Comments on: Gene: “Schumacher almost rejoined Ferrari”

By: Terry Fabulous

Terry Fabulous — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:11:15 +0000

Yeah I suppose you are right there Steph, I would hardly call two constructors titles and one drivers a period of failure.

I must have had my pair of anti-Kimi blinkers on!

Happy new year Mate!

By: Speedy John

Speedy John — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:28:07 +0000

I think that with so many limitations F1 will stop being F1 one day!
F1 was being used by the manufacturers and teams to improve the cars we drive everyday, we cannot think that BMW and Toyota cannot afford F1 and others will not leave if these limitations stop the fun of F1.
Technical freedom is necessary, see different cars on the grid, improving race by race, cutting the tests is also a poor management of a situation.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:49:20 +0000

ok, lets consider this for a second…

F-1000 ,

90% standard Formula cars, with all the specs of the current redbull or brawn,

but, either V10 4L engines or 2.8L V6 Turbo-charged with 1000HP (with the boost up in qualifying, F1 engines use to go over 1100 HP),

then minimize the wings, a single element front and rear, and make the rear diffuser standard and 70% smaller, and keep the current slicks (i.e. mechanical grip becomes way more important than aero grip)

now, allow for 4-car teams, 4 Ferraris vs 4 Mclarens vs 4 Mercs vs 4 Red Bulls etc…

now, which is better, F1 or F-1000, the F1000 cars would be faster with 33% more HP, and more difficult to drive with their power and lack of aero…., isnt that what F1 is meant to be?

because its WHAT F1 was in the 80′s!!!

why they didnt make A1gp this i dont know.. but oh well…

and another thing where F1 sorely lacks, if good tv coverage, Nascar and IRL are waaay ahead in their production on their tv-presentation…..

cmon Bernie, use split screens (car in pits and leader on the same screen), use more in car (show in car camera and normal cameras at same time).. heck, just watch one nascar race and look at the production

regards

Steven

contactable on stevenonearth AT gmail.com

By: chrishooke

chrishooke — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:05:50 +0000

Good luck to Michael. When he came to Ferrari, the great team was a joke. The cars he had to drive were dogs, yet he still got the results no other driver at the time could have done. He made Ferrari the success they are along with Ross Braun and Jean Todt, but he would have had quicker success if he had took the easy route and gone to Williams Renault. I think all Ferrari fans should wish him luck and look forward to a fantastic 2010 season.

By: steph90

steph90 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:46:08 +0000

Do you think that in years to come Luca Di Monty wil come to regard elbowing Schumi aside for Raikonnen an enormous mistake?

Good question Terry. Well they did get the driver’s once with him and constructor’s x2 so it was still an impressive relationship. And I think things have worked out-they have Alonso now and he is the future while Schuey as brilliant as he is, has a very limited amount of time left in the sport.

By: steph90

steph90 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:41:08 +0000

Problem is Massa’s form completely changed and he delivered to a much higher standard in 08 and 09 (where he was beating Kimi before the accident) compared to 07.
LdM said previously that Kimi and Alonso would not be a good pairing.
This is Ferrari here too and they aren’t afraid of anyone. If they can take the best then they will. I think they’re being underestimated

By: DC

DC — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:16:36 +0000

How do you know Massa would have beat Räikkönen this year? Räikönen was WDC in his first year at Ferrari, handily beating Massa.

By: f1 fan

f1 fan — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:32:29 +0000

Shumacher/Alonso @ Ferrari… that thought did cross my mind but I just couldn’t believe it was possible.

Something tells me Massa will be having a difficult season in 2010 and Alonso will do better than him.

By: Speedy John

Speedy John — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:08:38 +0000

I always been a Ferrari and a Shumacher fan, but let´s not forget that 3 years without competition and all the technical changes will have is toll on Shumacher, i would prefer he be seated and wacthing the action!
Shumacher has to realise that the driving circuits are different,technical changes are different and that many young and talented drivers are just waiting to prove themselves better now, i think the F1 next season will have many personal battles, especialy with Shumacher!
Alonso enjoys beating Shumacher and has the upper hand on him, if Shumacher is not on the Podium in the first 2-3 races, mentally he´ll suffer the rest of the season and possibly will regret it for many years, nevertheless as a F1 fan for more than 25 years, i just hope the Racing will be back to the track!

By: Maciek

Maciek — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:51:51 +0000

That’s just not serious. Massa beat Raikkonen last year and would have beat him this year, too. How is he the weak link?