Schumacher May Win A Race Or Two This Year...

[highlandsflyer]

Incisive.

 

[Neil G]

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Also you have to add into the mix, that Schumacher is the best part of 20 years older than Rosberg, and had been retired from F1 racing for some years.

And I think it bears note, Schumacher does not appear to be at the same zenith of his F1 driving abilities as he was in his prime.

I dispute it means nothing - how many other drivers from his era, at this age, would you expect to be able to still compete at that level - especially given the gap when he retired, and the rapid change in how the cars and tyres have evolved.

Even now - if in his 40s, his edge is somewhat blunted, and he's merely a peer, on roughly the same level as the rest of the drivers - that's no mean feat - he's nearly 20 years older than many.
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So all in, because he's 20 years older that makes it acceptable to drive to a midfield pace and not win anything, get beat by your younger teammate and still rest on your former career to help you get by in the mean time until you find the pace that you want! Schumacher knew all this before he came back. He was older, alot more of the field are driving at an incredible pace and now he has lost some of his spark.

Every driver wants to beat there team mate throughout the year to get above them in the constructors championship its a well known fact. Wether it be 1 point or 25 points its still finishing above. So it must be killing him knowing that he cant even do that let alone challenge the other quicker drivers in the filed!

Is he really that bothered? He's raced against some of the greats in his day, I certainly feel it's good that he's still racing....a reminder of the good times!

 

[Bullpup]

He still has that win at all cost Killer Instinct.

The difference is that when he was at Ferrari he had both car and tyres made to suit his driving style which is why his team mates perhaps suffered.

At last the Mercedes is getting close to that ideal albeit there is still a problem using generic tyres, but his performance is a lot better.

Same situation at Red Bull: Last year the Car suited Vettel not Weber - look at the results. This year and 2 years ago the car suits Webber and Vettel is finding it a lot harder.