Fastest in Q1 and Q2? What's that got to do with the price of fish?
Q1 and Q2 are all about getting through whereas Q3 is when they race at the fastest pace possible. You don't get points for Qualifying but even if you did, Q1 and Q2 are irrelevant.
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Fastest in Q1 and Q2? What's that got to do with the price of fish?
Q1 and Q2 are all about getting through whereas Q3 is when they race at the fastest pace possible. You don't get points for Qualifying but even if you did, Q1 and Q2 are irrelevant.
The thread question infers the decision is up to Michael, not Mercedes, but isn't it more likely that as happened in 2006 the team will make the decision for him?
He is suggesting that if there wasn't miscommunication between the pitwall and Schumcher leading to him missing his final run he would have been able to qualify much higher than he did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
He may think he's being amusing, outspoken, iconoclastic or whatever, but in truth he's just plain rude. I don't think this is a positive trait in anyone. jens is quite right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
I think a decision to get rid of him on the basis of his having just two points at this stage would be highly unfair. If he can string together a run of results of whatever kind in the second half of the season, then he can be judged on that, but not before.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
I think the fact that Brawn is continuing his position within the team beyond this year suggests that Mercedes will place faith in Michael making the correct decision with his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
The issue here is the future of Mercedes. They have to hire a driver for future seasons based on potential, how are they going to perform in subsequent seasons. Not keep a very old driver (by F1 terms!) until he performs like Hill in '99 or Coulthard in '08. IMO such kind of situations should be prevented, before you know you have hung onto a driver for too long already.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Considering Schumi's improvement over this season I find it highly unlikely that he will end up like Hill or Coulthard anytime soon. He's now matching his teammate more often than not and he is improving all the time. For a 43 year old it is nothing short of impressive. I don't think that he will reach the point of slowing down anytime soon. If anything he is getting faster and faster again :) Great to see. If Mercedes can just give him a reliable car now that would be great. Amazing really that he could be in championship contention were it not for all his failures this year along with that one mistake in Spain.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
Hill won a race in late 1998 too and seemed to be on top of his game. A slump can happen suddenly and unexpectedly like we have seen with Button. And at Schumacher's age he is more prone to drops in performance.
That's one example, but there isn't a science which says when your 44yrs, 32 days 4 hours old you'll suddenly become a slow f1 driver. Sorry felt like laugh :) But he has only got better in his return, and I don't expect him to leave at a point when the car could be a solid contender next year.
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