Who thinks Schumacher finally should retire?

I'm sorry, but I've apparently missed all the races Nico has won in the MERC over the past three seasons... I stand by what I said, in a car with the performance advantage schummi enjoyed whail at Ferrari and Benetton, like the RB the past two seasons, he'd have added well to his career win tally. The merc simply was not a contending car the past two seasons. I believe it IS very competetive this year and no, I don't believe he should pack it in. I say he's still better than 50% of the drivers on the grid many of them are half his age. HE said he was ok supporting NICO and making the car better. Teams rarely have truly equal cars and support for their drivers, and Merc is no exception.

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Originally Posted by F1boat

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.

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I think they will probably sort that. It is bad what is happening alright but tis nothing that didn't happen to some of Schuey's teammates in his Ferrari era. Still, I'm sure that Merc will sort it.

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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

I think they will probably sort that. It is bad what is happening alright but tis nothing that didn't happen to some of Schuey's teammates in his Ferrari era. Still, I'm sure that Merc will sort it.

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I can't remember such bad series for a teammate of Michael, honestly. Rubens and Eddie were simply never that good.

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Originally Posted by F1boat

I can't remember such bad series for a teammate of Michael, honestly. Rubens and Eddie were simply never that good.

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Only time Eddie was quick was running to the bank, or clambering out the window of some fillie's gaff before the old man got upstairs!

Eddie amused me :) I still remember his odd wins in 1999, he almost won the WDC...

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Originally Posted by F1boat

Eddie amused me :) I still remember his odd wins in 1999, he almost won the WDC...

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That he didn't, even with Salo and the Shoe playing rear gunner for him, show's just how poor he really was. One of life's natural No. 2's is Ediie.

I think that he was OK, not a great driver, but not a terrible one either. And he was surely annoying to his rivals ;)

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Originally Posted by F1boat

I think that he was OK, not a great driver, but not a terrible one either. And he was surely annoying to his rivals ;)

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He was always one of those 'great on a good day', but never seemed to manage to have a good day co-incide with a race!

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

He was always one of those 'great on a good day', but never seemed to manage to have a good day co-incide with a race!

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Hahahahah, thank you sir, you made my day! It is true, however, that from what I remember McLaren were quite perplexed about how this guy could fight them for the WDC... when Michael broke his leg, they expected to finish 1-2 in the championship. Instead they barely beat Irvive and Frentzen!

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Originally Posted by F1boat

Hahahahah, thank you sir, you made my day! It is true, however, that from what I remember McLaren were quite perplexed about how this guy could fight them for the WDC... when Michael broke his leg, they expected to finish 1-2 in the championship. Instead they barely beat Irvive and Frentzen!

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Yes, but I'll always remember the 1999 championship as the Championship nobody wanted to win. All the contenders seemed to be making all the necessary mistakes required just at the right moment to make sure they didn't wrap it up.

It was a missed opportunity for MS, much like 97 and 98. Frightening really if you think about it, had luck favored him a little more those years we could be calling him a 10 time WDC and even then there would still be idiots claiming that he was never a great driver and it was all down to the car. Go figure!