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It was 11 years.
2004 Kurt Busch
2015 Kyle Busch
I don't know why I thought it was 2005 but you're correct.
NBC had NASCAR until 2006
Again, see above.
It was 11 years.
2004 Kurt Busch
2015 Kyle Busch
NBC had NASCAR until 2006
Yeah He didI don't follow F1 but didn't Shumacher do some shady stuff a few times to get the championship?
I don't follow F1 but didn't Shumacher do some shady stuff a few times to get the championship?
Never anything worse than Senna or Prost did.
He "took" out Damon Hill for the championship in '94 I believe. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
I think this format is also complete B.S because they made this to screw Hendrick over. Look at Formula 1, Michael Schumacher kept winning championships and F1 was all up in a wad thinking the sport would get boring if he kept winning championships, so they made a new format to screw him and Scuderia Ferrari over!
Same scenario here. Hendrick has been winning championships in the 21st century since 2001 with Jeff Gordon, with the most being with Jimmie Johnson (my favorite driver) winning 5 straight championships from 2006-2010, then again in 2013. You can't tell NASCAR that Tony Stewart (Stewart-Haas) won in 2011 and Brad Keselowski (Penske) won in 2012, because they'll ignore you.
NASCAR needs to go back to the old format and let Jimmie have a chance to tie or even break Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt's 7 championships and become one of the greatest drivers of all time.
I read up on Schumacher a little because I was curious of his condition a couple weeks ago. Seems that he wrecked a couple drivers that were competing with him in points to alter outcomes and also having at least a car for a season with illegal devices either traction or launch control.
I fact checked myself
In '94 Schumacher wrecked Damon Hill to win the Championship
In '97 Schumacher attempted to wreck Jacques Villeneuve to win the Championship
Instead taking himself out and handing the title to Villeneuve who finished 3rd.
Regardless 2 weeks later Schumacher's results were disqualified.
As for the Launch and Traction Control, It could never be proven. However, multiple teams were accused of having that technology. Not just Schumacher and Benneton.
And then in 2002 in Austria he proved Ferrari, the FIA and Formula1 itself was an absolute joke. Just like the Chase.
And what exactly was this new format?Look at Formula 1, Michael Schumacher kept winning championships and F1 was all up in a wad thinking the sport would get boring if he kept winning championships, so they made a new format to screw him and Scuderia Ferrari over!
I think this format is also complete B.S because they made this to screw Hendrick over.
Look at Formula 1, Michael Schumacher kept winning championships and F1 was all up in a wad thinking the sport would get boring if he kept winning championships, so they made a new format to screw him and Scuderia Ferrari over!
This. Though I kind of think him deciding to retire was perhaps something to do with it? 💡And what exactly was this new format?
Same scenario here. Hendrick has been winning championships in the 21st century since 2001 with Jeff Gordon, with the most being with Jimmie Johnson (my favorite driver (WE CAN TELL)) winning 5 straight championships from 2006-2010, then again in 2013. You can't tell NASCAR that Tony Stewart (Stewart-Haas) won in 2011 and Brad Keselowski (Penske) won in 2012, because they'll ignore you.
NASCAR needs to go back to the old format and let Jimmie have a chance to tie or even break Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt's 7 championships and become one of the greatest drivers of all time.
And then in 2002 in Austria he proved Ferrari, the FIA and Formula1 itself was an absolute joke. Just like the Chase.
Okay. Errr in the old format the following would have been champions - Driver in brackets is who would have won based on old system.
2004: Busch (Gordon)
2005: Stewart (Stewart)
2006: Johnson (Johnson)
2007: Johnson (Gordon)
2008: Johnson (Edwards)
2009: Johnson (Johnson)
2010: Johnson (Harvick)
2011: Stewart (Edwards)
2012: Keselowski (Keselowski)
Oh and under classic system Harvick was champion this year.
How Barrichello was told that he would be fired if he didn't give up the position to SchumacherIt was more Barrichello then Schumacher, but ok.
You said this in a NASCAR thread....Every time a motorsport debate gets interesting someone dumbs the whole thing down by bringing F1 to the conversation, just keep that disease away from me please,
How Barrichello was told that he would be fired if he didn't give up the position to Schumacher
I don't follow F1 but didn't Shumacher do some shady stuff a few times to get the championship?
Cool I just hear so many conflicting stories about it. But this one makes the most sense.Actually no. He told in a interview here in Brazil the whole matter.
What happened is that in 2001 Austria GP he was 2nd and Schumacher was 3rd. Ferrari sent the team order to Rubens, which he accepted but without questioning to them: "What would happen if I was in 1st?" Ferrari answered that the positions wouldn't be switched.
Fast forward a year, and the scenario matched. Rubens 1st, Michael 2nd. Ferrari sent the team order, in which Barrichello remembered then about the same deal a year ago, and Ferrari maintained the order. He asked what Schumacher thought of that to which they replied: "He doesn't do the orders around here. Switch positions." Barrichello did that in the front straightway.
Schumacher didn't know about the team order. He thought they were supposed to go side by side for a photo finish. Before the podium Rubens told him everything, and then Michael made Rubens stand on the top of the podium. The 1st place trophy of the 2002 Austria GP is in Barrichello's home, while the 2nd place trophy is with Michael.
Jesus you don't know what you're talking about.
Stop soiling the website with incorrect information.I don't follow F1. However, that cute little post you made on my profile was funny. It's been reported as well as all the other profile posts you made to NASCAR fans over the last day. Stick to the F1 thread, junior.
Every fanbase has that sub-section of idiots. Putting it lightly...So many Armchair Racers on Facebook...
And people wonder why NASCAR gets a bad wrap...