Okay, to save you the work, I have got the exclusive script here:
Alex:
Why?
Ellis:
Because Michael Schumacher is a cheat
Alex:
You have no proof for that!
Ellis:
Where do i start?
Macau 90: Lies to Mika, then admits it on TV later
France 94: Launch control used by Benetton
UK 94: Pass's Hill on formation lap: Gets DQ, black flag is withdrawn (first and only time its happened in F1) EVENTUALLY MS gets a ban for being a prat
Hockenhiem 94: Benetoon again, removed fuel filters to save time on pit stops, almost kills Jos at the same time
Adelade 94: Takes out hill
silverstone 97 (i think): Saftey Car out -ferrari complain that JV is following it too closely: JV giving ine race suspended ban - if he does anything else wrong - hes banned
Suzuka 97: 11 drivers run through yellow flags, MS included. JV only one to get in trouble. Nte that if JV won the race, he would be champ. Favours MS?
Argentina 98: Runs into the side of DC spinning him round (was probably thinking " I wish i ahd this car Jerez 97"
Monaco 98: (not MS fault but shows how biast FIA are) Wurz is blue flagged and forec to let MS past....they were racing for position at the time
Canada 98: Pushs of HHF on exit of pit lane, HHF is lucky to escape what could have been a massive crash
Silvertsone98: Wins in pit lane without taking penatly: Rules changed to allow MS to keep the win
Belgum 98: first runs into DC, who was folloing team orders. Goes down the pit lane and tried to punch DC shuting "HE TRIED TO @#$%& KILL ME"
Austria 99: Irvine suddenyl slows, Ferrari claim brake problems - MS pass's. He was low down after passing under yellow flags
Sepang 99: Ferrari DQ - bardge boards are illegal. rules changed - Ferrari back in - tolerence is now a HUGE (by F1 standards) 5mm
Spain 2000: first time his famous starts are see, moving right accross the track at the start
France 2000: ame again, this time DC has to brake to avoid crahsing into MS.Also, whilst DC is on outside into hairpin, MS clearly turns into DC, forcing the McLaren wide. DC gets his revenge later
Sepang 2001: Pass's Rubens when told not too. Ferrari say not to pass until it drives, they wanted both cars to finsih. MS goes round Rubens, when Rubens asks whey he gets no reply from team
Austria 01: Rubens told to move over at finish line, allows MS to take 2nd
Nurburgring 01: Weaves agin, forcing bother ralf, to either back off, or go into the wall. Ralf wasnt impressed
Malaysia 02: Understeers into JPM, JPM is given the penatly MS fault = JPM in trouble
Brazil 02: JPM fault this time, so basic logic means MS should get apenatly if last race is to go by? Nope
austria 02: Same again, allow MS tow win. Had his hand up all the way around the lap, then put on an act when he heard the boos.
ALex:
96 - ferrari was at least as good as that Benetton, only the Ferrari wasnt as relaible, but when it was MS wasnt always right at the front.
Actually, you're wrong. Schumacher finished 10 races in 1996. 8 of those he finished on the podium. I'd say that's pretty damn impressive.
97 - Ferrari was second best car - so if its bad, then whats the mianrdi?
Perhaps it was second best - although the Benetton was very close - but the Williams was streets ahead, but Schumacher still managed to make up the gap and take the championship down to the wire.
98 - car was decent enough
... for what? Are you suggesting Schumacher should have won the championship, because the car was good enough? Do you seriously think anybody else in that car would have been able to be anywhere near as competitive as Michael?
Mika was faster in USA, by a fair bit, and then engine failure :'
That's not true at all. Michael was faster than Mika all weekend, then a few laps from the end, the Ferrari started to chew its tyres up horrendously again, like at Spa, and Hakkinen started reeling in a struggling Schumacher - again, like at Spa.
the only two words you know are jerez and adelaide and you can't see past them.
Too true. Although do them the courtesy of extending that vocabulary to "cheat" and "dirty" and "driver", too
Man thatw as fun, shall we do it again?
Yes let's, but this time shall we switch perspectives for a moment.
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FIVE TIMES F1 WORLD CHAMPION
-1994
-1995
-2000
-2001
-2002
62 GRAND PRIX VICTORIES
1992: Benetton-Ford B192, 3rd in championship, 53 points
Belgium GP, (Spa) August 30
1993: Benetton-Ford B193, 4th in championship, 52 points
Portugese GP, (Estoril) 26 September Thanks to Fidel
1994: Benetton-Ford B194, World Champion 92 points
-Brazilian GP (Interlagos) 27 March
-Pacific GP (Aida) 17 April
-San Marino GP (Imola) 1 May
-Monaco GP (Monte Carlo) 15 May
-Canadian GP (Montreal) 12 June Thanks to Farzad who took this pic!
-French GP (Magny Cours) 2 July
-Hungarian GP (Hungaroring) 14 August
-European GP (Jerez) 16 October
1995: Benetton-Renault B195, World Champion, 102 Points
-Brazilian GP (Interlagos) 26 March
-Spanish GP (Barcelona) 14 May Thanks to Fidel
-Monaco GP (Monte Carlo) 28 May
-French GP (Magny Cours) 3 July
-German GP (Hockenheim) 30 July
-Belgium GP (Spa) 27 August
-European GP (Nurburgring) 1 October
-Pacific GP (Aida) 22 October
-Japanese GP (Suzuka) 29 October
1996: Ferrari F310, 3rd in Championship, 59 points
-Spanish GP (Barcelona) 2 June
-Belgium GP (Spa) 25 August
-Italian GP (Monza) 8 September
1997: Ferrari F310B, 78 points (unclassified)
-Monaco GP (Monte Carlo) 11 May
-Canadian GP (Montreal) 15 June
-French GP (Magny Cours) 29 June
-Belgium GP (Spa) 24 August
-Japanese GP (Suzuka) 12 October
1998: Ferrari F300, 2nd in Championship, 86 Points
-Argentinain GP (Buenos Aires) 12 April
-Canadian GP (Montreal) 7 June
-French GP (Magny Cours) 28 June
-British GP (Silverstone) 12 July
-Hungarian GP (Hungaroring) 16 August
-Italian GP (Monza) 13 September
1999: Ferrari F399, 5th in championship, 44 points
-San Marino GP (Imola) 2 May
-Monaco GP (Monte Carlo) 16 May
2000: Ferrari F1-2000, World Champion, 108 points
-Australian GP (Melbourne) 12 March
-Brazilian GP (Interlagos) 26 April
-San Marino GP (Imola) 9 March
-European GP (Nurburgring) 21 May
-Canadian GP (Montreal) 18 June
-Italian GP (Monza) 10 September
-USA GP (Indianapolis) 24 September
-Japanese GP (Suzuka) 8 October
-Malaysian GP (Sepang) 22 October
2001: Ferrari F2001, World Champion, 123points
-Australian GP (Melbourne) 4 March
-Malaysian GP (Sepang) 18 March
-Spanish GP (Barcelona) 29 April
-Monaco GP (Monte Carlo) May 27
-European GP (Nurburgring) June 24
-French GP (Magny Cours) July 1
-Hungarian GP (Hungaroring) August 19
-Belgium GP (Spa) 2 September
-Japanese GP (Suzuka) October 14
2002: Ferrari F2002, World Champion /w 5 rounds left!
-Australian GP (Melbourne) March 3
-Brazilian GP (Interlagos) March 31
-San Marino GP (Imola) April 14
-Spanish GP (Barcelona) April 28
-Austrian GP (A1 Ring) May 12
-Canadian GP (Montreal) June 9
-British GP (Silverstone) July 7
-French GP (Magny Cours) July 21
-German GP (Hockenheim) July 28
110 PODIUM PLACES FROM 173 STARTS - THAT'S 64%
47 POLE POSITIONS
81 FRONT ROW STARTS
49 FASTEST LAPS
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anything i missed out? :D
Well, yes actually. Quite conveniently, all of the above was missed out. I cannot imagine why...?
I was surprised that FIA let JV start, I was worried he might cause an accident to take MS out
Damn nearly did as well. Swerving out of the pits at 190mph and chopping across Schumacher (who brilliantly dummied him and took the lead).
Actaully the race suspended ban was for following the saftey car too closely, which was only acted on cos Ferrari complained
But of course, Ellis, that's a petit matter isn't it, because it's not Schumacher that did it? I love the way you wrote that, in that 'off-hand' way. You can bet your bottom dollar if Schumacher had been following the safety car too closely, it would become a crime against humanity, and he'd be hammered for it and called a cheat... etc.
I did mention it, read up again, please read all posts before replying
No... you're not thinking of the right incident. Second pitstop (I think), Villeneuve exits and swerves across into the path of the Ferrari. But hey! Who cares!?!?!?!? It wasn't Schumacher that did it so it's OK!!!!!!!!!
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