Michael Schumacher

[dmarijon]

Vidjelo se da je bio jako ljut u boksu.

[Igor18]

Michael Schumacher believes it would have been possible for him to go into Q3 at Suzuka had he not found Lewis Hamilton in front during his flying lap.

The seven-time world champion, who will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the year, qualified in 13th position, but will be sent to the back of the grid following the penalty he was given in Singapore for crashing into the back of Jean-Eric Vergne's Toro Rosso.

Schumacher admitted he did not expect a great result given the nature of the circuit, but he did feel it was possible to do better.

"It was a shame that we couldn't do more today, after things hadn't looked too bad this morning, but we simply didn't get the performance together," said Schumacher.

"Although we should also say that, knowing the high-speed characteristics of this circuit, we didn't necessarily expect to look in great shape here.

"Perhaps I could have made it through to Q3, because the data showed that I lost two tenths in Turn 11 [the hairpin] because of traffic, but I wasn't quite sure what Hamilton was doing ahead of me.

"I saved a lot of tyre sets and in that respect got the maximum out of the situation.

"Now we need to wait and see what happens tomorrow. I will be certainly aiming for the best possible result, starting from the back of the grid."

Team-mate Nico Rosberg completed a poor day for Mercedes by qualifying in 15th position, but the German is hopeful of making up positions in the race.

"It's been a difficult weekend for us," he said. "Qualifying in 15th place is not where we want to be although I will gain some places due to grid penalties.

"The times were so close today and it's disappointing that we couldn't make it through to Q3. Our pace felt better on high fuel, so hopefully this will work out well in the race and I can gain positions."

[Domi]

E danas ga skoro pa i nismo vidjeli u prijenosu a čovjek napravio lavovski pomak. Srce me stegne kad znam da još samo 5 utrka ga gledamo na stazi.

[gringo73]

E danas ga skoro pa i nismo vidjeli u prijenosu a čovjek napravio lavovski pomak. Srce me stegne kad znam da još samo 5 utrka ga gledamo na stazi.

Šta je to lavovski pomak!? Završiti trku ispred "trabant momčadi", Vergna, di Reste (problemi s mjenjačem) i Senne (dug popis)? Webber je imao 17 sekundi zaostatka za Schumijem nakon 3. kruga, a na kraju završio 13 sekundi ispred...pa se ne bi ni za to usudio reč da je lavovski pomak.
Sasvim osrednje izdanje, ništa više.

[Igor18]

webber u rukama ima auto koji je 1,5 sec po krugu brži od njegovog

[Kenny]

Svejedno je opet dosta sporijih vozača ostalo ispred njega

[gringo73]

webber u rukama ima auto koji je 1,5 sec po krugu brži od njegovog

Tko tvrdi suprotno?

[Dodi_napalm]

Nakon bokseva imal je vremena prve trojice, za par krugova vremena su pala drastično, to govori da on može dok auto ide, a pošto vozi kantu nebre si puno pomoći.

[Igor18]

Već smo nekoliko puta na ovom siteu ustvrdili da kada u Formuli 1 čujete kako netko energično demantira određenu priču, vrijeme je da joj se počne poklanjati ozbiljna pažnja.

Recimo, priču da je Niki Lauda praktički otjerao Michaela Schumachera iz Mercedesa i tako mu se osvetio za obrnuti potez od prije 16 godina…

Posve bismo zaboravili na malu i, iskreno, ne osobito važnu epizodu iz F1 povijesti da je u Japanu nije spomenuo glavom šef Mercedesovih sportskih aktivnosti Norbert Haug. On je austrijskoj TV kući ORF rekao:

- Apsolutno je netočno da je Lauda otjerao Schumachera iz Mercedesa zbog događaja u Ferrariju 1996.

Haug se referirao na gotovo zaboravljenu činjenicu da je Lauda, vozač F1 kipe Ferrari od 1974. do kraja 1977. u kojem razdoblju je dva puta bio svjetski prvak, u prvoj polovici devedesetih bio pozvan natrag u Ferrari (od strane predsjednika Luce di Montezemola) kao savjetnik, sve u težnji da se ekipa nekako izvuče iz duboke rezultatske krize.

No, kad je u Ferrari stigao Michael Schumacher, tada dvostruki svjetski prvak s Benettonom, jedna od prvih stvari koje je napravio bilo je čišćenje personala od onih koji mu nisu odgovarali, ili ih je smatrao nepotrebnima. Jedan od njih bio je i Lauda.

63-godišnji Austrijanac proteklih je tjedana odigurao ključnu ulogu u približavanju Mercedesa i Bernie Ecclestonea, do tada u ne baš bajnim odnosima, i u postizanju dogovora oko potpisa novog Concorde ugovora koji će važiti od iduće sezone, i koji će u svemu regulirati funkcioniranje Formule 1 do 2020. Prije Laudine intervencije Mercedes je bio jedina od velikih ekipa koja nije pristupila novom Concordeu.

Također, Lauda je u Suzuki priznao novinarima i svoju presudnu ulogu u dovođenju Lewisa Hamiltona iz McLarena u Mercedes. Britanskim medijima Lauda je otkrio kako smatra da Schumacher više nije u stanju ravnopravno se nositi s najboljim F1 vozačima danas, premda je njemačkim i austrijskim medijima nastavio priču o tome kako je Schumacher i dalje jedan od najvećih F1 vozača i kako ga nije fer proglašavati prestarim za Formulu 1.

Čak i da povjerujemo Haugu kako Lauda nije (izravno) otjerao Schumachera i osvetio mu se za 1996., ostaje činjenica da u 2013. sedmerostrukog prvaka više neće biti u Formuli 1, a Lauda će biti neizvršni direktor ekipe Mercedes.

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[Dodi_napalm]

bil je lauda i sef jaguara pa znamo kak je to zavrsilo. bolje za gazdu da odlazi od njih..

[FerrariF1]

Nije los deda danas

[FerrariF1]

Nije ni danas samo se kontejner ovaj nemoze voziti po stazi normalnom brzinom vec 2-3 sec sporije

[Igor18]

Šteta kaj u 3 godine niti jednom nije imao konkurentan bolid

[FerrariF1]

DTM i lagano neka se zanima kralj svih vremena

[Buba]

Djed je bio na vrhunskom nivou,u drugoj polovici svoje druge karijere pogotovo,cesto i brzi od Rosberga....Ako uzmemo da je to ipak ljudsko bice kojem je 43 godine i da se takmici sa djecom koja su drzala njegov poster u sobi i isla u prvi razred dok je on osvajao prvenstva,moje misljenje je da je on ipak veliki borac i da je ovom drugom karijerom vise do izrazaja dosla njegova izdrzljivost,vrhunska fizicka pripremljenost i njemacka upornost,a talenta nikada nije ni nedostajalo....tako da Michael svaka cast,kapa dole! Jer niko od ovih sto sada voze nece docekati 43. godinu i jos voziti u F1 na tom nivou spremnosti i konkurentnosti...

Ne treba njegove rezultate gledati kroz pobjede jer ih nije mogao ostvariti u ovakvom Mercedesu gdje je pola tehnickog odjela trebalo dobiti otkaze momentalno...trecu godinu zaredom oni prave sranje od bolida, i to ne mislim sranje u smislu da je to prosjecan bolid u sredini poretka nego da je svaki od njihova tri bolida imao "design fault",neku urodjenu manu u dizajnu koja je sprjecavala da momcad unaprijedi bolid tokom sezone....
Mercedesu nece pomoci ni 16 Hamiltona ako kljucni ljudi u razvoju bolida naprave ponovo neku gresku,doduse posto je bolid za 2013. vec u razvoju odavno oni su je mozda i napravili a mozda i nisu,necemo znati do naredne godine,jedino se mozemo moliti da ponovo ne useru jer bi mi bilo zao gledati vrhunskog vozaca kalibra Hamiltona da se koprca u sredini poretka isto kao sto smo gledali ovih godina Schumija

[Igor18]

Michael Schumacher says he will not compete in any other forms of motor racing after he leaves Formula 1 at the end of the season.

The seven-time world champion announced earlier this month that he would call time on his F1 career following a three-year stint with the Mercedes team.

Schumacher had previously retired from the sport at the end of the 2006 season, but made a return with the German squad in 2010.

While he was away from Formula 1, the 43-year-old took part in some bike competitions, including the German Superbike championship. This time, however, Schumacher says he is stopping altogether.

"No, it's not in my plans," Schumacher told Gazzetta dello Sport when asked if he will race elsewhere. "Formula 1 offers the maximum as far as emotions, speed and work completeness are concerned.

"Another type of cars wouldn't give me the same feelings. I'm stopping here completely."

He added, laughing: "I think I'll do Western riding competitions. My wife Corinna, who has done this sort of competitions for years, has already chosen the right horse for me. I'll go for it..."

Schumacher insisted he has no regrets about his decision to leave the sport, despite conceding he feels relieved to be putting an end to his career.

The Mercedes driver, the most successful racer in the history of the sport, says his second Formula 1 stint has taught him what losing means.

"[It is] a relief, because I have no regrets, just joy for what I've done. From now on life will offer me plenty of new possibilities. I'm looking forward to them.

"If I look into my life's rear-view mirror, I find myself happy and smiling. I've had two distinct careers: one where I won everything, and a second one where I discovered what losing means.

"Yes, I've learned how to lose, but this has made me more mature and more patient too, partly thanks to my age. Today I have to consider what I have done overall and I'm satisfied with myself."

When asked how he wanted to be remembered, he said: "Everyone describes me a racing legend. I prefer to be described as a fighter, someone who never backed down."

Kralju najveći, sa guštom odvozi ovih par utrka do kraja i onda uživaj u zasluženoj mirovini.
Sa 43. godine ravnopravno parira ljudima koji su po 20 godina mlađi od njega, šteta što u 3 godine nije dobio pristojan automobil kojim bi mogao konkurirat za najviša mjesta no to ne umanjuje ništa dosada postignuto, naprotiv, to je još jedna stvar na kojoj mu treba skinuti kapu... Njegova upornost i ljubav prema natjecanju, da iako si postigao sve u tom sportu, legenda formule 1, ipak nalazi motiva da se natječe u realno za njegov standard smeću od bolida i da provodi dane i noći pokušavajući od kontenjera napraviti automobil.
Svaka čast!


Odrastao sam uživajući u njegovim vožnjama i ponosan sam što ću (nadam se) jednog dana moći pričati svojoj djeci da sam imao čast pratiti vožnje jednog od 2 najbolja vozača u povijesti ovoga sporta!

[Scuderia]

Koji mu je ovo peh po redu, otkatko se vratio ?
Sad jos kad ga kazne +X mjesta u Abu Dhabiju....

[Domi]

E moj Deda, pa koji su se vragovi na tebe okomili..

[Walter]

Definitivno najveći baksuz ove godine.

[vidc]

ma kakav baksuz, tko mu je kriv što se kvalificirao na 14. mjesto među toro rossovce i ostale. loše, jako loše izdanje schumachera ovaj vikend

[dmarijon]

Ipak nema kazne: http://www.autosport.hr/iz-svijeta/form ... a-u-indiji" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Igor18]

A mistake in his use of Mercedes' KERS caused Michael Schumacher's disappointing qualifying result in Abu Dhabi.

Schumacher only managed 14th place on the Abu Dhabi grid, and television viewers heard him and his engineer apologetically discussing a "harvesting" issue.

Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn explained that this was not a technical problem, but an error by Schumacher.

"I think he got the engine braking wrong, what we call KERS harvesting - the way you collect the KERS and the way you use the KERS," Brawn said.

"It does affect the balance of the car, and he got a little bit out of sequence with it, and then he got caught out and lost some time in the first complex."

Schumacher added: "We were trying something different in the procedure and it just didn't work out."

Mercedes had looked unlikely to shine at Yas Marina until Schumacher's team-mate Nico Rosberg made it into Q3 with his last Q2 lap.

Rosberg then qualified eighth, but Brawn said that result was down to the driver and his crew maximising the W03's existing potential rather than any breakthrough in car performance during qualifying.

"I think we managed to get our act together and squeeze the most out of the car," Brawn said.

"It was a very good lap from Nico. There was no specific change to the car. There was not something we could point to that was particularly significant, but everything came together well."

Rosberg said his engineers and mechanics should share the credit for the encouraging result.

"My engineers and I did a good job, and also the mechanics who managed to fix my car just in time for qualifying because there was a bit of an issue," he said.

"All of us did a good job, optimised the car and got the most out of it in qualifying."

[Scuderia]

Unatoc losim rezultatima i kantom od auta u ove tri godine, ima priliku srusiti jos jedan rekord kojeg je postavio njegov "najbolji" prijatelj Rubens.

Taj rekord se odnosi u odvozenoj kilometrazi.

Rubens na svojim ledjima ima 80.543 km, Gazdi fali jos 8 km da ga prestigne.

[F1NAC]

da ne ide u penziju srusio bi i rekord kojeg isto drzi Barichello a to su 326 GPa

[Igor18]

Odlične kvale Schumija..
Mislim da su u Mercedesu pogriješili što ga nisu ostavili za iduću sezonu