F1 » Schumacher: 'I thought I was going to die'

pt 2
In '91, Senna, on pole, felt, with some justification, that he was being discriminated against by Balestre in that he could not start on the racing line and was thus penalised unfairly. His comment was that he would not be lifting off should there be another car in front of him - a sure sign of intent to CAUSE an accident. And we all know the consequences the next day. A fine and widely respected journalist, Nigel Roebuck refuses to this day, to include both Senna and MS in his list of greats because of their on-track behaviour. I have to say I fully agree with him.

I remember that season, not long after Michaels crash, at the German GP Mika Hakkinen had a very scary crash when his rear tyre delaminated at 180-200mph and sent Mika into a big spin, then straight across the gravel trap and into the barrier!
I expect the Mika may of had the same thoughts as michael did in that crash!?

re my previous post, i see that the uncalled for remark has been removed. is the stivala sunny (unregistered) the real sunny that has been banned and is posting as unregistered? or is it a case of identity theft?
sunny, please confirm that you have been deregistered.

@ ferret - Mika also had that huge shunt in Adalaide. I believe that they kept him in an induced coma because of the brain swelling. This is why I always gave RD a pass for favoring Mika over DC upon Mika's return.

@ Mark..
Good call, i did have that i mind.
But i was keeping the comment for the 1999 season only if you know what i mean.

Mika's crash at Adelaide resulted in him getting an emergency tracheotomy while still in the car by the Prof (Syd Watkins) and (I think) Tramell which saved his life. I will never forget the picture of him before they operated - lifeless eyes - small wonder, changing the subject just a tad, that Ron Dennis had such affection for him.

I had a similar experience once. It's very Freaky