Slash Wrote:
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> marcl Wrote:
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> > EC83 Wrote:
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> > > LOL.
> > >
> > > By the way, I think this weekend showed what
> a
> > > good driver Schumacher still is and what a
> > piece
> > > of @#$%& the Mercedes is now. To drag that
> car
> > up
> > > into the top 6 in quali was a pretty
> brilliant
> > > achievement IMO. In the race we immediately
> saw
> > > how poor the car's pace was.
> >
> >
> > It was due to the tyre heat up issues. Quali
> he
> > got heat in his tyres faster than others but in
> > the race the tyres on the 1st stint were
> already
> > finished due to quali. Getting that grid place
> > was actually due to how rubbish the car is and
> not
> > the skill of MS.
> >
> > Nico had the opposite due to the setup change
> he
> > made, he could not get heat in his tyres at any
> > point in quali or the race yet still finished
> > ahead of MS.
>
> from what i read before sunday, Mercedes were
> testing a few parts on Michael Schumacher's car,
> whilst Rosberg was still using the normal "old
> spec".
>
> in qualy with no fuel, cars are usually good
> enough, and Michael was still able to put it
> inside Q3. but with the high levels of fuel, the
> car was just a mess. i don't really know if
> Mercedes anticipated it, but it seems they're
> testing a few parts for next year and it went
> bad.
>
> i doubt they would say to the Brit press "we
> tested a few parts for next years car, yes that
> one that Lewis will drive... and we fail
> miserably"
>
> Nico was always going to have more consistency,
> even if the car is a POS, they knew it well enough
> to manage it
MS stuck with the car spec that they used in Singapoure and after with a few updates, Nico went back to the old style setup i.e old rear end etc.
Hill and DC in 1995 wasted the chance in the best car, MS won that year and tbh it was one of the only years he actually won in anything but the best car. But even in 1995 he messed about with his team mate holding data back etc. The car could not have been that bad as Jonny won some races and sometimes when allowed was on MS pace.
But Senna in the 3 races with Hill was on pole and Hill was where?
In 1994 that Benetton was illegal people that worked for the team have even said, plus who was running team? Yes the same people that cheated the other year. MS passed Senna in the pits in Brazil not on the track, we later found out that year Bennetton were cheating in the pits so would he have really passed Senna? We will never know.
Im glad MS is going again, what he done to Button in the USA was dangerous yet again and tbh totally pointless. All he done was got his tyres dirty and lose extra time. Plus why let the others by and fight Button like that I dont get it. But as DC said thats MS for you.
I hope he does ok in Brazil and does not hurt himself or anyone else, then he can just go with his damaged reputation.
Also Senna being No1 on the list. I agree with its 100% but im from the days when Senna raced. He did change the way the sport was in terms of driver fitness and many other things. No one is or has ever said he was a saint. He was killed as he was going into his peak. 1993 was his best year for me, some of them drives were just stunning in a car that just should not have been there. People always go on about Donnington but watch the 1st few laps of Canada, they were stunning wheel to wheel racing.
Senna raced against really tough people, Prost, Piquet, Mansell and many others in equal or worse cars. People keep going on about Japan 1990 (yes it was wrong what he done) but come on Prost Japan 1989 just turned in on him everone can see that prost would have been on the grass if he took that line yet no one ever goes on about him.
MS is a great driver, one of the best. But he is not as good as many make out, there are just to many questions about what he achieved and how.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/22/2012 11:04AM by marcl.