The Michael Schumacher Debate Thread
Discussion
Things are getting little silly over on the Damon at Adelaide thread but I am interested in exploring further the virtues of Michael Schumacher (or otherwise) beyond the outcome of the '94 season.
Of course, only the terminally thick would dispute the guy had hugely abundant speed, talent and skills. What intrigues me though, is the level of extraneous factors that contrived to somehow over-flatter these virtues. i.e....At Ferrari the car was built - and the team run - entirely around his needs, including the tyres. Which other driver in the history of motorsport, not just F1, has had tyres made to his exact specification? His time at Benetton coincided with the team pushing the regulations to and over the limit of legality. Then there was the parking and barging shenanigans, team orders and others.
I don't buy into the theory that all greats carry a flaw. Mika Häkkinen won two titles by fighting fairly. Hill, too. Even Hamilton for all his divisive personality traits has largely always driven 'professionally and fairly'.
What's the thinking here on all this then?
Of course, only the terminally thick would dispute the guy had hugely abundant speed, talent and skills. What intrigues me though, is the level of extraneous factors that contrived to somehow over-flatter these virtues. i.e....At Ferrari the car was built - and the team run - entirely around his needs, including the tyres. Which other driver in the history of motorsport, not just F1, has had tyres made to his exact specification? His time at Benetton coincided with the team pushing the regulations to and over the limit of legality. Then there was the parking and barging shenanigans, team orders and others.
I don't buy into the theory that all greats carry a flaw. Mika Häkkinen won two titles by fighting fairly. Hill, too. Even Hamilton for all his divisive personality traits has largely always driven 'professionally and fairly'.
What's the thinking here on all this then?
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