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Drivesthebeast,Sep 10 2006, 08:43 PM Wrote:I thought the saddest day in F1 was when Murray Walker retired...I miss him practically having himself over the mic talking about Schumie...lol

Still, we'll see if anyone can top him now...
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Murray Walker was an idiot that used to get off on seeing British Drivers not do well because they couldn't. He would have a hard on every time he mentioned Damon Hills name.

Quote:If you mean classy as in stopping on his qualifying lap to block anyone from beating him or purposely running into Damon Hill to secure his championship and trying the same thing with Jacques Villeneuve then yes he will be missed. M.S.is a good enough driver to win without cheating. Too bad an otherwise great carrer will forever be marred by these and many other questionable incidents. I for one will not miss the arrogant SOB.

Everyone does stupid things during their time on this Earth. With respect to the qualifying lap you spoke of, Alonso had the whole 15 minutes to beat Schumacher's time in that qualifying session. If he couldn't beat him in 14 minutes, 30 seconds, then the last 30 seconds wouldn't help.

Jacques Villeneuve has less class than a cave man. He's the only driver I know of that put down his team while driving for them. When he was racing for BAR he would make fun of the team whenever given the chance. In Montreal 3 years ago I heard him say and I quote "Well we [BAR] came here not expecting to finish and of course we didn't as expected. The car is not performing asgood as it should be...". What kinda s*** is that?

With respect to his career being marred; No other driver has every single record except for the youngest driver to win a grand prix. Sure there were bumps in the road along the way but how would you respond if the governing body of Formula One changed the rules each year to hinder your chances of winning. Every new rule that came out in the last 5 years was to limit Ferrari's chance of winning another grand prix.

Arrogant? Arrogance is when you think you're the best. Truth is when you know you are the best.

Quote:M.S. was a dick. His retirement now lets all the other ppl get on with racing. I will not miss the jerk and all of his on and off track anticks. I think F1 will be better off without him, personally speaking.

Why all these people hate on M.S? The reason is because no one likes what they can't beat. No other driver could achieve what Schumacher has. His retirement now lets all the other people get on with racing? Every team was given equal chances to become great. Can you condemn Ferrari for giving the best driver the best car? This isn't house league hockey. Not everyone deserves the right to sit atop a podium every race.

I'm not saying the guy is perfect but he is far from an asshole. He donated as much as Canada as a whole did to the Tsunami relief. He evelated F1 to a level not ever achieved before. If it wasn't for Michael Schumacher's career, Bernie Ecklestone wouldn't be making $500 Million a year. You can't blame the guy for being the best he could be at something he loved. Just stop hating on a guy who achieved a ton of goals.