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Younger Schumacher interested in F1 return
Ralf Schumacher says he would follow his older brother Michael's return to Formula One racing if he had the right offer.
Michael Schumacher, a record seven-time Formula One champion, is coming out of three years of retirement to drive for Mercedes GP.
Ralf Schumacher, who retired in 2007, says racing against his brother was not that important but he would seriously consider an offer to drive for a competitive team.
That folks is optimism, right there.
Ralf Schumacher says he would follow his older brother Michael's return to Formula One racing if he had the right offer.
Michael Schumacher, a record seven-time Formula One champion, is coming out of three years of retirement to drive for Mercedes GP.
Ralf Schumacher, who retired in 2007, says racing against his brother was not that important but he would seriously consider an offer to drive for a competitive team.
That folks is optimism, right there.
I'm going to get shot down for this, but I think Ralf was one of the most misunderstood - and underrated - drivers of the last decade.
If he hadn't been called Schumacher, I think he would have had an easier ride. (Although, he may not have made it to F1 if he had been called something else!)
In his decade in F1 his team-mates were Fisichella, Hill, Zanardi, Button, Montoya and Trulli. He was at least a match for all of them and on the occasions when Williams had a good car (early 2001 and mid 2003) he was able to string together 6 wins - beating Montoya, and his brother, fair and square.
From all the drivers above, it was only really Trulli that managed to soil Ralf's reputation. At Toyota he appeared to be very demotivated.
I'm not suggesting he is anywhere near the level of his brother, Alonso or Hamilton. But I'd still compare him favourably to any of his former team-mates - Button included.
Having said that, I love the Sniff Petrol captions!
If he hadn't been called Schumacher, I think he would have had an easier ride. (Although, he may not have made it to F1 if he had been called something else!)
In his decade in F1 his team-mates were Fisichella, Hill, Zanardi, Button, Montoya and Trulli. He was at least a match for all of them and on the occasions when Williams had a good car (early 2001 and mid 2003) he was able to string together 6 wins - beating Montoya, and his brother, fair and square.
From all the drivers above, it was only really Trulli that managed to soil Ralf's reputation. At Toyota he appeared to be very demotivated.
I'm not suggesting he is anywhere near the level of his brother, Alonso or Hamilton. But I'd still compare him favourably to any of his former team-mates - Button included.
Having said that, I love the Sniff Petrol captions!
I think it's fair to say though, that if you're going into a sport where your older brother is pretty much one of the most successful drivers of all time, then you're destined to live his shadow. That said, I'm sure the Schumacher the Younger didn't do too badly out of it cash-wise either.
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