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Old 04-08-2007, 02:30 AM   #1
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Default Michael Schumacher - I still can't believe it 2007

I can't believe that he's not racing F1 anymore

sure, this is perhaps more worthy of spammers corner... but look at Ferrari this year... strong from race 1! and Kimi is already having to nurse the engine to through race 2...

Nobody on the grid fills his place, nobody fills his potential, and nobody fills his one lap skill IMHO....

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Old 04-08-2007, 02:45 AM   #2
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Indeed we can see how good he was when we see Raikkonen (which was considered as one of the very best last year) compared to Massa and that we remember how MS was last year compared to the same guy ...
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Old 04-08-2007, 04:45 AM   #3
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massa is going to be the next ralf schumacher...fucking baby...completely stunk up that race :x
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Old 04-08-2007, 06:01 AM   #4
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I think that Alonso is the closest we can find of Mickael S. He arrive in McLaren and win at the second race while the car wasn't reputed to be the fastest. Not that I like him ( I prefer Raikkonen) but I reckon he is impressive and a damn good and complete driver !!
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Old 04-08-2007, 07:12 AM   #5
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hamilton is proving to be quite able to live up to the expectations... he will surely become a world champion some day, although he'll ofcourse not get as big a record list as MS
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Old 04-08-2007, 10:10 AM   #6
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I would give up my new computer upgrade to get Schumi paired with Kimi
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Old 04-08-2007, 11:01 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by insane
Well I don't miss him...not one bit.
I agree whit you.
Btw where is schumacher these days.
And prefur a-l-o-n-so above kimi and hamilton will be also good .
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Old 04-08-2007, 11:53 AM   #8
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Default Re: Michael Schumacher - I still can't believe it 2007

Originally Posted by nthfinity
I can't believe that he's not racing F1 anymore

sure, this is perhaps more worthy of spammers corner... but look at Ferrari this year... strong from race 1! and Kimi is already having to nurse the engine to through race 2...

Nobody on the grid fills his place, nobody fills his potential, and nobody fills his one lap skill IMHO....

He is virtually unreplaceable. Goes to show that if Ferrari has a strong car, Kimi and Massa can do well in it. On the other hand, if Ferrari has a weak car and needs team leadership to bring the various forces to work together - they are fucked now.

Ferrari dropped the ball in Sepang. I suppose Kimi made the best of a crippled engine while Massa sucked.
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Old 04-08-2007, 12:33 PM   #9
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I would donate to get him racing again!

Anyway I miss him an awful lot, there will never be anybody like him, at least not with his style
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Old 04-08-2007, 12:49 PM   #10
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Default Re: Michael Schumacher - I still can't believe it 2007

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Originally Posted by nthfinity
I can't believe that he's not racing F1 anymore

sure, this is perhaps more worthy of spammers corner... but look at Ferrari this year... strong from race 1! and Kimi is already having to nurse the engine to through race 2...

Nobody on the grid fills his place, nobody fills his potential, and nobody fills his one lap skill IMHO....

He is virtually unreplaceable. Goes to show that if Ferrari has a strong car, Kimi and Massa can do well in it. On the other hand, if Ferrari has a weak car and needs team leadership to bring the various forces to work together - they are fucked now.

Ferrari dropped the ball in Sepang. I suppose Kimi made the best of a crippled engine while Massa sucked.
I honestly didn't see Kimi nursing the engine, that IMHO was all bunk reports.... he was pretty much always right up on Hamilton through the enitire race... it was just annoying that the lineup before the first pits is basically how the race ended.... no brilliant stratagies, no amazing passes... Alonso had an amazing start, but nothing to set him asside as the MS of today. I just don't think there is a professor to fill that gap in F1 today.

Massa.... I dono man... I just don't know. I think he is able to put it all together, but he doesn't have the consistancy race to race, or sometimes even lap to lap... i mean.... look at his qualifying... wayyyy faster then alonso, but we didn't see that Massa once in the race.
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Old 04-08-2007, 01:23 PM   #11
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Default Re: Michael Schumacher - I still can't believe it 2007

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Originally Posted by sameerrao
Originally Posted by nthfinity
I can't believe that he's not racing F1 anymore

sure, this is perhaps more worthy of spammers corner... but look at Ferrari this year... strong from race 1! and Kimi is already having to nurse the engine to through race 2...

Nobody on the grid fills his place, nobody fills his potential, and nobody fills his one lap skill IMHO....

He is virtually unreplaceable. Goes to show that if Ferrari has a strong car, Kimi and Massa can do well in it. On the other hand, if Ferrari has a weak car and needs team leadership to bring the various forces to work together - they are fucked now.

Ferrari dropped the ball in Sepang. I suppose Kimi made the best of a crippled engine while Massa sucked.
I honestly didn't see Kimi nursing the engine, that IMHO was all bunk reports.... he was pretty much always right up on Hamilton through the enitire race... it was just annoying that the lineup before the first pits is basically how the race ended.... no brilliant stratagies, no amazing passes... that spanish foo had an amazing start, but nothing to set him asside as the MS of today. I just don't think there is a professor to fill that gap in F1 today.

Massa.... I dono man... I just don't know. I think he is able to put it all together, but he doesn't have the consistancy race to race, or sometimes even lap to lap... i mean.... look at his qualifying... wayyyy faster then that spanish foo, but we didn't see that Massa once in the race.
Kimi was in the 1'38" -1'39" range for most of the race whether in clean air or not. Its only in the last few laps that he turned the wick up and was in the 1'37" range trying to harry Hamilton into a mistake. Clear indication to me he was nursing the car till the last bit when the engineers must have told him to increase revs.

Also in his interview he mentioned he didnt have the speed of Felipe to overtake. Another hint that he was not dealing with a full deck of cards
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Old 04-08-2007, 02:13 PM   #12
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Those two mistakes of Massa on the same corner really made me disappointed with him. That latin temperament will spoil the chances of ferrari in the coming races..

I'm missing that German sensibility already SCHUMI COME BACK!!!!
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Old 04-08-2007, 02:55 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Crash.net
Raikkonen mystified by loss of 'speed'.
Sun 08 Apr, 01:41 PM

Kimi Raikkonen blamed compromises made to his Ferrari through the weekend to merely get him to the end of the Malaysian Grand Prix as the reason why was not able to challenge for victory against McLaren.

Indeed, there had been well publicised concerns throughout Ferrari this weekend about the strength of Raikkonen's engine following his water leak at the end of the Australian Grand Prix, but these proved to be unfounded when he came across the line in third position.

Nonetheless, third place was not what he and many had predicted prior to the race, the Finn admitting the race failed to live up the expectations his dominant display in Melbourne had suggested.

"A day of mixed feelings," he said. "On the one hand I am happy to have picked up six points, on the other, I am disappointed that the race did not live up to my expectations. This weekend we had to make some compromises on the car and that meant we were unable to exploit its full potential. Today we lacked a bit of speed when up against our main rivals.

Raikkonen however is remaining sanguine about his day, adding this result occurring at the beginning of the season means the team can learn from their mistakes and come strong again for the next round at Bahrain.

"I repeat that I'm a bit disappointed but I am also aware this is just the beginning of the season and that these points will definitely be important for the championship as it evolves. The team did a good job, given all the uncertainties we had. We have to try and improve to get one hundred percent out of all the elements of the package."
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Old 04-08-2007, 03:33 PM   #14
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you guys want schumacher to race all his life ? ... he needs a life .. a real one ... you know .. family food dinners outings vacations ...

i cant wait till he gets in Gp masters thou .... cant wait for hakkinen and villeneuve either ... 8)
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Old 04-08-2007, 03:51 PM   #15
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^^ Yeah that should be a blast!

Want to see Damon Hill in it too!
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