Michael, with the depest respect are you effectively saying that all serious injuries are the same? Medically, physiologically, that is simply not the case and you must know that. Mick Doohan's injuries were different to Herbert's, which were different to Schumacher's, different to Graham Hill's to name but three. The human body simply does not always recover to 100%. There are different extents of muscle and nerve regrowth, the later being especially important for reaction speed, the former for the pressure the person can exert, even alignment of the bones can change. Injuries as serious as Herbert's take longer than 12 months to heal at the very quickest, his feet and lower legs were mangled horribly. You only had to watch him walk for years after to know that.
People have different views on his driving ability and potential, which is fair enough, but please don't underestimate what he went through.
All wood floats, but not all that floats is wood.
Edited by AJCee, 17 September 2015 - 19:04.