Rosberg: It was Schumi who made F1 dangerous

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Originally Posted by thunderbolt

It has emerged that before he knew Michael Schumacher would be his team-mate at Mercedes Grand Prix in F1 2010, Nico Rosberg had accused his compatriot of taking driving standards in the sport to a new low...

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:eek:

Someone please get this kid a video history of F1.

Or, maybe he thinks that F1 started in 1994 ;)

Renault were the ones who made F1 dangerous.

Nico is just welcoming Schuie to the team..............they should have fun together, like peas in a pod

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Originally Posted by Garry Walker

It is supposed to be dangerous.

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So, why do they spend rather a lot of money improving safety then?

Nothing would have stopped Massa'as from almost becoming a cyclops because that was a freak accident.

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Originally Posted by Rollo

There is a distinct difference between "driving standards" and the intent of the driving; even at law there is a difference between careless and culpable driving.

I think that Schumacher had excellent car control, and as such 99% of the time, the standard of his driving in particular was par excellence. What I do object to is the intent of some of his maneuvers, which were deliberate, and not the result of careless driving; where the standard of car control is still excellent.

You can look to someone like Montoya who suffered from brain fade on the odd occasion, or de Cesaris who early on in his career had a string of little accidents, but Schumacher did not lower driving standards through carelessness.

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You have a different understanding of the phrase 'driving standards' than I do. For me, it refers to driving behaviour, rather than driving ability.

I note that with the arrival of one SchM back into F1, we have a halluva lot more to talk about in the off season. That, alone, is a good thing surely.

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Originally Posted by F1boat

In Monaco 2004, when Montoya hit Michael, it was pure malice IMO, not even trying to gain something, but malice.

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aaaahhhhh . . .
This incident brings great memories when this board got all lit up after this tunnel encounter.

And in this one F1boat and I were in different sides of the fence when it came to our opinions, I'm sure . . .

Michael and his patented swerve and undisputed driving talent and his encounters with my man Juan and his undisputed driving talent are one for the ages . . . .

. . . and yes, I am aware that I should not combine the words "undisputed" when it comes to Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya.
:D
:s mokin:

I think that I didn't like MS that much in 2004, too boring. Only after he was not dominant I realized how special is he. Sad, but true.

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Originally Posted by theugsquirrel

Did Nico never watch Senna drive?

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Nico's a zero with a big mouth. His words will haunt him soon.