As Sorry Sir Lewis, You’ll Never be as Great as
Michael Schumacher!
Having scribbled those sentiments prior to the
Max Verstappen Lewis Hamilton Collision at Monza…
Thus I’ve had several thought bubbles following
Thar Mega Shunt’, albeit not having been “Watching,” Err listening to the race.
Not to mention the Schumacher Family having just seen NetFlix release it’s Schumacher
Documentary eight years after Michael’s Skiing Off Pis accident. For which The
Guardian’s Giles Richards noted how the Documentary politely sidestepped
showing any of Michael’s trademark Ruthlessness!
I am not taking sides in the Maximus Hothead’ v
Golden Child, aka Sir Lewis incident, since the FIA Race Stewards have
basically ruled it 1-1 for their Silverstone-Monza Clashes. Although you could
say that Verstappen getting a 3-place Grid penalty for the Russian Grand Prix
makes Max look more guilty? Or are the Stewards simply trying to stop the
continuing escalation from spiraling out of control instead…
But surely Y’all know it does Take Two to Tango,
Ci!
And would Der Terminator’, nee Michael Schumacher
have ever Winged On ceaselessly about how it was Nico Rosberg who caused the
Toxic relationship at Mercedes? Now some five years since Rosberg Quit Formula
1 and left the team! Or how rich it was hearing Golden Child say he was
disturbed over Max Not showing any empathy after their collision at Monza, when
Sir Lewis was partying like a Rock Star at Silverstone whilst Verstappen was in
Hospital?
As I’m left pondering how Schuey Senior would
have behaved in today’s instantaneous Social Media era? Although he seemed to
have a pretty tight knit PR Campaign always in Full Steam directed by Sabine
Kehm, who still pulls the Strings for the Schumacher’s today…
As doesn’t the Mighty Spa’s Rain Gate Farce
seem like such a lifetime ago? When having awoken even earlier than when I’d set
the Alarm to “Watch,” Err listen to the Belgian Grand Prix, I found it a Wee
Bitamyte’ Karmic that I managed to turn on Thy Telie’ part way into the segment
where Karun Cowboy’ Chandhok was narrating Mick Schumacher’s driving of his Pop’s
Debutante Formula 1 car at Silverstone.
Coming some Gory 30-odd years from when Der
Terminator’,nee Herr Schumacher made his F1 debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand
Prix for Jordan Grand Prix in what I agree is arguably one of the best looking
Formula 1 Cars of All time.
Alas, I’d forgotten how Great those Normally Aspirated
Ford HB 3.5-liter V-8 lumps’ sounded! Which is probably part of my Hearing loss
today, eh? I thought you said Blind people have Super Powers Huh, What did you
say EH? I said I’m right here, you Don’t have to Bloody Shout!
Since this should have triggered memories of my
second Iceberg Grands Prix outing in The Valley of the Sun, when unbeknownst to
Mwah, Phoenix Arizona hosted it’s third and final United States Grand Prix, also
30 years ago this past March. But I don’t remember seeing the “Green” cars back
then, with Andrea Duh Crasheris (De Cesaris) and Bertrand “Laughing Gas”
Gatchot at Thar controls, since I was already a Benetton Ford Fan…
As the Jordan 191 was an ‘Ol school racecar
since it utilized the quickly fading six speed Manual Gearbox, for which both Karun
and Mick enthuse over it being a proper Old School racing car! Which Y’all can
check out this wonderful Sky Sports segment in the Youtube video, but beware,
You’ll definitely need to Crank It Up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daHOq_ZBT0g
As it was GURR-REAT! Hearing ‘Ol Bloody Murray’s
(Walker) voice again, as this reminded Mwah of how Electrified I was over the
Schuey Sensation that weekend at Spa Francorchamps, as I know I watched that
race live and was instantly Smitten with Michael, who immediately became my De
Facto Numero Uno Formula 1 Driver of All time! As I took to living and
breathing Michael Schumacher for nearly the rest of his F1 career, up to the
end of his first retirement in Ought-Six’, just ask Tacoma Bureau chief Mary Ellen!
Since it’s funny reading an ‘Ol No Fenders tome
titled Schuey’s legend is Born that I posted here Wayback in November, 2009 when
then commemorating the 15th Anniversary of his Debutante F1 World
Championship. Noting how I had a Fraulein in the Monterey, California Visitor’s
Center offerent to buy my Michael Schumacher Benetton T-Shirt I was wearing
from me
Wayback in ’94.
http://www.nofenders.net/2009/11/schueys-legend-is-born.html
since I’d argue now that his “legend” was truly
born that Fall day at The Mighty Spa Francorchamps, before Benetton shrewdly
Poached him from EJ’ (Eddie Jordan) in exchange for the Hapless Roberto Moreno,
and the rest as they say, Is History!
As I’m left wondering if All of this Schuey
Glorification is somehow in order to perk up Merchandise Sales? Or simply keep
the Schumacher name in the Spotlight, and on the tips of our tongues…
Alas, it’s slightly weird to mwah that I Don’t
feel any of this same emotion of being “Electrified” by Any of today’s current
Formula 1 Pilotes. Nor can I say that any of them even excite Mwah. And it
would be easy to go with Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris or George Russell, who the latter I picked for
future “Greatness.” But None of these Brat Pack enthuse me, not to mention they’ll
All be driving for the Sports Top Teams.
Since the last Formula 1 Driver who I actually
got enthused over is Alexander Albon, who I’m glad will be back next year, but
does he have a Gory chance in a Williams?
Nope, instead the only current Open Wheel
Racing Driver who Peaks my Excitement Meter these days is none other than Patricio Pato’ O’Ward, but not even remotely close to what
Herr Schumacher once did for Mwah.
As these days I find I enjoy Rootin’ for more
than a single driver and Hence, I’m torn between my Numero Uno IndyCar Driver O’Ward,
whom I should solidly be enfusing over, since he led the Points Standings by 10 Markers heading
into Portland over Alex Palou.
But the Spaniard’s my second favourite IndyCar Driver and I’d like him to win the title since he seemingly came out of nowhere, i.e.; Japan’s super Formula and then a rookie season at Dale Coyne’s Minnowesqe Alphabet Soup Brigade…