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[Szoelloe]

Thx JJ!

[baddog]

Not sure how someone could watch that and conclude that Mark's was a better lap.. to each his own I guess.

[ivand911]

Watching the three BBC clowns doing 2012 review.

[boldhakka]

Both great laps.

[goldenboy]

It's a strange comment to make but after watching it a few times they are quite different ways of attacking the lap. However schumi was quicker so..... ?

besides, michael taking his hand off at that point wins it for me.

Edited by goldenboy, 29 December 2012 - 14:33.

[Juan Kerr]

He wouldn't be saying that had Schu did not get the grid drop.

That lap around Monaco was vintage Michael.

It's just a dig at Schumacher again probably.

[Szoelloe]

MS was adjusting break balance several times through the lap. MW wasn't. Do they have a different way to do that, or it was simply not needed? Both were pretty fine laps. I would find it very hard to make a decision on ranking purely on visual. We do know though that MS was a tad faster.

[Juan Kerr]

MS was adjusting break balance several times through the lap. MW wasn't. Do they have a different way to do that, or it was simply not needed? Both were pretty fine laps. I would find it very hard to make a decision on ranking purely on visual. We do know though that MS was a tad faster.

Schumacher likes to alter the braking behavior into different types of corners and from different entry speeds. He's used to doing it and makes it work, most normal drivers can't be dealing with the extra hassle.

[Urawa]

Q&A with Ross about Michael

[ivand911]

Q&A with Ross about Michael

Interesting interview, I think it confirm some of the stuff we discussed here. Tests, simulator. Bad car being the limiting factor.
Also from Clear interview, he confirm my believe that Michael could have won China in second and third part of the race. Some people laughed here at me, saying that. We didn't know that Nico just get lucky with very good first set of tyre(Q and first stint).

[Sakae]

Interestingly enough, Ross is also stating what some of us, I was one of them, suggested several times during his comeback, that some of his accidents could be linked to quality of drivers around him in midfield. Several posters were snarling at that suggestion, but any open minded person would understand that it takes two to tango, and simulator is not enough to teach you how to race wheel to wheel, which is a disadvantage to newcomers.

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One memorable, and most telling comments which I do remember came from Petrov, who declared to the whole world: I don't brake for Schumacher...

Edited by Sakae, 30 December 2012 - 10:08.

[Ferrari_F1_fan_2001]

A 43 year old driving one handed at 150mph inches away from a barrier and setting the fastest time around the track that demands total skill and commitment. Yup....lap of the year for me.

Grazie Michael.

[Szoelloe]

Q&A with Ross about Michael

It's always good to see or hear RB's thoughts on MS, nobody knows him better, and he is in the position to benchmark his two careers. Saying that, there's hardly anything new or something we didn't already know there. I sincerely wish he could have found the motivation to go on another two-three years, but if you think about it, that would be asking too much. It's a pity the Wxx cars turned out to be dogs. It would have been huge fun seeing him in a podium capable, competitive car. He still had it in him.

[Clatter]

Schumacher likes to alter the braking behavior into different types of corners and from different entry speeds. He's used to doing it and makes it work, most normal drivers can't be dealing with the extra hassle.

Plenty of other drivers do the same, and if they don't it's because it's not necessary. Not because they lack the skill or can't be bothered.

[ali_M]

It's always good to see or hear RB's thoughts on MS, nobody knows him better, and he is in the position to benchmark his two careers. Saying that, there's hardly anything new or something we didn't already know there. I sincerely wish he could have found the motivation to go on another two-three years, but if you think about it, that would be asking too much. It's a pity the Wxx cars turned out to be dogs. It would have been huge fun seeing him in a podium capable, competitive car. He still had it in him.

For a second I thought Rubens Barichello when I saw the RB. But then I snapped out of it.... you meant Ross Brawn.

[Szoelloe]

For a second I thought Rubens Barichello when I saw the RB. But then I snapped out of it.... you meant Ross Brawn.

LOL. And it could be Red Bull too.

[Szoelloe]

Plenty of other drivers do the same, and if they don't it's because it's not necessary. Not because they lack the skill or can't be bothered.

Don't think it as anything to do with skill, and yes, several other team's onboards show similar brake-balance adjustment during a lap. I checked some, and it seems as I said, that either it's unnecessary for them(RB), or they have a different way to do that. Red could simply be more advanced(in that too ) .

[ali_M]

Don't think it as anything to do with skill, and yes, several other team's onboards show similar brake-balance adjustment during a lap. I checked some, and it seems as I said, that either it's unnecessary for them(RB), or they have a different way to do that. Red could simply be more advanced(in that too ) .

We see Michael drive qualifying laps while not making any adjustments to his brake balance and then he'll drive while frequently making adjustments. It all depends on the car and the track. It's all in his usual effort to extract the maximum from the car and he has the ability to multitask in that way. Not all the drivers can do this.

[Clatter]

We see Michael drive qualifying laps while not making any adjustments to his brake balance and then he'll drive while frequently making adjustments. It all depends on the car and the track. It's all in his usual effort to extract the maximum from the car and he has the ability to multitask in that way. Not all the drivers can do this.

Name those that can't.

[SpartanChas]

maybe that underachiever vettel would do better if he pulled his finger out a bit and adjusted his brake balance more often.

Edited by SpartanChas, 31 December 2012 - 19:36.

[Clatter]

:rofl: maybe vettel would do better if he pulled his finger out a bit and adjusted his brake balance more often.

Or perhaps MS would have done better if he hadn't been messing about in the cockpit. There's at least one recent crash of his because he wasn't paying attention.

[Sakae]

I wonder how would you know that to be so certain.

[Szoelloe]

Or perhaps MS would have done better if he hadn't been messing about in the cockpit. There's at least one recent crash of his because he wasn't paying attention.

You're way off the mark.

[Jejking]

Schumachers 'kill count' in 2012 was 1 (one) victim and that was in Singapore. Spain wasn't his fault.

[George Costanza]

1998 Vintage....

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Edited by George Costanza, 31 December 2012 - 01:40.

[Jejking]

https://docs.google....tQkk/edit?pli=1

SkySports on Merc, Rosberg and Schumacher in 2012. Enjoy!

[DutchCruijff]

I've been reading "Michael Schumacher: The Edge of Greatness" by J.Allen, if you haven't read it please do as it's a great book, and these two excerpts were rather interesting and puts his racing characteristics into context.

"He never tried any **** one me. If you look even when I was Jaguar he stayed behind me once at Spa for seven or eight laps because he knew I wouldn't take any ****. Everyone says "Michael pulled over one me or pushed me off here". If you don't move your car he's going to have an accident and he won't do it again. And that's why I never understood these pricets with their complaining. Keep your car there, so he driver into you. If he drives into you he won't do it again, because he's fighting for the championship and you're not" - Eddie Irvine, who mentions that he wasn't a particularly great test driver and that, as any sane man would have it, his strengths lay in his anticipation rather than his reaction time.

"Respect is important to me. I used to have to fight a running battle with the drivers of the older generation, who played the role of master. If I believe what Gerhard Berger has told me then it was predominantly me who was treated in that way. None of them (Senna/Piquet/Mansell et al) liked me at first. They wanted to show the young lad the way things are. There were, for some instance, some nice brake tests. You would drive into a full power corner and suddenly the man in front is of the opinion he should his foot off and block you for a lap. And if you did the same to them, the older drivers coldn't stand it. They claimed I was arrogant if I complained about these incidents. Now that I am an experienced driver I would never act like that with the boys." - Schumacher, something that's incredibly telling of the racing enivornment in which he was brought up in.

[AvranaKern]

https://docs.google....tQkk/edit?pli=1

SkySports on Merc, Rosberg and Schumacher in 2012. Enjoy!

Sky has really improved in terms of montage. That's one hell of a goodbye Schumi edit at the end of the video. Well done.

By the way, I noticed that Schumacher apparently elected not to show up in front of cameras after he decided to retire. No appearance here, no appearance in FiA Gala Edit.

Edited by ali.unal, 31 December 2012 - 11:43.

[AJFIN]

Sky has really improved in terms of montage. That's one hell of a goodbye Schumi edit at the end of the video. Well done.

By the way, I noticed that Schumacher apparently elected not to show up in front of cameras after he decided to retire. No appearance here, no appearance in FiA Gala Edit.

Wasn't he in the FIA gala edit with his back turned to the camera, throwing a stack of cards over his shoulders?

[AvranaKern]

Wasn't he in the FIA gala edit with his back turned to the camera, throwing a stack of cards over his shoulders?

Oh really? I didn't spot. May have missed.

[Jejking]

Sky has really improved in terms of montage. That's one hell of a goodbye Schumi edit at the end of the video. Well done.

By the way, I noticed that Schumacher apparently elected not to show up in front of cameras after he decided to retire. No appearance here, no appearance in FiA Gala Edit.

It wasn't Sky, they'd WISH. It's FOM ;)

MSC did appear in the gala vid, it was him if I saw it correctly.

BBC show with the usual pissing on Schumacher. What a failure, they didn't even mention the podium in Valencia. It's bullshit.

Edited by Jejking, 31 December 2012 - 18:36.

[Ferrari_F1_fan_2001]

Or perhaps MS would have done better if he hadn't been messing about in the cockpit. There's at least one recent crash of his because he wasn't paying attention.

And 91 wins

69 poles

156 podiums

Most laps led


And a lot of ass kicked.

[Clatter]

And 91 wins

69 poles

156 podiums

Most laps led


And a lot of ass kicked.

You keep on living in the past if it makes you feel better.

[Sakae]

Happy New Year Michael wishing to you, your family, friends, and fans alike.
Cheers
Sakae

[baddog]

Or perhaps MS would have done better if he hadn't been messing about in the cockpit. There's at least one recent crash of his because he wasn't paying attention.

Better than pole at Monaco? sure..

[pUs]

A 43 year old driving one handed at 150mph inches away from a barrier and setting the fastest time around the track that demands total skill and commitment. Yup....lap of the year for me.

Grazie Michael.

Pure class. The guy will be missed.

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