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12th October 2020, 13:52 #31
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" Lady - I'm in an awful dilemma.
Moe - Yeah, I never cared much for these foreign cars either."
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12th October 2020, 14:50 #32
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Yeah.
At least sky F1 had a nice tribute video ready for him.
But to an extent it was the same for MSC at the time, although for different reasons, while he was racking up the records.
Its only after some time and with the opportunity of reflection that most will gain an adjusted perspective of the monumental career he has/had.
Mainly because it will take a long time for the next record breaker to achieve, in all likelihood over 100 wins, over 100 poles, 7 (and possibly 8) WDC's, 160+ podiums, GP win in every year of career, etc.
The guy (or gal) who might take those records is probably not even an adult yet, and it will take a long time to surpass those figures.
I honestly thought I would never see MSC's records fall.
I'm happy to have witnessed both of their careers in their entirety, along with Prost and Senna's and the latter half of Lauda's
I got into F1 as a young kid when I was enamored by the spectacle that came on, on ORF1 in austria with their legendary announcer Heinz PrüllerLast edited by truefan72; 12th October 2020 at 17:38.
you can't argue with results.
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12th October 2020, 17:19 #33
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Quite true! To witness Stewart, Lauda, Senna, Prost and Vettel as well was certainly a bonus. There are signs of one or two drivers on the grid with the potential to chase these records down; given a great car. But it is a long road to these dizzy heights set by Schmacher and Hamilton. It would take a consistent and well planned career plus loads of raw talent to reach these levels. But it is doable.
As Michael Schumacher said himself, "Record are there to be broken" . Said as a true titan of racing.
Hamilton was the best decision that Mercedes ever made on their return to F1 racing way back. A decision taken by the combined effort of Niki Lauda, Toto Woolf and Ross Brawn. It is quaint that Hamilton came into Mercedes to replace Michael Schumacher, and went on to use that opportunity to match Schumacher's tally of race wins.Last edited by Nitrodaze; 13th October 2020 at 17:36.
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Only solution is more teams. Everything else is a temporary bandage that won't change anything in the long run.
WRC main class in 2025