09-09-2006, 08:24 PM
09-09-2006, 08:34 PM
I think he will (Retire from F1 for good).
No point sticking around with a lesser team, and spend the rest of your years filling up the grid (Eh Villeneuve?)
No point sticking around with a lesser team, and spend the rest of your years filling up the grid (Eh Villeneuve?)
09-09-2006, 08:54 PM
Yep i reckon he'll go too.
Just hope he's remembered for the fantastic driver he is and not the bad calls the ferrari team bosses have made in the past.
Ole bernie will be pooping his pants.
Just hope he's remembered for the fantastic driver he is and not the bad calls the ferrari team bosses have made in the past.
Ole bernie will be pooping his pants.
09-09-2006, 08:58 PM
p.s quickbuck love your signiture,that guy was a fruitcake (bl@@dy funny fruitcake though)
09-09-2006, 09:11 PM
Yep,
Just finished reading his book (That I got about 3 years ago). Bloody good read by all accounts.
I would never have thought I would miss his bumbling comments, but I do. It is great to hear him comentate for the GP masters series.
Murray has lived a very interesting life.
Just finished reading his book (That I got about 3 years ago). Bloody good read by all accounts.
I would never have thought I would miss his bumbling comments, but I do. It is great to hear him comentate for the GP masters series.
Murray has lived a very interesting life.
09-09-2006, 09:18 PM
Heres one or two
Famous quotes (`Murrayisms`)
>> ''Now we go into lap 53, the penultimate last lap but one.''
>> ''Excuse me while I interrupt myself...''
>> ''And at last he passes... No! He's off! I thought he was going to pass but he's overshot!''
>> ''And what a bitter pill that must be to swallow.'' (An oft-repeated maxim for a driver who makes a mistake that loses him the race.)
>> ''With half the race gone, there's half the race still to go.''
>> ''If the gloves weren't off before—and they were—they sure are now!''
>> ''Now he must not go the wrong way round the circuit and unless he can spin himself stationary through 360 degrees I fail to see how he can avoid doing so.''
>> ''Now Laffite is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffite.''
>> ''There's a difference of only one second between these two cars ...one... that's how long a second is''
>> ''And Damon Hill comes through to win the Japanese Grand Prix... and I've got to stop, because I've got a lump in my throat...'' (Walker for once made speechless with emotion as Damon Hill wins the 1996 Formula 1 World Championship at Suzuka)
>> ''I should imagine that the conditions in those cars are totally unimaginable.''
>> '' 'If' is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, 'if' is F1 spelled backwards.''
>> '' Watch the lights appear to countdown the start! —One light! —Two lights! —Three lights! —Four lights! —Five laps!''
>> Describing his commentary style: ''I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong.''
>> ''The interesting thing about this circuit is that it has inclines; not just up, but down as well.''
>> ''This has been a mediocre season for Nelson Piquet, as he is now known, and always has been.''
>> ''Spin! Spin! Spin!''
>> ''Fire! Fire! Fire!''
>> ''I've just stopped my startwatch''
>> ''And the track temperature has in fact risen in degrees!''
>> ''Martin Schanche's car is absolutely unique—except for the one following it, which is identical.''
>> ''It is so exciting you could cut the atmosphere with a cricket stump.''
>> ''Do my eyes deceive me or is Senna's Lotus sounding a bit rough?''
>> ''That's a big one! The car upside down is a Toyota!''
Famous quotes (`Murrayisms`)
>> ''Now we go into lap 53, the penultimate last lap but one.''
>> ''Excuse me while I interrupt myself...''
>> ''And at last he passes... No! He's off! I thought he was going to pass but he's overshot!''
>> ''And what a bitter pill that must be to swallow.'' (An oft-repeated maxim for a driver who makes a mistake that loses him the race.)
>> ''With half the race gone, there's half the race still to go.''
>> ''If the gloves weren't off before—and they were—they sure are now!''
>> ''Now he must not go the wrong way round the circuit and unless he can spin himself stationary through 360 degrees I fail to see how he can avoid doing so.''
>> ''Now Laffite is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffite.''
>> ''There's a difference of only one second between these two cars ...one... that's how long a second is''
>> ''And Damon Hill comes through to win the Japanese Grand Prix... and I've got to stop, because I've got a lump in my throat...'' (Walker for once made speechless with emotion as Damon Hill wins the 1996 Formula 1 World Championship at Suzuka)
>> ''I should imagine that the conditions in those cars are totally unimaginable.''
>> '' 'If' is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, 'if' is F1 spelled backwards.''
>> '' Watch the lights appear to countdown the start! —One light! —Two lights! —Three lights! —Four lights! —Five laps!''
>> Describing his commentary style: ''I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong.''
>> ''The interesting thing about this circuit is that it has inclines; not just up, but down as well.''
>> ''This has been a mediocre season for Nelson Piquet, as he is now known, and always has been.''
>> ''Spin! Spin! Spin!''
>> ''Fire! Fire! Fire!''
>> ''I've just stopped my startwatch''
>> ''And the track temperature has in fact risen in degrees!''
>> ''Martin Schanche's car is absolutely unique—except for the one following it, which is identical.''
>> ''It is so exciting you could cut the atmosphere with a cricket stump.''
>> ''Do my eyes deceive me or is Senna's Lotus sounding a bit rough?''
>> ''That's a big one! The car upside down is a Toyota!''
11-09-2006, 07:56 PM
well well well,the ole schue's done it.
I hope he can put ferrari at the top and win the drivers championship for a fitting farewell for himself.
I hope he can put ferrari at the top and win the drivers championship for a fitting farewell for himself.
12-09-2006, 05:51 PM
postdriver Wrote:
well well well,the ole schue's done it.
I hope he can put ferrari at the top and win the drivers championship for a fitting farewell for himself.
So do I me ole china (Yes, and I told ya).
Even if he gets second, he would have given it his all obviously, and be betten by some better luck from that Spanish fella (who hasn't had much in the second half of the season, it has to be said).
I have been a Schu fan ever since he first joined Benetton. I always likes the Ferraris, but was a little disillusioned when they could only ever manage 4th in the Championship (many years ago now). Just loved the way the Schu could upstage the big names of the day.
The Schu has been in F1 a very long time though, almost as long as I have been in the RNZAF (and that is a lot when you look back).
It is time to leave now. I mean Hill stayed on a couple of seasons too long, and Villeneuve has stayed about 8 seasons too long (Yep, still giving him a hard time. No where near as good as his dad).
13-09-2006, 11:59 AM
[attachment=126]The man is a legend,heres some interesting facts i found
Schumacher already holds nearly every F1 mark.
The Ferrari driver has 90 wins in 247 starts almost doubling his nearest competitor Alain Prost's 51 wins. He is also the all-time leader in poles (68), series titles (7), most wins in a single season (13 - 2004), consecutive wins (7 - 2004), 2nd-place finishes (43), fastest race laps (75), races led (139), laps led (5,047), points earned (1,354), points in a season (148 - 2004), consecutive seasons with a win (15), podium finishes (153), wins at one GP (8 - France), wins from the pole (40), consecutive races in the points (24), consecutive podium finishes (19), championship winning margin (67 - 2002) and earliest clinch of a title (with 6 races to go - 2002).
In 2002 he finish on the podium in every event - the only driver to every do so and he holds with former teammate Rubens Barrichello the record for most one-two finishes at 24.
With all these records and still just 37, Schumacher could continue in the sport for a few more years, but he has chosen just the right time to call it quits.
"When you retire too late, you damage your reputation," said Helmut Digel, VP of the IAAF. "Michael Schumacher quit when he is still world class. You can only wish that all athletes made such decisions."
His dominance of the sport cannot be argued.
His win percentage is far better than "King" Richard Petty's. Petty won more times 200, but he raced in 1177 events (16.99%) which pales next to Schumacher's win percentage of 36.43%. Three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. has 18 wins in 99 starts = 18.18%, while A.J. Foyt (53 Champ Car wins in 369 starts) won at a 14.36% pace.
Mario Andretti's win percentage is much lower than Schumacher (111 wins in 879 starts = 12.62%) though it can be argued that Andretti raced in almost every series while Schumacher stayed in Formula One for his entire career. Andretti won four Champ Car Series titles, one Formula One title and has both a Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 win on his resume.
Still, in my opinion, the numbers speak for themselves.
In fact, his dominance of Formula One might just be the greatest of any sportsman in any sport. His number would compare favorably with Tiger Wood's domination of golf or Roger Federer's current abuse of men's tennis competition.
Yes, Schumacher is the greatest race car driver in history and you have just three more chances to see him before he retires from the sport for good. Don't you dare miss them.
And futher more he's a genorous b#stard.Remember when he gave U.S$10,000,000 for the tsunami relief.
can't overstate it
LEGEND
Schumacher already holds nearly every F1 mark.
The Ferrari driver has 90 wins in 247 starts almost doubling his nearest competitor Alain Prost's 51 wins. He is also the all-time leader in poles (68), series titles (7), most wins in a single season (13 - 2004), consecutive wins (7 - 2004), 2nd-place finishes (43), fastest race laps (75), races led (139), laps led (5,047), points earned (1,354), points in a season (148 - 2004), consecutive seasons with a win (15), podium finishes (153), wins at one GP (8 - France), wins from the pole (40), consecutive races in the points (24), consecutive podium finishes (19), championship winning margin (67 - 2002) and earliest clinch of a title (with 6 races to go - 2002).
In 2002 he finish on the podium in every event - the only driver to every do so and he holds with former teammate Rubens Barrichello the record for most one-two finishes at 24.
With all these records and still just 37, Schumacher could continue in the sport for a few more years, but he has chosen just the right time to call it quits.
"When you retire too late, you damage your reputation," said Helmut Digel, VP of the IAAF. "Michael Schumacher quit when he is still world class. You can only wish that all athletes made such decisions."
His dominance of the sport cannot be argued.
His win percentage is far better than "King" Richard Petty's. Petty won more times 200, but he raced in 1177 events (16.99%) which pales next to Schumacher's win percentage of 36.43%. Three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. has 18 wins in 99 starts = 18.18%, while A.J. Foyt (53 Champ Car wins in 369 starts) won at a 14.36% pace.
Mario Andretti's win percentage is much lower than Schumacher (111 wins in 879 starts = 12.62%) though it can be argued that Andretti raced in almost every series while Schumacher stayed in Formula One for his entire career. Andretti won four Champ Car Series titles, one Formula One title and has both a Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 win on his resume.
Still, in my opinion, the numbers speak for themselves.
In fact, his dominance of Formula One might just be the greatest of any sportsman in any sport. His number would compare favorably with Tiger Wood's domination of golf or Roger Federer's current abuse of men's tennis competition.
Yes, Schumacher is the greatest race car driver in history and you have just three more chances to see him before he retires from the sport for good. Don't you dare miss them.
And futher more he's a genorous b#stard.Remember when he gave U.S$10,000,000 for the tsunami relief.
can't overstate it
LEGEND
13-09-2006, 05:42 PM
Wow, all good stuff there.
I wonder if we see him in DTM or something for a bit of "Fun".
I wonder if we see him in DTM or something for a bit of "Fun".