F1 » Schumacher: I quit F1 to save Massa's seat

oh yeah right !!! MS would have had no problem with KR 'cos team orders would have played a part....lets face it KR wouldn't have gone there with MS because he'd already seen the treatment Rubens got when he thought he was joining on a level playing field, Ferrari told MS he was out, end of story...I didn't like the man but if he'd lost his motivation after 16 years who can blame him..

Tommo... "The good thing about Schumacher retiring from F1 is he is now racing motorbikes!he says its far more fun and exciting to watch than the boring procession we now get with F1" I wonder why and when it became boring.... duh!! let me think

LOOK driver aids or no driver aids he still won the drivers championship 7 times. I admire schumi because he could have gone to mclaren or williams and have been world champion even more times but where did he choose FERRARI a team which had not won the drivers championship since the late 70's and not won the constructors since the early 80's. The fact he helped build the legendry scuderia ferrari again by being patient and by brilliant driving only endorses this. I know he did a few silly things but hey look at SENNA and PROST. AS for the driving aids if you look at the 1990's WILLIAMS cars they were leaps above anyone else so you had better discount MANSELL, HILL, JV.

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sennaforever. when barrow went to ferrari, he knew that he was no match for schumi and would never have been in any doubt that he was anything but number 2 back-up driver, so kimi and schumi would be in a totally different scenario. maybe this is the reason that schumi decided to retire but i still think that his excuse that it was "to save massa's career, was a little tongue in cheek.

rich ard, I seem to recall when RB signed for Ferrari he was interviewed and asked about being a no 2 just like Irvine and he said no way 'cos he wouldn't have signed on those terms and would only have signed as a joint no 1.....unless of course he was just saying that for the media but in reality was no 2. as you are saying !!

i agree that this was probably for the media, as schumis qualities were far greater than rubens'. nobody would like to be publicly branded as a number 2 driver so rubens can be excused for the comment.

point taken....I didn't like MS but he was the best thing Ferrari had seen for many a long year

say what you want but since schu retired it has nothing but good for the sport

i talk rubbish at times please excuse me

i see the wannabe has returned. he seems to delight in trying to post contra views to mine, so just ignore any post purporting to be me as i am registered and only post uder the registered name. how sad that someone else cannot have the guts to register!