mitadumapaga Wrote:
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> i can not believe that michael is leaving formula
> 1 !!! when he retired in 2006, i remember watching
> the monza gp, and then shared a tear when he said
> he's leaving. schuey himself was very emotional
> when he made the announcement. it reminded me of
> mika hakkinen. the situation at indianapolis where
> he knew this was his swan-song and became very
> emotional in the press conference himself.
>
> then came 2007, a year which by watching the old
> season review, has apparantely been on of the most
> magnificent in recent history. still, i was so
> upset by michael leaving that i just couldnt
> choose anyone to root for. simply because i had to
> choose between:
>
> 1) alonso, who every schumacher fan disliked at
> that time.
> 2) the flying fin, who just couldnt catch my
> attention. neither with his driving style, nor
> with his uncharismatic (from my point of view)
> personality outside the cockpit.
> 3) massa, who i then thought was the reason for
> schuey retiring. so i couldnt support him either
> 4) hamilton who was simply astonishing but.... he
> wasnt michael.
>
> and many years and races went by like that. then
> when schuey final returned to the sport he did
> something only a true fan can feel and understand.
> He gave me that warm feeling inside every race
> weekend. watching him drive/compete , even for
> lower places, never mind the situations where he
> was on pole of fighting in front, made me feel
> emotions i had forgotten. Not only in the world of
> motorsport... but in each sport i had watched
> since his retirement.
>
> many would rate his come back as a failure. many
> would defend him. I just want to thank him for the
> fantastic memories and moments that i will savour.
+1
watching him in races is very special for me too, i'm gutted he's leaving, i was hoping to see him next year for the New Jersey GP or so...
does anybody else thinks that Raikkonen being able to fight for the championship on his return played a role on this?
i mean, F1 nowadays is not about having the best car, but about having the best car and delevop it faster than others.
maybe he knows Mercedes is not able to keep the development pace of other teams and knows they'll be like that for a while?
their most competitive seasons were 2004 and 2009, and in 2004 Jenson was able to fight for podiums but only in the first few races, after that they lost pace, same as 2009, but they just were so competitive that even loosing time meant only a few places on the grid..
but these last few years have been really horrible, even with the feedback Michael has put in the car (how valuable is it?, there's no testing) they just keep falling back and back as season progresses.
maybe he just wanted to prove himself a point, he can still be competitive against these young guys, at the highest level of motorracing, but to win is just not going to be in the near future, and why go back to Ferrari?, been there done that
we all want to see him continue, but the fire that triggered the comeback has probably dissipated by Mercedes lack of progress and this guy has won so much that there's just no point in keep going just to bring home medium grid results
the ironic and funny thing is that he's been progressing without a doubt every year just like a newcomer would do , but the results are still the same.