Schumacher loses 2 wheels

[number 7]

All is revealed: Square head is so fed up with battling Minardis and Jordans in his dancing donkey that he's arranged a swap: Rossi to Ferrari, and him on the V4 Duke (well at least it's Italian):


"Schumacher tries his luck on two wheels
News, 25/10/05

Seven times F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher took part in a private test held on Monday at the Mugello circuit where, for the very first time, he climbed aboard a MotoGP 990cc prototype.

After MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi had a run on the Ferrari F1 car a few months ago, Schumacher had the opportunity to sample some two-wheel adrenaline on the Ducati Desmosedici. The German driver completed several lap of the Italian circuit and, while being some way off the pace of the GP regulars, reportedly improved his lap times throughout the day-long test.

Schumacher rode one of Ducati's test machines as the factory team was on its way back from Istanbul following the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix last weekend. Former rider Randy Mamola attended the session to give some advice to Ferrari's star driver and also gave him a ride on the Ducati two-seater."

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[anonymous-user]

apparently he was twenty seconds off the pace set by Rossi when the MotoGP boys were at the same circuit. but then Rossi pace is about three or four seconds quicker than the back of the grid...

totally different disciplines though, Schumacher is probably banned from riding bikes fast if at all given the risk etc si its hardly surprising. Furthermore I would imagine driving an F1 car quickly is a fair bit easier than riding a gp bike quickly?!

Can any fast car and fast bike owners share their views?

[number 7]

Not sure that either is more technically demanding than the other, but probably more dependent on the size of your balls - it's always going to hurt when a rider goes down, even if no bones are broken. But in a safety tub, drivers routinely walk away from big accidents unharmed - look at Fisi's off a Eau Rouge this year.

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[AlexHancock]

I own a Porsche GT3 and MV Agusta F4S 750 - personally I'm a better driver in the car than rider on the bike. A lot of that has to do with the how little time I spend riding - you need a lot of confidence and feel to go quick on a bike and that needs time for mortals. However, I do find that I'm a complete nutter on a bike and tend to take more risks.

A lot of F1 guys own and ride bikes and I'm sure they're better than most riders but I'm willing to bet that any good driver will get closer to the lap times of a racer in a car than they would if you did the same test for a bike. If MS had gone to bikes as a kid he'd probably be up there with the best but too old now - but I bet it was a lot of fun riding that bike

By the way - the mountain roads around Barcelona are fantastic fun - car or bike.

[stig]

I'd say that being able ride a bike fast is MUCH harder than a car. A car is far more forgiving of your mistakes than a bike.

[Incorrigible]

stig said:

I'd say that being able ride a bike fast is MUCH harder than a car. .

I'm not so sure, I think it depends on type of person you are. The sort of person who is going to be a good bike racer gets up to speed on a bike just as fast as a car. Ride it till is starts sliding around, back off a bit. However, yes that is much harder for normal people. Although after meeting a load of people racing this year some people are take the same attitude with cars as I do towards bikes, IE build the speed up VERY slowly

stig said:

A car is far more forgiving of your mistakes than a bike.

Absolutely