Schumi to fill in for Massa?

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alf101 said:
Shumi created the team.
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Not quite:

In 1996, Ferrari made a landmark decision in its history by hiring two-time defending world champion Michael Schumacher for an astronomical salary of around $30 million a year. Schumacher also brought with him the nucleus of his hugely successful Benetton team, mainly in the form of Ross Brawn (technical director) and Rory Byrne (chief designer). Teaming up with Jean Todt (team principal), they set about rebuilding the Scuderia.
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Regardless of how he got it, bringing the no.1 to Ferrari would've been the basis of that decision. With Brawn/Byrne designing the hardware, they would've had another F1 champ in a couple of years even if they decided to train a monkey...
 
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enigma243 said:
Not quite:



Regardless of how he got it, bringing the no.1 to Ferrari would've been the basis of that decision. With Brawn/Byrne designing the hardware, they would've had another F1 champ in a couple of years even if they decided to train a monkey...
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Get over it dude.
Shumi made that team.
It went downhill quickly when he left.
 
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LOL firstly shummi is a big reason they succeeded because he gave them plenty feedback, feedback which a monkey may not have been able to do.

Shummi is a very technical driver and knows more than your average driver.

Secondly shummi never created ferrari but he did have a hand in it becoming amazing. When he left alf he had just lost 2 world championships to alonso so the writing was on the wall already.
 
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He certainly played a pivotal role in shaping Ferrari into a winning team.
 
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Pitbull said:
Sienna was the best ever. Nuff Said :p
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Sienna is a Fiat, Similar to a Palio and has absolutely nothing to do with motor racing, and you seem to have an opinion.

Schumacher went to Ferrari not as a driver but as a complete racer.
He helped build Ferrari back into a superpower in F1. Ferrari then claimed that it was better to spend on a driver than can gain a second a lap rather than to spend money in development of the car to gain one second.

In his Bennetton days, there was a race where he lost a gear, he changed his driving style including his racing line and managed to end up third.
If you think his driving was not all that, ask Frank Williams or Murray Walker.
They admitted that he is the best and we know how arrogant the British about their drivers, just listen to the current commentator Jonathan Legard, he mentions the name jenson button as JHENNson BHUTTON and says it almost every 20 seconds, bloody irritating.
 
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He was a centre part of the team and worked harder than anyone else of the team. He didn't just pitch for the races and leave for home until the next race like Kimi does.
 
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enigma243 said:
Schumacher is an arrogant asswad who happened to be able to drive a bit. He very often had the benefit of the best equipment, as evidenced by mediocre (by F1 standards) teammates often shadowing him for a 1-2 finish.

His '94 championship came after he deliberately ran Hill off the road (after himself smashing into the barriers), and he only lost the '97 championship because a similar stunt (this time directed at Villeneuve) backfired.

Bernie and Max turned him into the face of Formula 1 and he has the association of Ferrari International Assistance (also known as the FIA) to thank for most of his success. He is a pillock.
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You forgot he's German?

It's the way the Germans are, it's nothing personal ;)
 
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MR.C said:
Sienna is a Fiat, Similar to a Palio and has absolutely nothing to do with motor racing, and you seem to have an opinion.

Schumacher went to Ferrari not as a driver but as a complete racer.
He helped build Ferrari back into a superpower in F1. Ferrari then claimed that it was better to spend on a driver than can gain a second a lap rather than to spend money in development of the car to gain one second.

In his Bennetton days, there was a race where he lost a gear, he changed his driving style including his racing line and managed to end up third.
If you think his driving was not all that, ask Frank Williams or Murray Walker.
They admitted that he is the best and we know how arrogant the British about their drivers, just listen to the current commentator Jonathan Legard, he mentions the name jenson button as JHENNson BHUTTON and says it almost every 20 seconds, bloody irritating.
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Spelling mistake.... L2Read whole threads much ?
 
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enigma243 said:
Schumacher is an arrogant asswad who happened to be able to drive a bit. He very often had the benefit of the best equipment, as evidenced by mediocre (by F1 standards) teammates often shadowing him for a 1-2 finish.

His '94 championship came after he deliberately ran Hill off the road (after himself smashing into the barriers), and he only lost the '97 championship because a similar stunt (this time directed at Villeneuve) backfired.

Bernie and Max turned him into the face of Formula 1 and he has the association of Ferrari International Assistance (also known as the FIA) to thank for most of his success. He is a pillock.
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P.S.
Even Murray Walker didn't blame Shumi for that one, FIA also cleared him.

Villeneuve was lucky :p
 
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