When all the heroes where dead or stopped racing, Schumi dominated. Along came a guy named Alonso, who although being a real whiner, showed godlike talents behind the wheel and beat Schumi.
Schumi has always been called a rainmaster, but Senna lapped both Schumi and Prost at Donington and Interlagos in '93, and I remember Alonso doing a fantastic outside pass on Schumi on rain...
The guy is a good racingdriver. Just like any other good racing driver. We all get this wrong, even though a driver talent is important, that's only a slight bit. Jenson Button was a decent driver. Along came Ross Brawn. Catch my drift? He's never gotten to show anyone that he rarely puts a foot wrong, that he's extremely smooth and tyre saving, plainly because he has been at the back of the field with a terrible car. Going to Mclaren he showed it's not just the car, he is a safe tactical expert at keeping out of trouble and getting points.
All other stuff is even more important. If you want pure driving talent, start following Jan Magnussen.
Webber is one of the best drivers today. My brother owned him at the tests before the '96 Formula Ford Zetec season, and Dane Kristian Kolby won the championship that year. Yet no one remembers Kristian or my brother Fredrik.
Off course, late blooming happens, but also money, the right people, the right image, hard work and a good pr man is what you need.
Regarding Schumi, he's had all this, and driving talent. Nothing supernatural, and sometimes mixed with dirty tactics, but good.
I have never really liked Rubens, but the more I see of him now, the more I like him. How's this for a great racing quote?
"I had to work pretty hard for the point in a fight that wasn’t fair or clean, but I will let others be the judge of that. All I am clear about is that I am a racer and in such situations, I never back off.”
__________________
Martin Sørlie, 1985.
Spektrum DX4R Pro - TLR 22 2.0 & TLR 22-4 - Absima
Team Smallsize
|