Schumacher !!! Should he call it quits

I call him shoopoos pothole. Everyone tries to avoid him.

Nowdays MS is only one of the lesser numbers in the midfield, it must hurting him a bit.

Maybe we should call him the "Also ran Shoe" :p :

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

Maybe we should call him the "Also ran Shoe" :p :

---

Is that German? :laugh:


It's hard to say just how much edge he has lost. That's the problem with F1. We can only compare him to Nico and nobody really knows if Nico is just that good, or if MS has faded.

As for nicknames, to me if it's not insulting I don't care what anyone calls him or anyone else. Personally I didn't think calling him "The Chin" was wrong either. It's much better than being called "Cruiser" like his younger brother often was.

I used to alternate between Chin the Chopper, Shoemaker and Cheatin' Bast... er, never mind. :D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Saint Devote

I just look at it this way - he is German so the German version is the proper one to use.

---

I assume you also object to those Italians who called Nigel Mansell 'Il Leone' on the grounds that they should have called him by an English nickname?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by henners88

I think your post has just about proved the point. :up:
It is possible for fans of team to also give a driver a nickname and I for one am not offended that Nigel was given a nickname by the tifosi, why would I? The point that a driver can only be referred to by a nickname from fans in his chosen country is utter rubbish, and I can't believe we've had to justify it.

---

Well, when you get told what you can say and what you cannot by the Golders Green putsch, it does tend to grate a bit.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by BDunnell

I assume you also object to those Italians who called Nigel Mansell 'Il Leone' on the grounds that they should have called him by an English nickname?

---

I see you misunderstand - I refer you to Peter Ustinov.

If you were around f1 at the time, then you would know that "Our Noige" never had a nickname in Britain really or actually at all. So when he joined Ferrari they gave him a great one.

Its not ABOUT, "WHO" gives the nickname.

As a devoted supporter I think the name "Mansell" said it all - it usually does for the great drivers. Does anything more need be said when "Senna" or "Prost" is said? No.

Nigel exposed the wonderful raw positive emotion of fans like I have never witnessed at a track - for years I flew to the British Grand Prix JUST because he raced at Silverstone.

Forget the tifosi - Mansell's Silverstone ruled :D

Wonderful memories.

A few more endearing terms from the past those with kistorical knowledge may recall:

Moco - Pace

Lole - Reutemann

Jumper Jarier - before technology spoilt it.

Andrea de Crasheris

Hunt the Shunt - f3 days

Sideways Scheckter - especially when Jody used to lock his Gordini Renault's diff to get the rear to swing around - he love the rear of the car to be as loose as possible. I reckon that Jody and Tom Pryce would have loved the way Schumi sets up his car.

Super Rat

Regga

Herman the German - Jochen Mass courtesy of James Hunt

SuperSwede

Big Bear - Denny Hulme

Littke Art - Merzario

And of course there is the nickname that Alonso has in Spain - El Nano.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Saint Devote

A few more endearing terms from the past those with kistorical knowledge may recall:

Moco - Pace

Lole - Reutemann

Jumper Jarier - before technology spoilt it.

Andrea de Crasheris

Hunt the Shunt - f3 days

Sideways Scheckter - especially when Jody used to lock his Gordini Renault's diff to get the rear to swing around - he love the rear of the car to be as loose as possible. I reckon that Jody and Tom Pryce would have loved the way Schumi sets up his car.

Super Rat

Regga

Herman the German - Jochen Mass courtesy of James Hunt

SuperSwede

Big Bear - Denny Hulme

Littke Art - Merzario

And of course there is the nickname that Alonso has in Spain - El Nano.

---

And all that from the Golders Green Weakly. Bravo!!