Vettel hopes that Schumacher stays on F1 grid
3 October, 2012
Oct.3 (GMM) World champion Sebastian Vettel on Wednesday said he hopes that his countryman and friend, Michael Schumacher finds a seat to keep racing in Formula One next year.
Seven time world champion Schumacher has lost his Mercedes drive to Lewis Hamilton.
But he has been linked with a move to another team – perhaps Sauber, Williams or Lotus – while Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche has offered him a job in team management at Mercedes GP.
World champion Vettel said that the departure of 43-year-old Schumacher would be a big loss to F1.
“He is the biggest name in F1,” the Red Bull driver is quoted by SID news agency, “and it’s always fun to race against him.
“It would be nice to see him again next year.
“I would be delighted,” said Vettel, responding to speculation that Schumacher is weighing up his options to extend his comeback into a fourth season with a second team.
“But that’s Michael’s decision alone,” he insisted.
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SCHUMACHER is, well, Schumacher.
In ’91, in his first ever race at the legendary Spa, in spite of never having raced there before, he qualified 7th in a car that at best lower mid-field.
In ’94 and ’95, he won the World Titles when his rival’s car Williams was the fastest car on the grid. Between ’96 and ’99, he won races and nearly won titles in a Ferrari that was so slow his teammate would frequently finish outside top-10.
In 2000, the McLaren of Hakkinen was faster, but Michael won. In 2003, in an unreliable car he again emerged victorious. At the grand old age of 43, in 2012 (think, he first raced in 1991!) Schumacher claimed the Pole Position in an awful car in the most difficult of tracks at Monaco.
Those who deride him need to get a life.
If you consider him a mid pack driver (when he was in his twenties) than he is better now cos @ 43 years of age he is still beating his highly rated team mate (rosberg) many time this year, and please do not ever miss this point when you all talk about that great champion,cos its not fair at all that all of u r comparing him now when he is 43…its never the same when u r in ur twenties to what u r in ur fourties…its the law of nature no 1 should miss
Agreed.but according to your theories Vettel,Button,kimi,Lewis,Alonso are all midfield drivers?
A drivers reputation can be cemented more when he’s not got the best car than when he has. Think Senna in 1993 – no chance of winning the title but extracting every ounce of what his McLaren had and scoring some brilliant wins, including his careers best at Donington. His reputation was built as much in his Toleman and Lotus days, and latter years at McLaren, as in 88, 90 and 91 when he won the title. Schumacher, conversely, isn’t widely considered as a true great despite winning 7 titles and 91 races, because many of them came with a huge advantage in machinery and tyres.
Time for the cobbler to go, he has done enough damage the past two and one half years.
Without his Bridgestone tire advantage documented by Gary Anderson Schumacher is just a mid pack driver.
If you don’t believe the Bridgestone tire issue google it: Schumacher Bridgestone Tire Advantage.
I second that response and hope whoever he races for finish above Mercedes!
I too hope he stays on.