Ralf Schumacher retires
#1
Posted 16 March 2013 - 13:49
His wife looked like a nice girl too, he sure showed the rumour mongers.
Enjoy the werthers Ralf!
#3
Posted 16 March 2013 - 13:52
Really?
#4
Posted 16 March 2013 - 13:55
#5
Posted 16 March 2013 - 13:55
#6
Posted 16 March 2013 - 13:55
#7
Posted 16 March 2013 - 14:01
#8
Posted 16 March 2013 - 14:02
#9
Posted 16 March 2013 - 14:12
Between them the Schumacher's have SEVEN WDCs
#10
Posted 16 March 2013 - 14:13
Jordans best Driver was Heinz Harald Frentzen... but yeah... maybe Ralf will start commentating F1 on RTL or somewhere, would be fun
Euhh, Jordan's best driver is not Ralf Schumacher or Heinz Harald Frentzen, it's Michael Schumacher...
#11
Posted 16 March 2013 - 14:14
Ralf has announced he's joining mike in the retirement home with immediate effect. A huge loss to the racing world, he'll be missed. Always a great F1 driver, arguably one of Jordan's best drivers. Should have been WDC.
His wife looked like a nice girl too, he sure showed the rumour mongers.
Enjoy the werthers Ralf!
What's this about his wife; and what rumours?
#12
Posted 16 March 2013 - 14:26
Always a great F1 driver
Certainly not in the later stages of his F1 career.
#13
Posted 16 March 2013 - 14:41
Haha nice threadRalf has announced he's joining mike in the retirement home with immediate effect. A huge loss to the racing world, he'll be missed. Always a great F1 driver, arguably one of Jordan's best drivers. Should have been WDC.
His wife looked like a nice girl too, he sure showed the rumour mongers.
Enjoy the werthers Ralf!
It's a good thing Ralf retires imo, he never amounted to much in DTM and his Schumacher name only goes so far
I liked Ralf, nice guy and it sure must have been difficult to race with such a successful brother although the fact that his brother was so successful probably helped him get to F1.
Memories of Ralf?
* the crash in Indianapolis that looked very scary
* the team orders at Jordan he should never have let Hill win that one
* the Williams years, kept JPM honest or better said showed how mediocre JPM was
* sucking so much money out of Toyota lol what were they thinking
* Cora* with the big boobies
6 wins, 27 podiums, lots of money and has had fun in DTM
Not too shabby, enjoy life Ralf bye
JC
* edited with apologies to Corinna
Edited by JeanClaude, 16 March 2013 - 15:15.
#14
Posted 16 March 2013 - 14:57
#15
Posted 16 March 2013 - 15:00
* Corinna with the big boobies
Corinna is Michaels wife, and ex girlfriend of Heinz Harald Frentzen...
Ralfs wife is called Cora
#16
Posted 16 March 2013 - 15:02
#17
Posted 16 March 2013 - 15:12
Oops sorry of course it's CoraCorinna is Michaels wife, and ex girlfriend of Heinz Harald Frentzen...
Ralfs wife is called Cora
I guess I never came around to hearing her name properly whenever she was on TV, distracted and all
JC
#18
Posted 16 March 2013 - 15:16
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Posted 16 March 2013 - 15:18
#21
Posted 16 March 2013 - 15:45
Magny-Cours '03 and Canada '01 were two of his best victories. He should have won that race at the Nurburgring in 1999, and could have won that Spa 1998 race too.
Remember, he also reached the podium on his third race appearance (after taking out Fisi).
Edited by Disgrace, 16 March 2013 - 15:47.
#22
Posted 16 March 2013 - 15:55
Amazing career.
Between them the Schumacher's have SEVEN WDCs
#23
Posted 16 March 2013 - 15:58
edit. ah, seems i'm not the only one who remembers the '99 nurburgring race.
Edited by Wingcommander, 16 March 2013 - 15:59.
#24
Posted 16 March 2013 - 16:13
#25
Posted 16 March 2013 - 16:29
If you compare him to the most other F1 drivers his career was outstanding.
Enjoy life, Ralf
Edited by Phoenixx, 16 March 2013 - 16:31.
#26
Posted 16 March 2013 - 17:32
I wish both brothers well.
Edited by Sakae, 16 March 2013 - 17:32.
#27
Posted 16 March 2013 - 17:46
#28
Posted 16 March 2013 - 17:52
Edited by g1n, 16 March 2013 - 17:59.
#29
Posted 16 March 2013 - 17:57
When Ms. Schumacher (mother) passed away, both brothers stood side-by-side, and attended their duties with their teams. For me this kind of work-ethics is forever etched in my mind, because as in in their example, and under circumstances I have found myself just a few years later, inadvertently I ended up with similar solution, forever convinced, that my mum would have not only approve, but insist on it.
I wish both brothers well.
It's not like they had to pump cesspools ! lol.
#30
Posted 16 March 2013 - 18:50
Certainly not a member of the elite-WDC class.
I especially remember his Canada 2001 win. That was great.
It was also nice to see brothers fighting for wins.
Good luck Ralf.
#31
Posted 16 March 2013 - 19:12
#32
Posted 16 March 2013 - 19:44
He would never have reached F1 on his own merit. Only his name got him there.
Vice-German F3 Champion (in front of Wurz and Trulli who later became F1 drivers too), GP Macao Winner, Formula Nippon Champion ?
He was 11 (!) years in F1, no driver would be there so long only because of his name (-> for example Bruno Senna, Nelson Piquet jr. etc)
Edited by Phoenixx, 16 March 2013 - 19:49.
#33
Posted 16 March 2013 - 19:53
His problem is that he always was compared with Michael.
If you compare him to the most other F1 drivers his career was outstanding.
Enjoy life, Ralf
Exactly! He accomplished more than many drivers could ever hope to. Sure he was no Michael, but Ralf was good in his own right. Drove the hell out of the Williams on several occasions.
#34
Posted 16 March 2013 - 20:05
He exposed both Zanardi and Montoya as not being all they were hyped to be, and from 1999 through 20003 did all and more that could be expected by a F1 driver of his talent. The Toyota years never panned out, but they never panned out for any driver since most ills with that effort were on the Toyota side. Through his career he average a podium every 6th race, not enough to become drivers champion but being good for 2 - 3 podiums every season does indicate some level of talent.
Can not say I will miss him, since DTM to me is completely uninteresting. So for me he have been gone since 2007.
#35
Posted 16 March 2013 - 21:22
#36
Posted 16 March 2013 - 21:34
He would never have reached F1 on his own merit. Only his name got him there.
Did pretty well when he got there though. I think it's easy to mock Ralf in light of his older brother's achievements, but drivers like Michael don't come along very often, and Ralf did as well as he could've done given his own talent.
Was really exciting in his first season with Jordan, struggled a bit more with the 98 car's issues, where Damon Hill's experience helped give him an advantage.
He was fantastic in 1999 at Williams, and would've fully deserved winning at the Nurburgring in that manic race. Was pushed by Button in 2000 and probably should've asserted himself more, but with Montoya coming in Jenson's place he probably rested on his laurels a bit. The BMW Williams years were good for Ralf too, he was a true frontrunner alongside his brother and won his 6 GP's (probably could've won more too). I think he peaked in this period, and when he went to Toyota he perhaps had an overly self-inflated view of his worth, and seeing as Toyota were paying big bucks, he took the seat. I think realistically his career was on it's way down as soon as he signed with Toyota.
#37
Posted 16 March 2013 - 22:01
never had the same passion or talent as his brother but he was still impressive between 99-03.
#38
Posted 16 March 2013 - 22:08
I think his main problem was the absence of any personality or likeable feature. Even though he wasn't his voice always sounded like he was whining.
#39
Posted 16 March 2013 - 22:15
He showed that he deserved a top drive so selecting by name alone is perhaps the best wayHe would never have reached F1 on his own merit. Only his name got him there.
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#40
Posted 16 March 2013 - 22:24
Haha nice thread
It's a good thing Ralf retires imo, he never amounted to much in DTM and his Schumacher name only goes so far
I liked Ralf, nice guy and it sure must have been difficult to race with such a successful brother although the fact that his brother was so successful probably helped him get to F1.
Memories of Ralf?
* the crash in Indianapolis that looked very scary
* the team orders at Jordan he should never have let Hill win that one
* the Williams years, kept JPM honest or better said showed how mediocre JPM was
* sucking so much money out of Toyota lol what were they thinking
* Cora* with the big boobies
6 wins, 27 podiums, lots of money and has had fun in DTM
Not too shabby, enjoy life Ralf bye
JC
* edited with apologies to Corinna
Can't agree with you there. I think what that proved is that Ralf was up there with the best during 01-03.
I don't think he showed JPM to be a mediocre driver, I think he showed himself to be a very good driver.
I agree with you about letting Hill win in Spa. He should have taken that opportunity and get a win.
He was leaving Jordan anyway...
#41
Posted 16 March 2013 - 22:39
#42
Posted 16 March 2013 - 22:41
He still outscored Trulli at Toyota in 2005 and 2006 as well.
No mean feat that, either.
#43
Posted 16 March 2013 - 22:58
He still outscored Trulli at Toyota in 2005 and 2006 as well.
People say Ralf peaked in 99-03, but I'd say 2006 was one of his best seasons in F1. Much like DC had one of his best seasons in 2005 - after already having left top teams.
#44
Posted 16 March 2013 - 23:22
Sure, he became a joke once he started raking in huge cash for nothing...
He only became a joke to some dim forumers.
#45
Posted 16 March 2013 - 23:25
I remember jokes being made, also of his pissed looking face. How mature.He only became a joke to some dim forumers.
Edited by Mauseri, 16 March 2013 - 23:25.
#46
Posted 16 March 2013 - 23:25
He was a very good F1 driver who faded away in the last couple of years with Toyota.
True, but everybody who ever drove for Toyota for more than a few races got their career faded away.
#47
Posted 17 March 2013 - 05:21
#48
Posted 17 March 2013 - 05:30
#49
Posted 17 March 2013 - 05:54
Fair enough ClaudiusCan't agree with you there. I think what that proved is that Ralf was up there with the best during 01-03.
I don't think he showed JPM to be a mediocre driver, I think he showed himself to be a very good driver.
I agree with you about letting Hill win in Spa. He should have taken that opportunity and get a win.
He was leaving Jordan anyway...
It's a bit of a glass half full or half empty thing and my dislike of JPM probably got the better of me
JC
#50
Posted 17 March 2013 - 08:14