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Long ago photograph of a jubilant Michael
Schumacher during the Ferrari glory days. (The Tomaso Collection)
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Any Hardcore F1 racing
devotee will certainly know of whom I've taken to calling 'DER TERMINATOR, nee
Michael Schumacher - And Thy significance of today's date in regards for the
seven times F1 world champion, right?
Alas, as another
year's slipped by and Herr Sckewmacher's (Hobbo' vernacular...) fate seems
sealed, and now is eternally intertwined with Thy late 'Awntie Harriet's demise
- Having taken her Schuey Diecast car I'd bought for her home, since she NO
longer recognized who he was two years ago, a week after Michael's skiing
accident!
Yet in deference
to my past affinity for Herr Schumacher, and still reveling in the smoldering
embers of Holiday, here's last year's Post when I decided to create this now
yearly tribute to our fallen Comrade!
Will try not dwelling on Michael's current predicament,
other than Nary a Peep's been heard 'bout his current prognosis from Team
Schuey; Chirp-Chirp; Bueller? Is this thingy' on? Other than Jean Todt's usual
bluster of Michael's still fighting; Blah-blah-blah, really?
As sadly, whenever
I think 'bout Schuey now, I think of Tacoma Bureau Chief Mary Ellen's prophetic
words: Michael's (still) Asleep at the Wheel!
Yet now that the Hoopla surroundin' Jeffery
"Pretty Boy" Gordon and his retirement from Taxi-cab drivin' has died
down, I realize how the media tizzy over Gordon, who ironically his middle name
is Michael; Co-inky-dense? Just sayin'
Seemingly the Pomp 'N Circumstance; Uhm, look
Mum', isn't that Lewis? Mario, what are Yuhs doin' here; Hooah! Makes me
bristle, along with flashing back to another epic Two-part Harmony; Err longish
tome I scribbled awhile ago declaring;
STATS
Championships/Years
competed/Seasons/Wins/Poles/Podiums
(7) Michael Schumacher; 1991-2006, 2010-12 (18) 306 91 68 155 77#
(4) Jeff Gordon; 1992-2015 (24) 797 93 81 475*
(# = Fastest
laps)
(* = Top-10
finishes)
As I'll admit freely that I was a Humongous
Schumacher Fan from 1991 until 2006, albeit still revel in attending Mother
Speedway with Claudio & 'Awntie Harriet - Witnessing in Thy flesh 'Juan 'O
Michael's final victories before forced retirement.
Have nothing against Jeff Gordon's driving
abilities, just his Goody 2-Schues demeanor always rubbed me wrong, and still
revel over Mary Ellen spotting that ubiquitous cartoon character Calvin PISSING
on the #24 adorned on a "Shorty" School bus turned into camper
appropriately parked at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 'Wayback during the
Twenty-oh-One USGP Formula 1 race!
And in Full
Disclosure, I'll admit I was wrong about who's got the most wins of A-L-L at
Thy Brickyard, for which Geo. Phillips divulged the correct answer being Johnny
Aitken in
But today's supposed to be about Thy
legendous' Michael Schumacher, whom twenty years ago was still basking in the
afterglow of having secured his second, consecutive F1 world championship
for then Benetton. Y'all know, the
Enstone team that'll once again be le Reggie', nee Renault in 2016; but I
digress...
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Michael Schumacher's active ride Benetton B193
racecar. (Image source: foxsports.com.au)
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As Schuey was en route to Maranello two
decades ago, to make history with Monsieur "Toad," (Todt) Ross Brawn,
Rory Byrne, Nigel Stepney and the rest of la Scuderia's Dream Team.
And having spent countless Greenbacks' upon
first Benetton, followed with mucho Scuderia Ferrari merchandise, although I'd
say it wasn't my Schuey "Zenith," but certainly height 'O Formula 1
frenzy?
Since I've still got the 1994 Benetton-Ford
team poster hanging on Thy wall twenty-plus years later, along with the Team
Benetton coffee mug, championship sweatshirt, Postcards, etc - As Kudos to
Benetton's marketing department, eh?
Then again, I've
got multiple 1:18 Hot Wheels Diecast Ferrari's in Thy closet from the Michael
Schumacher collection, as he sure did his marketing magic upon Mwah...
As I was so enthralled about Herr Schumacher,
and with NO United States Grand Prix in sight after Phoenix's early demise, I
traveled A-L-L the way to Italy for what was supposed to be my first witnessing
of the legend in Thy flesh, but fate intervened, being the year Michael broke
his leg; CRIKEYS!
Alas, Thanxs solely to Mary Ellen, who
proclaimed: I'll take you to Indianapolis! After being screwed out of my
tickets the year prior... I first saw Schumacher at Mother Speedway in 2001,
despite Thou panic 'O something called 9-11...
Subsequently witnessing him at the Green
Hella, aka Nurburgring, albeit the modern, sanitized track next door. Then
Suzukre' (Suzuka) twice and last again at Indianapolis; Hmm? That's a nice symmetry
I've never realized before.
AnyHoo, think I'm just rambling here, but the
point is, Schumacher was once a mighty legend, and it's sad to realize the
pitiful physical state he's in, as gotta be careful what I type 'bout Michael
less Jean sends his Hitman Dr. Gerard Saillant after
Mwah!
Or Fraulein Sabine Kehm goes on a Witch Hunt for daring to
speak realistically 'bout Michael's current demise, since after all, what a
terrible way to spend your 47th birthday, Ja Volt!
Whilst as Grizzled
Journo' Joe Saward recently lamented. Is the current demise of the German Grand
Prix related to Michael's absence? And will somebody ever report upon the
social conscience Schumacher, a Bricklayer's son cast upon his nation, when his
Countrymen proclaimed "Immer Ferrari!"