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"F1: Should Schummi go?"

So, with Monaco sorted there's still the overriding feeling that some of the drivers still feel angry about Michael Schumacher's antics. But this is such a small consideration when you take the whole year so far into account. The question is; are the performances and the incidents this last year enough reason for him to throw in the towel at the end of 2006?

There are many reasons why he should go, but probably just as many reasons for him to stay in the sport he had, until last year, dominated. With Alonso now looking to show the world that his championship last year wasn't just a one-hit wonder, Schummi is inching back some ground to fight back. He's still in front of Kimi Raikkonen, helped in part to a late mistake yesterday, who seems to be the only other driver capable of challenging Alonso at the moment.

But if he stayed in for another year, would Ferarri be able to pull something out of the bag? Would Schumacher want to risk damaging his reputation further? Or is the experience of racing more important to him than the experience of winning? It's a question only he could answer, but for me personally, I think that we need some new blood in F1 and to do that, someone has to go. Would that be Schumacher? I don't know...

Thanks for clearing that up, it's rather... before my time!

Prost and Senna never really got on and they both won a title by knocking each other out so it really evened out. It was more based on hatred and anyone but them to win.

schumigirl1956 wrote:
> How can someone say nasty throughts about Michael Schumacher
> okay he has made a few mistakes but he is certainly a genius
> compared to Gordon Ramsay, he is a pile of horse manure, i would
> want to be a fan of his, his cooking is crap, Gary Rhodes cooks
> better than him, anyway i have followed Michael Schumacher since
> 1991 and i still am remaining with him, so drivers today in which
> i am including is Juan pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and many
> more are a bunch of idiots, they will never conquer world titles
> and fastest laps compared to Michael, because Michael has natural
> born talent in which drivers today lack.

Alonso has no natural talent... right, so those assured performances dating back to when he was at Minardi challenging drivers in far superior cars never happened? Or the speedy rise of Raikonnen (especially) or Hamilton through juinor formuale, for example? Come to think of it, have you ever heard of a guy called Mark Webber either? :)

Bloody good driver, but also guilty of using underhand tactics; why else was he excluded from the 1997 championship? And why take offence to that when it's so blindingly obvious; the great Senna won a championship through ramming once himself I think. Sad that the two never properly really competed against each other too...

Probably just an attempt to rile me thinking with the Ramsay avatar i was a fan of his, unfortunately i've never watched Hell's Kitchen and can't say i really give two fig newtons about Ramsay so it failed :-D

Gordon Ramsay I believe has more Michelin stars than anyone in this country, he is an accomplished chef, has a good tv series and is an ex professional footballer. Michael Schumacher was a cheat. Incidences such as ramming Hill off the track and parking at Monaco back up my point.

Ramsay > Schumacher

Heh, I don't think I've ever heard Schumacher compared to chefs before.

Ainsley Harriot > Michael Schumacher

Kawada wrote:
> Good riddance, one less plonker, dangerous person and cheat in
> sport.
>
> And the Yankees fans have a chant that is extremely apt for him
>
> Overrrrrrrr-raaaaaaated


How can someone say nasty throughts about Michael Schumacher okay he has made a few mistakes but he is certainly a genius compared to Gordon Ramsay, he is a pile of horse manure, i would want to be a fan of his, his cooking is crap, Gary Rhodes cooks better than him, anyway i have followed Michael Schumacher since 1991 and i still am remaining with him, so drivers today in which i am including is Juan pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso and many more are a bunch of idiots, they will never conquer world titles and fastest laps compared to Michael, because Michael has natural born talent in which drivers today lack.

Good riddance, one less plonker, dangerous person and cheat in sport.

And the Yankees fans have a chant that is extremely apt for him

Overrrrrrrr-raaaaaaated

Smedlos wrote:
> I seem to get the feeling you don't like him....... :D
>
> As a person I don't like him, as a sportsman he's a genius.

He's not a sportsman, but I agree that he is a good driver.

No sportsman would want a contract that prevents his team-mate from competing with him.