martinbo

Ooo ooo another heated debate around Michael Schumacher! The disgusting cheat that he his!

Please man... this is the 21st Century. Sport has changed. Motor racing doesn't resemble the sport it was 50 years ago. It's about branding and marketing and winning at all costs and spending a gazillion bucks to get there. The pressure these days on a driver to deliver the goods is nothing short of immense.

... oh and no one cares to remember that Michael's been on the receiving end of some dodgy F1 sportsmanship too. David Coulthard, SPA 1998. Pouring rain about to be lapped by Michael. Rear warning light suspiciously malfunctioning and straddling the racing line. Murray Walker: "Oh God - Schumacher's..." Michael would have won the Championship that year too.

You go and compete in a motorsport as long as Michael Schumacher at his level of intensity and commitment. Let's see how blotted your copybook would be...