Isn't this blog about basketball? Nobody reads this but me anyway. So, what the heck :)
Michael Schumacher is hanging his helmet. He leaves formula 1 as the most successful racing driver. To date, has has taken 7 Drivers' World Championships, raced in 247 Formula 1 Grands Prix and winning 90. He has 68 pole positions, 75 fastest race laps, and has a total of 1354 points. In his 15-year career, he has broken many of the formula one records.
But along with his records comes a list of controveries that tarnish his career. His first title, won by ramming his car on to Damon Hill's in the last race. A Drivers' title was stripped from him when he did the same thing to Jacques Villaneuve. The Ferrari team orders, Rubens Barrichello giving him a win, him giving Rubens a win, the Monaco 2006 incident, etc.
Most of his rivals won't miss him when he leaves. But they all agree that he is the best pilot F1 has ever had. In the words of reigning Champion Fernando Alonso's: "Michael is the most unsporting driver F1 has ever seen. Zidane retires with more glory than Schumacher. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been the best driver, and fighting against him has been an honour and a pleasure."
The 2006 season isn't over yet. Infact it has just started. In the last race at the Italian Grand Prix, Schumacher cut down Alonso's lead from 12 to 2. And with 3 more races to go, the battle is set to become a classic.
Kimi will leave Mclaren to replace Schumi at Ferrari. And Alonso will move to Mclaren to take the vacant seat. I don't about you but I couldn't picture Kimi in red and Alonso in silver.
Published by m4rvin
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 5:48 AM. Michael Schumacher is hanging his helmet. He leaves formula 1 as the most successful racing driver. To date, has has taken 7 Drivers' World Championships, raced in 247 Formula 1 Grands Prix and winning 90. He has 68 pole positions, 75 fastest race laps, and has a total of 1354 points. In his 15-year career, he has broken many of the formula one records.
But along with his records comes a list of controveries that tarnish his career. His first title, won by ramming his car on to Damon Hill's in the last race. A Drivers' title was stripped from him when he did the same thing to Jacques Villaneuve. The Ferrari team orders, Rubens Barrichello giving him a win, him giving Rubens a win, the Monaco 2006 incident, etc.
Most of his rivals won't miss him when he leaves. But they all agree that he is the best pilot F1 has ever had. In the words of reigning Champion Fernando Alonso's: "Michael is the most unsporting driver F1 has ever seen. Zidane retires with more glory than Schumacher. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been the best driver, and fighting against him has been an honour and a pleasure."
The 2006 season isn't over yet. Infact it has just started. In the last race at the Italian Grand Prix, Schumacher cut down Alonso's lead from 12 to 2. And with 3 more races to go, the battle is set to become a classic.
Kimi will leave Mclaren to replace Schumi at Ferrari. And Alonso will move to Mclaren to take the vacant seat. I don't about you but I couldn't picture Kimi in red and Alonso in silver.
1 Comments
Yeah, I was able to read that one too, though I'm more into the Armstrong story. I'm not a fan of Schumacher, but I know he's damn rich (hehe), and i love racing. :)