Just_a_fan wrote: ↑04 Oct 2017, 10:47
Manoah2u wrote: ↑03 Oct 2017, 11:41
My respect for Schumacher is only starting to grow more and more and more with what he achieved with Ferrari. I mean that's the exact same Ferrari but he managed to turn it around into a completely dominating team after taking it from the exact same mess in the mid-90's like the team has slipped back in right after he left.
Wow, Schumacher did all of that eh?
Most of the success should be laid at the doors of Todt and Brawn. They managed the team and ensured that the drivers had the car they needed. Bridgestone giving them bespoke tyres for each race was a major help too.
Schumacher just drove the car. He drove it extremely well, of course.
you're manipulating words.
fact is, with Schumacher, that did happen. That didn't happen with Alonso nor is it yet happening with Vettel even though we should give it some more time.
Ang guess what, yeah, Schumacher did do that in the way that he took / was accompanied by his former Benetton crew to head for Ferrari, after Jean Todt whom took seat @ Ferrari in 1994 invited Schumi over for the 1996 season. They were wise to include Brawn on the transfer, as he was at Benetton during Schumacher's WDC reign there, he then happily moved with Schumi to Ferrari to do some magic there.
Last but not least there was Rory Byrne, and he was also responsible for the B194 and subsequently the B195, and then was hired by Ferrari and was a key part in the Ferrari domination since then.
Offcourse it wasn't Schumacher alone. Just like it's not Hamilton alone, it's not Vettel alone @ RedBull before. But the fact is, Schumacher DID have that around him, and it wasn't 'blind luck'. It was calculated and executed marvellously.
Hence i repeat, my respect for Schumacher.