Schumacher !!! Should he call it quits

P.S. Rubens was in sublime form in the second half of 2009 :)

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Originally Posted by Retro Formula 1

I said that It was a Championship winning car when Schumacher jumped in it and Rosberg is getting results.The car that Mercedes raced in 2010 was derived from the Championship winning Brawn of 2009, built and developed by the same team so therefore it was hardly a dud. I don't see the problem with referring to them as one and the same?

As for the rest of your post, I agree 100%.

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It's a bit misleading to refer to the 2010 car as the same level as the 2009 BGP. The 2010 Mercedes was never really on par with the rest of the field, say McLaren, RBR and Ferrari. They failed to crawl back the lack of development they suffered from throughout the 09 season so it wasn't really on the same level as the 09 car relative to the rest of the field.

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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

P.S. Rubens was in sublime form in the second half of 2009 :)

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That's always the issue with Rubens isn't it? Form on, Form off, Form on, Form off. Never consistent enough over the course of a season to become WDC.

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Originally Posted by Retro Formula 1

They are one and the same :confused:

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Just that meanwhile the others advance 12 months while The Brawn GP car didn't. Oh well, who am I kidding, knockie never changes.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Just that meanwhile the others advance 12 months while The Brawn GP car didn't. Oh well, who am I kidding, knockie never changes.

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Exactly, Brawn won the championship because of its dominance in the beginning of 2009. The development of the 2010 car probably dint even start before the end of the year.

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

That's always the issue with Rubens isn't it? Form on, Form off, Form on, Form off. Never consistent enough over the course of a season to become WDC.

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Indeed :up: I remember races where he monstered The Shoe, but over a season he just could not hold it together :(

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Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden

He should just pack up and leave already. There are much, much better drivers Mercedes could get for half the money. Bad investment for them IMO.

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I think it is value for money for ze Germans. Schumy is VERY high profile in Germany, and marketing benefits alone are worth every penny of his salary to Mercedes IMMVHO.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

I think it is value for money for ze Germans. Schumy is VERY high profile in Germany, and marketing benefits alone are worth every penny of his salary to Mercedes IMMVHO.

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Most definitely value for money for them. He is huge in Germany, plus he is beginning to show flashes of form again so it may very well turn out to be a huge win win for them if he can regain even a bit of his former glory :)

He deserves some luck and a race win for a man that has given so much to the sport.

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Originally Posted by henners88

I feel time is running out for him in that respect.

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Maybe it already has :(

Hey Williams should bring back JV along with that Renault engine and then we could have so real racing

What's he gonna drive, the courtesy car dropping VIP's at the race?

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Originally Posted by Roamy

Hey Williams should bring back JV along with that Renault engine and then we could have so real racing

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And even more complaining... he's been at it a lot lately.

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Originally Posted by Roamy

Hey Williams should bring back JV along with that Renault engine and then we could have so real racing

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Yeah, would be great seeing him dicing it out with Liuzzi's HRT!

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Originally Posted by henners88

You might want to read this article that interviews Ross Brawn and is very insightful into Michaels return to the sport and how hard its been to adapt.

Interview: Ross Brawn – ‘Nothing Ever Stays The Same…’ | The Race Driver


I don't think Schuey has done bad under the circumstances... :)

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Great interview :up: