What will befall Schumacher in the next race

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With all the bad luck he has had this year What will befall Schumacher in the next race

Robbo

I'll go with a mechanical failure brought about by the wrong type of snow.

Someone needs to modify the Bad Luck Brian meme to Bad Luck Mick.

Myrddin

smellslikeshoes

He used to be bloody lucky in his first Career, maybe it's all ran out :pac:
All the bad luck will make the first comeback victory/podium even sweeter, I just hope that with Mclaren/RBR/Ferrari getting into their stride now it's not too late.

Myrddin

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

All the bad luck will make the first comeback victory/podium even sweeter

I'm at the stage now where I'm starting to wonder if it's too much to expect, the run of car failures has been shocking. P1sses me off to see people use it as 'he's past it' ammunition.

Also Coulthard mentioning a few times recently he better not finish certain sentences...or people will think he's beating up on Michael. Aside from his laughing at his own jokes, the Schumacher jealousy is his most annoying thing

TheChrisD

Ah come on now, what are the odds of being hit by the safety car? The next race isn't taking place in Pau

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TheChrisD wrote: »

Ah come on now, what are the odds of being hit by the safety car? The next race isn't taking place in Pau

Heidfeld door removals at your service

Tell Wurz:D

Mind you it looks like that safety car should have been at the ploughing championships

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LIGHTNING wrote: »

Its missing a

"Tiny meteorite misses entire grid but hits a tyre wall bounces back and hits Schumachers gearbox " option

Not impossible with MS this year.

Didn't Webber short his car over a power line in Valencia.

Robbo wrote: »

I'll go with a mechanical failure brought about by the wrong type of snow.

You made me laugh with this one

lord lucan

Changes gearbox in qualifying resulting in grid penalty.

Stalls on the grid at race start and is ploughed into from behind by Bert Mylander in the safety car.

MSC exits car and goes all Michael Douglas in 'Falling Down' on the Merc team.;)

antodeco

Cookie_Monster

He'll crash into someone again while attempting a reckless overtake

Myrddin

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

He'll crash into someone again while attempting a reckless overtake

Statistics say otherwise...

Charlie-Bravo

tree falls on car option was tempting but can't remember seeing many trees at the Valencia track. Hits safety car so.

Muff_Daddy

TheChrisD wrote: »

Ah come on now, what are the odds of being hit by the safety car? The next race isn't taking place in Pau

the culture of deference wrote: »

Heidfeld door removals at your service

Tell Wurz:D

Mind you it looks like that safety car should have been at the ploughing championships

How could you forget this one?

antodeco

I'm going to Valencia, so the best idea, I will try make happen

Max_Charger

He'll fall asleep at the wheel from the height of boredom because of the snooze-fest that is the Valencia Grand Prix...

Ghost Train

He's due a coming together with his teammate

Myrddin

astrofluff wrote: »

tree falls on car option was tempting but can't remember seeing many trees at the Valencia track

This is Schumacher though, a tree will find him

PJTierney

Where's the "Charlie Whiting opens the swing bridge during Schumacher's Q2 lap" option?

Glico Man

Hit by airplane flushed toilet contents.

MiNdGaM3

He'll win the next race...






But then get disqualified afterwards due the car breaking some regulation after a mechanic f'd up

If he were writing a review of this season I bet he'd love to now be writing "...and then I woke up and realised it was all a dream."

antodeco

Wheres the "gets hit by a shell" option?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h4zTEwgCpQ

freestyla

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

He'll crash into someone again while attempting a reckless overtake

Was going to say the same, Grosjan, Kobayashi or Williams drivers should watch their back :P

Especially if happens to be wrong type of snow

Mickey H

the culture of deference wrote: »

With all the bad luck he has had this year What will befall Schumacher in the next race

I reckon he will get abducted by aliens...

Or a dog will cross out in front of him.

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MiNdGaM3 wrote: »

He'll win the next race...






But then get disqualified afterwards due the car breaking some regulation after a mechanic f'd up

.004 of a litre short of fuel at the end of the race, after heroically wining and lapping rosberg :rolleyes:

shamwari

His Mercedes will hit the toll barrier erected at the end of the pit lane as part of the austerity measures introduced following the Spanish bail-out

Dravokivich

so, 3rd place, who'd thunk it eh?

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Dravokivich wrote: »

so, 3rd place, who'd thunk it eh?

Well done Michael.

You nearly got nobbled by Webber ratting your DRS wing out.

A wonderful result. Start of your season from here.

PJTierney

Quick! Somebody make another one of these threads so he podiums Silverstone!

Myrddin

As sweet as it was, I'd say its unlikely to happen again. He drove a great race, but made the podium because of a combination of two car failures, & two cars taking each other out.

I'm just really, really, really glad he got a podium before the end of the year & he waves goodbye.

mickdw

EnterNow wrote: »

As sweet as it was, I'd say its unlikely to happen again. He drove a great race, but made the podium because of a combination of two car failures, & two cars taking each other out.

I'm just really, really, really glad he got a podium before the end of the year & he waves goodbye.

They were genuinely quick on a few occasions this year so I dont think its a clear cut as saying he (they) can only get a podium if alot of cars drop out.

Myrddin

mickdw wrote: »

They were genuinely quick on a few occasions this year so I dont think its a clear cut as saying he (they) can only get a podium if alot of cars drop out.

Oh they're quick, it's just Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren & Lotus are quicker for the most part. Doesn't tend to leave a lot of room on the podium. Here's hoping anyway

EnterNow

EnterNow wrote: »

As sweet as it was, I'd say its unlikely to happen again. He drove a great race, but made the podium because of a combination of two car failures, & two cars taking each other out.

I'm just really, really, really glad he got a podium before the end of the year & he waves goodbye.

His Q2 time was just a coupla tenths off the time set in Q3 for P2. Next track or the one after and it could be the Mercs who are at the right end of the coupla tenths gap.

Myrddin

Deleted User wrote: »

His Q2 time was just a coupla tenths off the time set in Q3 for P2. Next track or the one after and it could be the Mercs who are at the right end of the coupla tenths gap.

In fairness, a couple of tenths usually means the difference between Q2 & Q3. The whole front of the pack does have barely three to four tenths separating first from sixth/seventh usually.

Good point though, although they're not setting the pace, they're bloody close to it.

the culture of deference

EnterNow wrote: »

As sweet as it was, I'd say its unlikely to happen again. He drove a great race, but made the podium because of a combination of two car failures, & two cars taking each other out.

I'm just really, really, really glad he got a podium before the end of the year & he waves goodbye.

Agreed, but after the bad luck he has had this year it was deserved.

Norbert Haug added: "His lack of results this season are not down to the driver, and in fairness to him he could have definitely had in excess of 60 or 70 points if we would not have had technical issues - which would have been good for him and good for us in the Constructors' Championship. We did not get it because we got it wrong."

the culture of deference

Poor Schumi

Time to resurrect this.

No one guessed aborted start, overheating engine on the grid, pit lane start, puncture.


Dismal season for the great man



AUS: Qualy 4th, Race DNF. Reason: Gearbox failure WAS in 3rd place

MAL: Qualy 3rd, Race 10th, Reason: Spun by Grosjean Was in 3rd place

CHI: Qualy 2nd, Race DNF, Reason: Tyre Not fitted correctly Was 2nd

BAH: Qualy 23, Race 10th, Reason: Faulty DRS, gearbox change penalty

SPA: Qualy 8th, Race DNF, Reason:Hit Senna Racing accident 75% SENNA

FOR Monaco A STUPID PENALTY

MON: Qualy: Pole, race DNF, Reason: Grid penalty, hit by Grosjean at start, FUEL failure

CAN Qualy: 9 (miscalc from team no second flying lap,, race DNF reason. DRS stuck open

EUR Qualy: 12th Very lucky PODIUM (deserved) oldest driver since 1970

GB Qualy: 3rd in wet, race 7th

GER Qualy: 3rd in wet, race 7th (77th fastest race lap )

HUN Qualy: 17th (Maldonado ran wide), DNF (classed race 24th)


This is an awful run of luck in the year where he really is driving well. These cars are 4 seconds a lap slower than MS lap record at Hungary.

Shane732

the culture of deference wrote: »

Poor Schumi

Time to resurrect this.

No one guessed aborted start, overheating engine on the grid, pit lane start, puncture.


Dismal season for the great man



AUS: Qualy 4th, Race DNF. Reason: Gearbox failure WAS in 3rd place

MAL: Qualy 3rd, Race 10th, Reason: Spun by Grosjean Was in 3rd place

CHI: Qualy 2nd, Race DNF, Reason: Tyre Not fitted correctly Was 2nd

BAH: Qualy 23, Race 10th, Reason: Faulty DRS, gearbox change penalty

SPA: Qualy 8th, Race DNF, Reason:Hit Senna Racing accident 75% SENNA

FOR Monaco A STUPID PENALTY

MON: Qualy: Pole, race DNF, Reason: Grid penalty, hit by Grosjean at start, FUEL failure

CAN Qualy: 9 (miscalc from team no second flying lap,, race DNF reason. DRS stuck open

EUR Qualy: 12th Very lucky PODIUM (deserved) oldest driver since 1970

GB Qualy: 3rd in wet, race 7th

GER Qualy: 3rd in wet, race 7th (77th fastest race lap )

HUN Qualy: 17th (Maldonado ran wide), DNF (classed race 24th)


This is an awful run of luck in the year where he really is driving well. These cars are 4 seconds a lap slower than MS lap record at Hungary.

Yea that was pretty special today alright. Did his engine overheat or did he just turn the engine off.

I bet he was thinking.... Damn I'm in 17th here, might as well just turn the engine off and save myself the effort of driving around in a circle to be hit by a falling tree.

He's had a terrible run of luck this year.

Jordan 199

the culture of deference wrote: »

This is an awful run of luck in the year where he really is driving well.

He deserves an awful lot better does Schumi.

These cars are 4 seconds a lap slower than MS lap record at Hungary.

I had a look at Schumi's lap record for the Hungaroring. 1:19.071 in 2004. 1:19.071 :eek: Now that is something.

Goldstein

I'm sick of Mercedes excuses - this track doesn't suit us / the temperature doesn't suit us. The cars have to race on every track. They're freefalling back through the grid and it's not good enough from them. Schumacher deserves a much better car than what they've delivered. I'd give anything to see him in a decent car.

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Goldstein wrote: »

I'm sick of Mercedes excuses - this track doesn't suit us / the temperature doesn't suit us. The cars have to race on every track. They're freefalling back through the grid and it's not good enough from them. Schumacher deserves a much better car than what they've delivered. I'd give anything to see him in a decent car.

William's or Lotus

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Jordan 191 wrote: »

He deserves an awful lot better does Schumi.

I had a look at Schumi's lap record for the Hungaroring. 1:19.071 in 2004. 1:19.071 :eek: Now that is something.

2012 fastest lap

1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’24.136 lap
68

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No one guessed aborted start, overheating engine on the grid, pit lane start, puncture.

I forgot to add drive through penalty

Inbox

the culture of deference wrote: »

2012 fastest lap

1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’24.136 lap
68

I think that's because the track is longer now, they extended the pit straight.

johnnysmack

Inbox wrote: »

I think that's because the track is longer now, they extended the pit straight.

I cant see that adding 5 seconds to the lap time. Maybe 1 or 2 seconds at max.

Gary ITR

I was looking for the 'Top Gear drop a piano on his car while aiming for a Morris Marina' option but dont see it. My money is on that

donspeekinglesh

Inbox wrote: »

I think that's because the track is longer now, they extended the pit straight.

That was before the 2003 race. They had also lengthened the run to turn 13.
Track hasn't changed since.

the culture of deference

Is it all tyres and a full fuel load.

What lap times would we be getting with refueling and 3 or 4 new sets for race.

I miss racing

Myrddin

the culture of deference wrote: »

Is it all tyres and a full fuel load.

What lap times would we be getting with refueling and 3 or 4 new sets for race.

I miss racing

Good point, but surely watching Vettel put a set of fresh option tyres on with ten laps to go in Hungary & with his tank near empty he'd be touching on the times set in days of old?

I'd say its a combination of things, tyres, fuel loads, engine & power regulations etc

Myrddin

For Schumachers next race & inevitable disaster, I'm going to go with a retirement due to all the teams starter motors failing & there'll be no way to start his engine.

Either that, or the race will be red flagged due to an ice storm because the gulf stream will have just stopped.

Inbox

johnnysmack wrote: »

I cant see that adding 5 seconds to the lap time. Maybe 1 or 2 seconds at max.

They had a couple of hundred extra horses under the bonnet too.