without ms f1 over the last 5 years would have been awful,remember how many races he has won in cars that didn't deserve to,only last year for the first time he had the best car,and he made good use of it,michael is always challenging for the championship,some drivers only appear when they have the benchmark car,where was mika before 98 and 99,ms can win in inferior cars others can't,it's no good saying rubens might have done this or might of done that,hes usually miles behind,and if your point is valid bruno then rubens would of finished 2nd to ms on each occasion last year,which he clearly didn't,or when when ms retired he would of won didn't again that didn't happen.
he's the most successful driver in f1 and he's still not finished to say the sport doesn't need him is pathetic,he's contributed so much to where ferrari are today,no -one disagrees the money is ridiculous but you can only complain if he doesn't deliver,without out him how tedious would 98 and 99 been.michael schumacher is the best in the world and that does come at a price,and if ferrari are prepared to pay then it should be left to rest,is it just sour grapes because montoya was nowhere or are you saying rubens is better than jpm,all that hype and no action,wonder if ms will lap him in hungary again,or it might just be dc for the 2nd race running,where is the opposition,the closest to him is his brother though when ms retires i bet they'll have a problem with ralf.