LOL Dude, you're leaving out facts that paint Schumey an even worse villain... Having watched that race live, you would have noted the heavy rain, not to mention fog, not to mention the laptimes Schumacher was running IN the wet (2:03s vs 2:11s+ mins of others) lapping schmucks like Coulthard.. I'm sure he wanted to throw his race away by ramming someone from behind, WHILE in the lead.. yeah
Point is, Coulthard lifted off the gas on the racing line, instead of accellerating and moving over..
The fact that he slowed down so much, as evident in the impact, costed Schumacher the race win, in an inferior car (wet races are the great "equalizers") These are is the real REASONS Schumacher was so ****** off and accused him of trying to kill him.
But oh wait, this latest part of the thread is all about how evil Schumacher is... Hateorade does floweth when people are thirsty after years of being spanked by the best.
WHen you are the best, was was Schumacher for years, people paint you to be a god and he proved time and time again that he was human. (So has Tiger Woods)
Either way, Formula One sucks compared to what it used to be. Every time I watch a race, ALl of its balloney rule changes in recent years were basically designed to halt the progress of Ferrari & Michael Schumacher because of fans like you who became sore when he kept on winning.
I don't get it!
So, you're saying that because of the poor visibility it wasn't Schumacher's fault that he hit someone? You're saying DC was at fault, because he wasn't in lead at the time (so he obviously wanted to crash, unlike Schumacher)? You're saying the fact that Schumy was taking huge risks to be so much faster than everyone else has no bearing on who was responsible for the crash?
As I recall, telemetry showed that Coulthard DID NOT lift when Schumy hit him, though it really shouldn't matter as it was his option to drive as he wanted to as long as he didn't obstruct MS. MS had plenty of room to go around him IF HE HAD SEEN HIM! And it's always been the overtaking driver's responsibility to pass safely, but when it's Schumi-god at the wheel then you're telling me the only proper racing etiquette seems to be to get out of his way, or die trying??? I mean, what if DC had to slow down do avoid another car. MS had to account for such possibilities and had to leave some margin of safety but he just didn't. It's what made him fast, sure, but it's also what makes him so reckless.
And no, moving over to let someone by at the last second is much worse than staying on the racing line. That's what got Gilles killed. Given the very poor visibility that day, there was no way either DC or MS could have forseen each other's movements with enough time to make it safe for DC to move over, so it only mase sense for him to hold onto the racing line. No, the explanation for this collision is dead simple; MS messed up badly and was so blinded by his arrogance and poor sense of sportsmanship that he actually, truly, believed that DC was trying to kill him!
He acted like a deity. It should be no surprise that people would hate him for that. If easing up a bit was all it took to put MS in an unavoidable crash situation then HE WAS TAKING TOO MANY RISKS TO BEGIN WITH!
And yea, F1 sucked as a sport when MS was there, because he was so much faster than everyone else. Formula Schumacher, they called it. It was great knowing that we were watching a legend at work but that's not entertaining for me. It's as riveting as watching cows getting lined up for slaughter! A good sporting event should be competitive, there should be tension and mystery and surprises. If you liked watching MS dominate that's fine but I have news for you; that's not sport.
I don't blame him for ruining the show. He was in another class and he shouldn't be blamed for that, but I do blame him for acting like a conceited child on the track. Apart from adding needless risk to the race, it was just distasteful to watch.
