Schumacher is gone..

[lilelvis2000]

Schumacher is one of the greatest F1 driver ever. He gave a barely-known team two world championships, then sorted out Ferrari who'd been an absolute rabble for 20 years.

A lot goes to Jean Todt and Ross Brawn as well who organised the team's efforts. And a whole lot of cash. I reckon they spend twice what the other teams do.

Statistically he is the best. I can't see anyone coming even close. Kimi has spend too much of his career with a vastly-underpeforming team.

[VectraMan]

That has always happened. Stirling Moss had a chance of being world champion, but had to let Fangio pass and win it because Fangio was the number one driver. Moss never complained, and never became world champion.

In the "good old days" if there was a problem with the number one driver's car, the number two driver was called in and told to give up his car.

In the big business that is F1, or for that matter any other professional sport, I think talking about "sportsmanship" is more than a bit naive.

[Board Game Geek]

Cracking Pic

Cheers FG for that marvellous find !

I sat down to Spag Bol and decided to eat and surf..jolly glad I did !

What is that object just above the wheel, hovering in mid air ? Looks like a pancreas or spleen ?

[wendigo100]

A lot goes to Jean Todt and Ross Brawn as well who organised the team's efforts. And a whole lot of cash. I reckon they spend twice what the other teams do.

Absolutely true.

However, they have always spent more than anyone else, even while they weren't winning anything. It was just that Ferrari were a bloated, political and byzantine disorganisation, and wasted a lot of it. The cars were pigs and broke down.

When Schumacher went there he demanded everyone got behind "team Schumacher", from designers down to component testers, and after a few years they had by far the most reliable car on the grid.

[ASB]

Professional golf suffers less from cheating than any other sport that I know. But when I read books by Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus and others, they all stress how important it is to know the rules inside out, and to take advantage of them when you get the chance.

Ah, Tiger v boulder.

One write up here. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...50/ai_54539799

[ASB]

You're welcome.

The picture is of Alex Zanardi's crash at the Lausitzring Oval in Germany during the American Memorial 500 CART race in September 2001.

Both of his legs were sheared off by the other car, so those lumps of flesh are actually bits of his legs.

Here's the BBC story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/1546118.stm

Apparently he forgot to confirm his test with BMW last year but is still due for a test later this year. A remarkable achievement. He has no intention to return to open wheels but still does pretty well in WTC.