Why does M. Schumaker nolonger dominate F1 like he used to?
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He won yesterday 4/23/06.\nBut i guess that doesn't mean he is back to dominate.\nBesides isn't it more fun to watch, when your not sure who is going to win.\nThat's one of the things that makes NASCAR so popular. So many drivers have a chance each week.\nWhen Michael and his Chassis and Engine dominated, you virtually knew he was going to win every race.
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The podium was; 1st Michael Schumacher(Ferrari), 2nd Fernando Alonso(Renault), 3rd Juan Pablo Montoya(McLaren).\nSchumacher led more or less from start to finish, really boring race with little or no overtaking,Imola needs taking off the F1 calender.
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It is important to distinguish between the driver and the machine. \n\nLet us not forget Schumacher has invested 9 years at Ferrari and that has yeilded 4 back to back world titles for them. He joined Ferrari at a time, when they were dogs on the circuit, with last championship win coming at 1979. Schumacher had the the option of joining Mclaren but chose the difficult route of coming to ferrari and building it up.\n\nFrom 96-99, Ferrari suffered as they continue to develop the car, but Michael continued with his relentless spirit to make the car competitive and finish in the top 3. \n\nIt paid of between 2000-04, as 4 back to back tittles followed. \n\nWhat happened in 2005? Well, two things.\n\n1. The other teams caught up on the development. Remember technology and manpower is what makes this sport, so lead time are never permanent.\n\n2. FIA rule changes, wherein car were forced to race with one set of tyres. This rule change hit the ferrari badly, but even then, Schumacher finished third last year, given that he had a dog of the car.\n\nThis year the F248 is more competitive and has more powerful engine. Couple with the tyre changing norms, i think Ferrari are competitive.\n\nAnd i think this sunday at Nurburgring, will demonstrate the improved Ferrari.\n\nMichael was never off form, but now he has a car that he drive the rubber of the tyres. \n\nMark my words, the Meister is back!
605101
Yes he can, but I feel Alonso will win again. I wish F1A would go back to the one engine per race rule and stop making teams use the same engine for more than one race. Schumacher is the best. \n I never understood why Renault got out of Formula 1 in the 1990's. They were on top with Schumacher as the champ for Williams.
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It was close, but Fernando Alonso started his title defence very much in the way he ended his championship season last year by winning. Starting fourth the Renault star forced his way past the slow starting Jenson Button and soon after past Felipe Massa to set up the battle with Michael Schumacher. It was close race long but the second and final pit stop saw the Spaniard exit the pits half a car length ahead of Schumacher’s Ferrari and from that point onwards, he absorbed the pressure to win by just over a second.
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It would appear his options were fairly limited; it was either a job as a test driver in Formula One or toiling in the Champ Car series (with Red Bull sponsorship). I think he made the right choice and yes, he deserves another chance as a full-time driver in F1; perhaps he'll get it in 2008..
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Schumi became a champ because of his good car if alonso had the same oppurtuinity i think he would have the same records what schumi has now...
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This a very complex question, which requires a very complex answer. First of all, if Michael didn't have a set of precedents in his career, nobody would have incriminated him this time so severly. However, reputation is something that is like branding. I have been following F1 since I was eight while I lived in Europe (I am in the 40's now!!!! Auch!). So, what Michael indeed do in the past ended up being a catalyzer for the marshalls' decision at Monaco the other day, aside from future implications. \n\nYes, they reviewed data, info, questions and answers. However, unless you are Michael, there is nobody in the world who can honestly say if his action was premeditated, or if it was an error. I am a Ferrari fan, and the whole thing disappointed me to a great extent. But for the future of the sport, I truly believe that the decision was effective. You see, if they ruled otherwise, they would have left a can of worms open, leading to who knows how many cheating incidents in the future. \n\nSo, whether Michael did it on purpose or not, the FIA clearly sent a message that even if you try to think of cheating that way, you will be severly punished. Rightfully so. No doubts now!!!\n\nThat Michael tried to pull a fast one, is totally possible, but it is impossible to know the truth. We will never know the truth. It is irrelevant anyway, because the punishment was in the best interest of F1, and Schumi demonstrated anyway that his car, his tyres and himself are still the best, even starting from pit lane in a track like Monaco, where it is virtually impossible to pass.
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no. not with the way that other teams continue to improve and he just seems to continue to stay the same...i believe stagnation best describes his ability over the past few years. Plus, with Jimmie Johnson's emergence to the forefront but can't finish the deal in the Chase with a Cup Title,it may be 2-3 seasons for even a Hendrick Motor Sports driver to win in competition.
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you're all wrong. it's formula 1 driver Micheal schumaker, the world's one and only billionaire athlete
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Bernie is on the commercial, not the technical side side of F1, so we can't really blame him for the rules and regulations when it comes to car design.\nIt's not just the cars that are at fault; most of the great circuits have been `sanitized' over the years and, with the exception of Turkey, the new circuits designed by Hermann Tilke aren't exactly classics. \nThe real problem with changing rules is that all the teams have to agree and that is extremely difficult to do. True, some rules have been changed (those dreadful grooved tires/tyres) but I really don't think we will see major changed to the aerodynamics soon.\nWe do need more passing in F1, however, I've heard that as long as I've followed the sport and that's a long, long time - I remember a time when Ken Tyrell ate sandwiches for lunch and  gourmet meals weren't served at team hospitality areas in the paddiock..\nAs for MotoGP, it is great racing and the constant passing makes for truly exciting racing; I just wish a better name than MotoGP was used when the formula was changed from 500 cc.
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Numbers don't like.  Jimmie Johnson is stellar at Lowe's Motor Speedway.  He has won the last 4 points races there, and added the All-Star race to his resume Saturday night.  This is his track, and he is the man to beat.  If he doesn't get caught up in a wreck or have some mechanical issue with his car, he will win the race.  I do think that the new surface will cause problems for many of the teams, as was evident in the Nextel Open and the All-star race Saturday night.  I don't think their will be as many cautions as there was last year.  Goodyear has brought a tire to the race that is harder than anything the drivers have ever run before, and it seems to have alleviated most of the problems the cars might have on the new surface.  And on a side note, to the person who tells us to turn to Superbike or F1 for "real" racing, please don't make unfounded unintelligent comments on something you know nothing about.  Last time I checked, F1 was dominated by only those teams willing to put hundreds of millions of dollars into their cars and programs.  You can have a guy with all the talent in the world who simply can't compete b/c he isn't backed sufficiently in regard to his finances.  There is so much more competitiveness involved in NASCAR when you factor in the finite mechanical aspects of the car.  And if F1 is so superior to NASCAR, then why can't a road course specialist (F1 or Indy car drivers) outrun NASCAR regulars on road courses such as Infineon or Watkins Glenn and win those races as a handful of such drivers attempt to do on both tracks each time NASCAR runs there?
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He took a number of succesful tests in the 248 F1 (this year's Ferrari), but he said that F1 is out of the question. FOR NOW.\nWe'll see what he feels in 2 or 3 years' time.
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No, I'd put him about 6th on the all-time list. He never had enough consistent competition from other drivers to merit being placed any higher, and he generally had the best car too. I'd put Fangio, Clark, Stewart, Prost and Senna above him, with Lauda, Fittipaldi, Piquet and Ascari rounding out the top ten. If Schumacher had been around in the 80s he wouldn't have been as successful: between them Prost, Piquet and Senna won nine titles in eleven seasons from 1981-1991. That's competition. Also more drivers were capable of winning: eleven drivers won in 1982. In the current era if five drivers from three teams win then it's been an exciting season...
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Well, with only 18 laps to go, you already have the answer: it'll be Schumi again. It was all about the last pit stop time.
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learn to spell his name you loser!!! \n& u r in wrong category mate.........\nanswer is 3---jorden(only 1 race) benetton(4 yrs) ferrari(11 yrs)\ni hop u wl ask sencable question in future in right category...
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Both drivers are great in F1, but Fisi seems to be overshadowed by Alonso because the Spaniard showed his true stuff by winning the World Championship. Plus some people say that it's because Fisi has raced for small teams for too long. Fernando raced for a single year for Minardi and even then he was on contract with Benneton (2001), which was fully bought by Renault between the 2001 and 2002 seasons. And since 2003, Fernando has raced only for Renault (he was a test pilot in 2002). Fisi came to Renault only in 2005. He won his first race for RF1, but afterwards he was plagued by huge amounts of bad luck. Anyway, he showed his class by helping RF1, along with Fernando, to win the Constructors' Championship. And he will probably do this again this year, because without Fisi's points RF1 might drop from first place.