Yes I regret having been born late enough to live in the age of the thirty-second attention span!

Schumacher insists title still possible

When asked if he agreed with Fernando Alonso's recent suggestion that he was still a championship contender, Schumacher said: "Indeed, yes I do.

"If you take the points system and you see that like Fernando, he had a retirement in Malaysia [and] for whatever reason it can happen to all of us.

"I had mine in Malaysia and at one point of the season it will hit the guys fighting for the championship. So if we have a quick enough development speed, there is no reason why we cannot fight for championship.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82872


good old Schumi, never giving up

Schumacher will win a race before Nico does

Some Michael Schumacher pictures from China:

http://i40.tinypic.com/2gv516u.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/rji0sg.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/28v4r9x.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/oh1mi1.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/szbsew.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/vg0506.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/25qt6ia.jpg

A few more...

http://i44.tinypic.com/xml547.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/2cnf3nq.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2nkukbt.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/wj8003.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2ufzjo8.jpg

http://images.gpupdate.net/large/150763.jpg

Great pics,thanks! Those black outfits are awesome.

Makes you wonder why on earth the car looks like it does.

thanks for the great pictures and mercedes has by far the best team merchandise.

You back, we back. It says all.

Maybe some of us DO know his history, and the reasons for his past "success".
Maybe some never forgot the Hill and Villeneuve incidents, the persistent traction control, or the blatant manipulation of F1 by Ferrari in the Schumi era.

The emperor has no clothes. Regardless of what happens this year, the hero worshipers will always provide an excuse for this guy.

Lets give him until the classic European part of season starts, but my reading of his statements is a few more races getting soundly beaten by Rosberg and he will quit.

Totally agree.

I don't dispute or defend any of those incidents, nor am I a hero worshipper or a fanboy. I just know from the last 19 years of watching F1 that Michael Schumacher is not, and never has been, the type to quit or give up. And I don't see how any of those examples show him to be. On the contrary, he's one of the most intensely competitive, persistent, and hard-working people I've ever seen.

And those familiar with the reasons for his past success will also know that one of those reasons is another intensely talented and competitive individual named Ross Brawn.


Which statements are those?

Wow, Schumi wearing black, next to a guy wearing red? Something just doesn't look right.

But yessir, those outfits are damn nice, the car should've been in that scheme too.

Congratulations.
This is the stupidest thing ever written on this forum.

Just ignore the sad bitter trolls - you aren't going to stop them with logic or common sense.

Good to see in the above pictures some people still enjoy F1 !

Schumi still in good spirit...




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worst post of the week.

As sorry as I am saying this, the man has lost the spark.

Give him time?

The "original" Schumacher badly outqualified the extremely fast Andrea De Cesaris at Spa (!), on his F1 debut, without any previous knowledge of the track and ONE test on the car.


From Wikipedia:

"Schumacher made his Formula One debut with the Jordan-Ford team at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, driving car number 32 as a replacement for the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot. Schumacher, still a contracted Mercedes driver, was signed by Eddie Jordan after Mercedes paid Jordan $150,000 for his debut.[23] The week before the race, Schumacher impressed Jordan designer Gary Anderson and team manager Trevor Foster during a test drive at Silverstone. His manager Willi Weber assured Jordan that Schumacher knew the challenging Spa track well, although in fact he had only seen it as a spectator. During the race weekend, team-mate Andrea de Cesaris was meant to show Schumacher the circuit but was held up with contract negotiations. Schumacher then learned the track on his own, by cycling around the track on a fold-up bike he had brought with him.[24] He impressed the paddock by qualifying seventh in this race. This matched the team's season-best grid position, and out-qualified 11-year veteran de Cesaris."

He's been a great, now he's just a good driver.

You need to study history in full Mate not just the parts that suit you. 1994 Hill was behind and MS was knocked out for 3 races, read up. 1997 your hero won the WDC, whats your problem with that? Ferrari manipulated F1 then why was it not the fastest car until 2000? (the MS era started in 1994 and he wasn't in a Ferrari). 3 teams were accused of TC, not just one and the FIA couldn't prove it and if they did have TC what happened to MS's teammate, why wasn't he also up there?

My excuse is 91 GPs and 7 WDC's - whats your Hero's excuse?

Look at the scoreboard and stop living in the past with your very miserable attitude.

What are you bored or something? Do you think his greatness will evaporate just because he may not cut it this year? What have you ever done in your life even at a constrained level that you can shout from the rooftops about? Go back to sleep.

I'll keep repeating it, 2 and a bit races after a 3 year layoff at 41 years old and with no testing time available yet look at all the judgement calls.

I'll wait a few more races before passing judgment but I think what he has shown already isn't too shabby.

http://i44.tinypic.com/wj8003.jpg
Two things about this picture- 1, it'll be in a "caption this!" thread within the hour. Great facial expressions going on here. 2, where can I buy Schumacher's jacket? I know it's probably $200, but it's awesome!

Sorry to hear these tones from a TF habitue.

Ouch, as I suspected, the tyre excuse in Sepang was just that. Clearly he is struggling with understeer in the slow corners but ANY driver that deserves to be in the sport wouldn't be over 7 tenths off his team mate in ANY car. It's time to re-retire.

http://www.mercedes-gp.com/newsread.asp?mgp=j%BA%A5%99lYv

At the moment, Schumi is doing himself and his reputation no favours...

Dont waste your breath mate its not worth it. Michael doesnt need to be defended from the trolls.
They are just an extended part of his fanclub .

I thnk were missing a general point about Schumi at China.

2004
Spins out in qualifying turn 1, we learned he braked on a small bump later, he did set fastest lap in the race, but I don't think he finds a general grove and flow around here like he may do at Spain and Spa, especially given his laptimes at albert park and sepang.

2005. crashes out before the race begins, my god, I do think he was content in skipping this race, he generally is strong at all tracks and has won this in the rain, but rain is different, it changes the track, in the dry I think this track is not naturally suited to our living legend here.

2006, title on the line, raining, super quali performance and race, but it was raining, different track and challenge.

I don't think we've seen Michael excel at this track in the dry, he's done only 3 races and the one he won was in the wet, and his 2 dry races have been flops, and I do remember a ferrari worker comment back in 2006 or 2005 that Michael does not like this track. I don't expect him to say it now, but I don't think the china grand prix is timed well given his luck in the last 2 races, we could of done with a bahrain or incident free albert park race this weekend, because as much as I want him to do well tomorrow, and you never know, he might,, but set up issues, no sunday warm up session to correct it anymore, and a track that's not his favorite, I think he definately could of done with this race being raced later in the season when he's gotten through the car on other tracks.

So tomorrow's race, a realistic prediction
POOR RACE expected on his worst track I think with a car he's hasn't sorted out properly with testing and the team yet, these fly away races just generally bad, and this last one I expect to be bad should be his worst result giving what I know about his history here in the dry, his issues with the current merc car.

I get the impression Schumacher would rather skip it but he will get the points he can and endure the media's wrath for the team. Schumacher would replace China with Imolla in a second.
But still he's obviously had issues bigger then usual with set up today, but I think part of the reasoning is his dislike for the track which he isn't admitting I think, but I still think even he could of done better today on his worst track, as it is too much time to give away and he has admitted he is disappointed in it.

China for Schumacher should be near the end of the season, especially this season, but it's out of the way after this weekend.


Tracks like Magney Cours and Spa/Imola, Schumi and Kimi are the best at these, because they are the fastest drivers we have seen on those tracks over the last decades, especially against their teamates, We still have odd races here and there where many drivers can look good and then be lost at Spa/France, anyone remember Kimi in 2008 france, Massa even admitted there was nothing I could do to catch him, Schumi's won france like 8-9 times I think, maybe it's the 1st/2nd sector, maybe f1 tracks in general need more Spa like corners for the faster drivers, China seems to be neither of those speciality tracks, so if your not liking the car already, your doomed like Schumi is, but he'll still go for it, it's the one gp track where you have to accept he hasn't done well in the dry yet, 2004 actually was his only dry race there, I don't think one gp is representive, he hasn't raced there much.

Michael struggeled with his hockenheim set up in 1998, wasn't even fighting the mclarens, but was still driving the socks off the car to catch up, but even he had sunday warm up back then, so it will either be a bad race tomorrow or a surprise turn of performance if he or his team can change anything during the race.

Definitely, agreed fully!

And another one of his Melbourne starts and quali is made undone.

Perhaps we will see rain and we will be in for a surprise as well.

I don't know what I want for the race tomorrow- wet or dry. I think dry is more secure bet, if he take 1-2 places at the start and maybe 1 place in the box. 5-6 is the maximum for tomorrow in a dry race. Lets hope some crash at the front not involving him. In a wet there will be even more threat for drivers behind him, than he attacking the front. Hope he finish the race tomorrow.

Perhaps what he meant was in the car as of now he isn`t `great`. He does look quite average. And I do understand the fact he has been away, but as a MS fan I always remember reading about his ability to quickly find the limit. It doesn`t seem like he can do that to the same level. F1 drivers are not speerated by much, so you don`t have to decline much to become just good (in the present, not overall).

How classy.

if someone crashes, lets hope it is michael

No less classy from you then.

Why would you want someone to crash.
We watch this for drama/action, but not for crashes to be honest.. I am not a massive fan of schu, also not suprised that his pace is not there yet. But I think he will get there, maybe in the middle of Europes races.
As a Hamilton fan I did want to see him racing side by side together, so lets hope he does get up there. Would be great to see them racing, also with Alonso!

Unfortunately for Schumi, Sutil is just besides him.

But Button and Alonso, will be not there.

Hah,people want him to change his helmet paintjob! He's a bit of a superstitious man,I think he ought to do it.

Another very bad job.

How is Schumacher's fitness? Driving F1 cars is extremely exhausting (ask Jarno Trulli) and can reveal otherwise hidden injuries.

How is that neck holding up?

Another? was his first bad job imo

Adrian Sutil: "It may sound funny, but Michael has to learn how to drive an F1 car again. Above all, the tyres are extremely sensitive. This is totally underestimated. In order to use them fully, he just needs more experience."

I heard rumors that the bumpy braking zone after the long straight caused some pain. Let's see if he can recover in time for the next race...

I think that's a fair comment haha and it does sound funny to make that comment about Michael Schumacher considering his CV, but he is returning into a new era of Formula 1, much to learn to get to grips with it all.

Why would we listen to adrian sutil when the trolls in this forum know so much more

no, you haven't. You are starting rumours.

Well darlin..
I was rather pleased to read the following from you..


Welcome to the club
Jp

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83021

I don't know how you people saw it but Schumi seemed to me that he clearly tried to push a few people of the track today when they where trying to overtake him. A whole lot of noise was made about Hamilton weaving last time about something the rules weren't clear. But the rules are definitely clear about pushing another car of the circuit, why is Schumi keep doing it?
It wasn't a matter of difficulty controlling the car and leaving space, it was clear that he went intentionally on the side of the track leaving the other drivers with no choice to ether get out of the track and fall back or even lose control, or stay on there line and collide with him. This is something very usual for him but am sick of seeing it.

Schumacher didn´t push anyone out of the track.

He defended his position a bit harder, like everyone would do. It was not unfair.

Stupid thread, Massa went round the outside and Schumi kept the racing line, I am a tifosi and the fault was with Massa

Same with Hamilton too that was Schumi just sticking to the racing line

Why should a driver have to move off the racing line to convenience someone trying to overtake him ?

Watching the onboards feed on Lewis when he first came up against him, Schumi really ran through the hairpin to defend, right across to the far side of the track. Leopard, spots.