The end of an F1 era

Post by **Nightshade** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:45 pm

One of, if not the greatest champion F1 has ever seen, Michael Schumacher, just announced that he will retire from racing at the end of this season.

90 victories, 68 pole positions, SEVEN world championships. GGs Michael. :icon14:

Post by **SoM** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:46 pm

gg shoemaker

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:19 pm

Post by **Captain** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:34 pm

Thanks for the memories Mikey

Post by **Nightshade** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:47 pm

RRROOOAAARRR wrote:

What the fuck is this shit about? Is that supposed to be funny? Poor taste, man.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:49 pm

lol...

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:52 pm

I laughed!

Post by **losCHUNK** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:56 pm

me too !

Post by **Grudge** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:58 pm

it was a bit funny

Post by **stocktroll** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:26 pm

who cares, unless ur a homo

Post by **Dukester** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:53 pm

he's retiring to drive the #6 Roush Ford next year

Post by **horton** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:11 pm

I will never forget how angry I was when he slammed into Damon Hill and stole the championship - however since then I have developed a total love for the way he races...not only a driver but a racer as well.

Not the best Ive seen though, Senna was better.

Post by **tnf** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:36 pm

Post by **SoM** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:57 pm

horton wrote:Not the best Ive seen though, Senna was better.

apparently not, shoemaker being alive

how did senna go out again ?

was it a crash to the wall ?

Post by **Captain** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:01 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyhHSXA-meU

Post by **SoM** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:16 pm

Captain Mazda wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyhHSXA-meU

that doesnt really show anything, i just saw his car near a wall with both right tires missing so i take it he smacked a wall to fast and died..

Post by **Foo** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:20 pm

FS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Sen ... la_in_1994

Post by **Captain** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:23 pm

I was going for the emotional angle :icon32:

Post by **SoM** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:20 pm

u just wasted my time ffs

now go look at the sun

Post by **Captain** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:39 pm

It's cloudy.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:49 am

Nightshade wrote:
RRROOOAAARRR wrote:
What the fuck is this shit about? Is that supposed to be funny? Poor taste, man.

its actually kind of appropriate.
Kubica got his first podium in only his 3rd race.
(and a brilliant drive, a great start, holding off masa for most of the race, after a great showing in quli yesterday.)

So, the post race press conference would have ordinarily been heavily congragilatory of Kubica's impressive showing in his first 3
races. But mikey's drama hijacked the entire weekend, so everyone was busy blowing him and crying for his retirement.
(which is still 3 races away)

See, he's polish. Mikey is German.
Germans love taking over poland.
So I chuckled at the hitlemacher photo, due to its appropriate irony.

Post by **Deathshroud** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:49 am

It's about time! Hopefully once Alonso goes to Mercedes next year, Kimi can get his chance.

Michael had some awesome races, him and Alonso put on a good show during some of this season's races.

EDIT: I also just noticed there won't be another race for almost a month. The next race is in China, on Oct. 1st.

Post by **horton** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:14 am

Ayrton described in detail an odd feeling that he got during his qualifying laps.
His experience when qualifying for the 1988 Monaco GP for example he described as being in a tunnel or dream like state:

"..the last qualifying session. I was already on pole, then by half a second and then one second and I just kept going.
Suddenly I was nearly two seconds faster than anybody else, including my team mate with the same car.
And suddenly I realised that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension.
It was like I was in a tunnel. Not only the tunnel under the hotel but the whole circuit was a tunnel.
I was just going and going, more and more and more and more. I was way over the limit but still able to find even more.

"Then suddenly something just kicked me.
I kind of woke up and realised that I was in a different atmosphere than you normally are.
My immediate reaction was to back off, slow down.
I drove slowly back to the pits and I didn't want to go out any more that day.
It frightened me because I was well beyond my conscious understanding.
It happens rarely but I keep these experiences very much alive inside me because it is something that is important for self-preservation."

Post by **horton** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:24 am

Senna going from 5th to 1st - overtaking schumaker, hill and prost, in an inferior car, in the wet, in one fucking lap.

http://www.farzadsf1gallery.com/feature ... don931.mpg

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:47 am

horton wrote:Senna going from 5th to 1st - overtaking schumaker, hill and prost, in an inferior car, in the wet, in one fucking lap.

http://www.farzadsf1gallery.com/feature ... don931.mpg

i love the comentator... "Senna; hard under bwaking"