Surely this very talented driver with many years of front running ability left will return to F1 ?, i am a big Hamilton fan and rate Alonso too but could Hamilton take on Schumacher ?, i dont think so. Come on Schumacher unretire, we want you back.
2007-07-27 03:26:47 · 21 answers · asked by jen 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ Formula One
No. This being the point of retiring. He has made his money, proved himself to be the best time and again (so long as he was in the best car) and now he has moved aside to let the next generation scrap it out.
Let the sport move forward. I think it has been better since he retired. You get the feeling any one of 4 or 5 drivers could win a race, rather than just Michael Shoe-maker
2007-07-27 03:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
He has nothing to come back for. He has the most championships, the most wins, the most pole positions, the most points... even if Lewis Hamilton is to eclipse any or all of Schumacher's records, it is going to take many years. Schumacher did what he did over the span of a 15-year F1 career.
I don't want him back. I liked him as a driver, and I respect him as a person; I always understood what many critics disliked about him--arrogance--when what it really was, was focus. I have known people like that, and they come across as arrogant because they believe in themselves. Nothing wrong with that.
F1 doesn't need him anymore. He has done his thing. And, from a personal point of view (meaning, from his viewpoint), why risk it? He had his big shunt in 1998. Why, at 38, take more chances. As "safe" as racing is these days, things still happen and drivers get hurt or killed.
I only wish for Michael Schumacher a long and happy post-F1 life.
RP
2007-07-27 04:17:17 · answer #2 · answered by R P 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would love to see all of them race maybe in Porsche supercup or GT racing or the Race of Champions but I doubt it would ever happen in F1.
Niki Lauda and Steve Matchett (F1 commentator in the US) pointed out and I agree with them that Schumi's performance fell off a little in his last couple years. He went from being bascially perfect 100% of the time to having a few very minor misplaced wheels or brake lockups that didn't cost him big but showed that he had reached the height of his career and whose skill was decreasing.
Also others are right. His crash in '98 really affected his outlook and he has very little to gain and much more to lose at this point.
My dream would be to have him annouce that he will return for one race and donate his sponsorship money to a charity(even in retirement he is one the highest paid athletes in the world) and see if a team will give him a ride. Even better if he was in one of the very slow cars like Toro Rosso or Spyker. This would let his true talent show through. This will never happen though because there is already a whole large group of drivers who are either test drivers or in F2000 or formula 3 who teams would rather try than fall back on someone who was retired. That is why I thought Alex Wurz coming back to drive again was one of the most shocking events at the beginning of this year.
Look at Coulthard now. About 10 years ago DC directly competed with Schumi but has stayed in F1 since then. Now DC is stuck with a new team that is not yet up and running well and it shows in his performance. Michael does not want to be like DC.
2007-07-27 06:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by Matt M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that we'll see him behind the wheel again Jen, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility of him taking on a lead role in the Ferrari team management - especially if Ross Brawn returns. He may or may not do some off-season testing at Maranello, but I couldn't see him entering the championship again. He retired when he was still competing for world championships, and will be remembered as one of the legends of F1. I'd hate to see him doing what Damon Hill did, and racing long after the peak of his career.
2007-07-27 03:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by Burnsie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is getting older, and the physical demands of F1 are such, that even if he did return, time will catch up with him physically.
Only a fool retires at the top and comes back to demonstrate that they're past their best.
Schumacher knows this, and he will not return to F1; except as a commentator/ambassador/advisor/tester etc.
That is a wise man.
2007-07-27 05:19:52 · answer #5 · answered by musonic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wish he would. I'd love to see him getting beat again. But he won't come back as he knows that there are at least 4 other drivers in decent machinery that would give him a good run for his money. Alonso already beat him to the title twice anyway. He wouldn't have it all his own way anymore, and thrived on having a car and team advantage.
2007-07-27 07:33:21 · answer #6 · answered by gadmack2000 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not in F1, but it wouldn't suprise me if he took the wheel of a Ferrari GT entrant. It would help sell customer cars if Shumacher even dropped in to help with the set-up.
2007-07-27 04:16:15 · answer #7 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really miss Schumi too. Unfortuately I don't believe he'll drive again. I would not be suprised if he did not become a team manager. Hopefully for a struggeling team since he does like a challenge.
2007-07-28 19:32:22 · answer #8 · answered by f1mudvayne29 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! He said that his decision surely. In the other side, now Schumacher gets salary bigger than last. Logically, does he want to get a less salary than now?
2007-07-28 03:40:25 · answer #9 · answered by MetZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i would say maybe. It would be very sad if lewis beat him !!!! I don't want that to ever happen. But for charity i would like it to be michael, alonso, kimi, massa, lewis in a race but for charity !!!! That would be the one to watch. But i think michael has had his moment and he wants to move on. So he choose this descision to driver or not to. And he picked not to. So its up to him to driver or not really.
2007-07-27 07:13:41 · answer #10 · answered by Top_Gear_Biggest_Fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋