2.
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