There's a name for a driver with a string of bad luck like this. What was it again that the Ferrari fans used to call Kimi back in his McLaren days?Quote:
Originally Posted by N4D13
Ah yes, I remember now - Car Breaker.
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There's a name for a driver with a string of bad luck like this. What was it again that the Ferrari fans used to call Kimi back in his McLaren days?Quote:
Originally Posted by N4D13
Ah yes, I remember now - Car Breaker.
That was really unlucky for Schumi. Considering Rosberg was right at the tail of Webber in the end and Schumi should have started from pole, he may well have even won the race had the weekend gone uncompromised!
But when it comes to retiring, I have to maintain the previously made point that in future seasons the important thing is long-term perspective rather than current form...
Coming back to current season and string of unluck. It reminds me a bit of what happened ten years ago, but in reversed roles. In the first five races of the season Barrichello finished only once (!) in the all-conquering Ferrari, while Schumacher was running away with the championship. Now Rosberg has opened a big gap in the points with even a remote shot at the title.
Don't be like those one of those posters who idolize MS to the degree that they post and actually think such stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
MS has some bad luck, okay, he had wonderful luck at Ferrari. Sometimes just those things happen in racing.
The main thing for him is that he is on pace (well, with those absolute joke tyres things aren't that clear).
I don't think that he is currently the best driver in F1, but I do think that Mercedes are highly unprofessional when preparing his car, to the point that conspiracy theories almost look credible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
Schumacher's disastrous return to F1 makes me think how unbelievably important is to have "suitable" rules and regulations and how easily drivers and teams may change from hero to zero.
Schumacher himself has been anything but a disaster this year. 3-3 on qualifying ratio with Nico. Got a pole in Monaco.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
He has been let down by the team 4 out of 6 races this year. Malaysia he got spun on the first lap by Grosjean I think. None through his own doing except Spain. Were it not for Mercedes blunders he'd probably been in a hunt for the championship and you say he has been disastrous? Not on your life man. He has actually really impressed me again this year. We all know he won't be the Schumacher of old again but he is proving this year that he deserves his place on the grid.
Mercedes have been the disaster this year, not Schumacher.
THIS year? Mercedes is just this year providing him with a competetive car capable of wins. Save for the season as Brawn where they had a decided technical advantage for more than half the year and Button managed to hold on to his point lead, that team has been a disaster no matter what it has been named. Had Schummi returned to F1 in a RedBull or a McLaren three years ago, I suspect we'd be talking about an 8 time WDC.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Knight
Considering his performances in 2010 and 2011, I believe that's way too much to say. He's raised his game in 2012, but he wasn't a match for Rosberg in 2010 and 2011.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelred5
Not to imply he was a disaster last year either but he wasn't at the performance level he is now and was unable to live with Nico over the previous two years.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelred5
If car#7 has problems in almost every race, it doesn't matter how competitive it is pacewise. Merc are doing fine with Nico, but what is happening to Michael is a disgrace, unbelievable.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelred5