My point was that people are quick to put Vettel down, but don't seem to do the same for Webber. I know the gap is very close and probably closer during races but Vettel definately has the the edge over Webber. As a Vettel fan, it get's tiresome to hear some people imply that it's all in the car.
I think you're being a bit too touchy regarding the subject tbh. Unless I missed something, I don't see why you really brought this up to begin with.
Where were people dissing Vettel's abilities specificially?
That may be the case if their points were close to each other. Nico had 142 to Michael's 72. I've read the book, not just seen the cover. I don't know what bad luck you're talking about, but the collision with Liuzzi in Abu Dhabi was the least of his worries.
Well I was particularly talking about the bad luck he's had so far this year, particularly in Q2 due to costly issues with the cars new systems (KERS & DRS), now that he's in his 2nd season after returning and expecting much improved results.
Regarding details of the "book" - Lets not forget, Schumacher came back from a 3 year lay off last year (at the ripe old age of 41...meaning it has probably taken him longer to get used to things) to a set of entirely new regulations among other new dynamics. The car didn't suit his driving style one bit, had many fundemental issues (weight distribution, getting the tires to work properly), critical F-duct issues... as well as a supposed damage to his chassis throughout part of the season. He was also the victim of piss-poor strategy calls at times, which didn't help his on paper results either (points tally...which is all that means anything to some when it comes to judging a drivers abilities).
At his age it is quite easy to expect that he has lost that edge and adaptability he had in his prime. I'm not at all trying to say the 42 year old Schumacher is the driving machine he was before...rather trying to get across that the man still has a ton of raw speed and precision
when (key point) the car is working for him...meaning he can still win races and even beat Nico if the car is hooked up like his days at Ferrari in the early 2000's (he still has something special in him...even if he's lost his ability to drive around rather large issues like the MB cars have had so far in his tenure there).
Some of you seem to forget that what made Michael so good back in his day was his ability to finely tune and develop the car to his liking, by putting/bringing together a great team (he is a great communicator and leader) and developing the car...something that doesn't happen overnight, especially with the ban on in-season testing.
It was DRS this weekend and KERS in Melbourne, or vice versa. I don't care. What's the next excuse for his lack of pace going to be?
Hey if you want to ignore fact , that's your choice. From my perspective it only hurts your side of the argument though.
I'm really quite tired of this redundent topic. Some of you need to get over the fact that Michael has signed a 3 contract to drive for MB (they can do whatever they want. His names brings in a lot of money by itself). You ought to give the guy some respect for now and let him do his thing and see how he does. IMO trying to write the guy off after the mid season in his first year of return (and even now) means your initial expectations are a bit far fetched. I think at the end of this season we will have a much better picture of Michaels potential. Heck, even this weekend Michael looked to have Nico's number going into Q2 until the issue with the DRS which put him out
Hopefully he will have a good race tommorow and possibly be able to overtake Nico to shut some of the naysayers (the Eddie Jordan's) up lol.
Does this also mean that Webber is RBR's #1 driver?
