Ferraripilot wrote:I don't think we're giving Schu enough credit on his race pace. Nico has had time to hone is race pace prowess and it's average. Schu on the other hand is as aggressive as they come. I can't imagine Nico having it out with Hamilton the same way we all know Schu is able to. The second half of '11 Schu progressed well in his race prowess and I see no reason why that would not continue. Also, I he was consciously setting up W02 for race pace so I fully expect W03 to be a more balanced car regardless of fuel load meaning Schu can set the car up and essentially 'go' hopefully meaning his qualy pace will pick up a bit. That's all he's missing is qualy speed, which is something he was always pretty good at but he was no Senna. He's just beat Vettel at the race of champions for crying out loud. He's got *it* in him somewhere, he just has to dig it out.
It's impossible for him to beat Rosberg now. He won't be getting any better he will be getting worse. Schumi's mind is in tact, his memory has not withered so he knows all the best race lines and braking points and he is a very fast learner. On the inside he is the same old ruthless, witty, intelligent, tactical, maniacal racer that he was in the past. The man is just older and slower.
Since racing is going to be so close this year theWO3 is no longer in a group of it's own like WO2, so Schumi won't have a path cleared to Rosberg's gearbox like last year. That's one of the main reasons why he was so close on points, the cars were gravitating to 7th and 8th place in the races.
