Michael Schumacher: F1 revolutionary
Added 2024-04-11 09:00:00 +0000 UTCMatt Bishop (journalist, editor, novelist and PR) and Richard Williams (journalist, author and broadcaster) are here to reappraise the past - and they'd love to have you along for the ride!
On this episode, Matt and Richard are taking a close-up look at Michael Schumacher: One of F1's greatest and most revolutionary drivers ever.
Over the course of this episode, we chart (with the usual first-hand stories and anecdotes) six ways in which the seven-time world champion changed the sport forever, from raising standards in driver fitness to changing the game in terms of racecraft and driver etiquette.
Comments
Gentlemen, first of all, a magnificent episode as always. I am always going to be a die-hard fan of Michael Schumacher. I've always admired his technical prowess when it comes to driving. I have actually incorporated many of his techniques in the way I drive today irrespective of the weather. Even though I am a diehard fan, his transgressions on track against Damon Hill, Jacque Villeneuve, Fernando Alonso, and Rubens Barrichello were scream-worthy events by me. One thing I will say that the current Mercedes Team would not be where they are in terms of operational excellence and the subsequent set of results if it were not for the 3 years of joint expertise by Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher which laid the foundation that was exploited from 2014 to 2020. While I don't want to make any excuses for Michael's lack of form during the Mercedes years, one aspect of his degraded performance has been put down to his accident on a motorcycle in 2009. He also thrived in his Ferrari days on account of the unlimited testing he could do at Fiorano which was all lost to him during his comeback. Just a few thoughts from me to you. Thanks again for the great episode.
Xerxes Balsara
2025-06-18 13:12:53 +0000 UTC
