Steve McGinty wrote:
> On 09 Mar 2004 23:20:53 EST, "Jiyang Chen"
> <
[email protected]> wrote:
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>>But would Schumacher really be all that rich and famous if
>>he were on let's say, Minardi?? Mika Salo replaced him
>>when he broke his leg in Silverstone, got some results,
>>then returned to his old team and pretty much disappeared
>>from the leaderboards. Unless there cars are more equal,
>>it's pretty much an unfair competition, whereas in
>>cycling, individual efforts account for more meaning in
>>the results.
>>
>>No doubt that he's the best on the F1 circuit, but has a
>>highly funded team to provide him with the faster car.
>
>
> You underestimate the poor results Ferrari had before
> he joined and the role he contiues to play in devloping
> the car.
>
> Regards! Stephen
Definitely. Much of what Michael Schumacher did was to
marshal the team around him, and change the composition of
the team to suit his needs, including bringing Ross Brawn
and Rory Byrne onto the team. This is something that many of
the greats (Senna, Prost, Lauda, etc.) were able to do.
Anyway, the better drivers will eventually end up on the
better teams, for the most part. The cream generally rises
to the top.
Now, Kimi Raikonnen may be the driver who makes your case.
Potential World Champion in driving ability, but he may be
hamstrung, at least this year, if the McLaren-Mercedes is
not up to speed.