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RE30B#16 wrote: This is not as much a response as it is a side comment. Some on this forum have attempted to suggest that Alonso's drive was not as spectacular as Schumacher drive. Sane minds have to acknowledge that if Alonso and Schumacher had not both retired, they would have been 1st and 2nd with Jensoid or PDLR coming in 3rd.

I am pretty sane and I have to take issue with your analysis. Fernando could possibly have won the race but Michael Schumacher would not have finished second. And I think I ought to remind you as sanely as I can that Jenson won the race and drove an inferior car faultlessly to that win.

RE30B#16 wrote:

Redhead wrote:It is true that I bite when the anti-schumites trot out their monotonous and relentless denigration of a great man, so I'm as guilty as anyone of contributing to the general tone. If this is the sort of thing that I would really like to see discussed I will have to try and post in kind.

cheers,
Red

This is not as much a response as it is a side comment. Some on this forum have attempted to suggest that Alonso's drive was not as spectacular as Schumacher drive. Sane minds have to acknowledge that if Alonso and Schumacher had not both retired, they would have been 1st and 2nd with Jensoid or PDLR coming in 3rd.

What's a side comment?

Perhaps he meant snide comment

Snowy wrote:Perhaps he meant snide comment

Or perhaps if you are taking sides and making a comment at the same time...

gkaytaz wrote:

Snowy wrote:Perhaps he meant snide comment

Or perhaps if you are taking sides and making a comment at the same time...

I feel myself drifting off, a la Fangio

Michael was 4th when Heidfeld passed him. That would have been the best result had he not damaged his steering wheel. Even if he stopped and put on dry tyres he would have lost two places to Pedro and Heidfeld and it is doubtful if he would have made up those positions.
So if both Alonso and Michael didn't retire, Alonso could have won while Michael would have finished 5th.

Would have/could have, nice to conjecture but at the end of the day.. no cigar.

jacfan wrote:Would have/could have, nice to conjecture but at the end of the day.. no cigar.

I guess it was good for the championship that Alonso didn't win!
And good for Button too

Julian Mayo wrote:

gkaytaz wrote:

Snowy wrote:Perhaps he meant snide comment

Or perhaps if you are taking sides and making a comment at the same time...

I feel myself drifting off, a la Fangio

Wouldn't that be a slide comment ?

Redhead wrote:

Julian Mayo wrote:

gkaytaz wrote:
Or perhaps if you are taking sides and making a comment at the same time...

I feel myself drifting off, a la Fangio

Wouldn't that be a slide comment ?

Yup, ( Iwas getting worried you hadn't got my drift).

Snowy wrote:

RE30B#16 wrote: This is not as much a response as it is a side comment. Some on this forum have attempted to suggest that Alonso's drive was not as spectacular as Schumacher drive. Sane minds have to acknowledge that if Alonso and Schumacher had not both retired, they would have been 1st and 2nd with Jensoid or PDLR coming in 3rd.

I am pretty sane and I have to take issue with your analysis. Fernando could possibly have won the race but Michael Schumacher would not have finished second. And I think I ought to remind you as sanely as I can that Jenson won the race and drove an inferior car faultlessly to that win.

Man, you guys get defensive so quickly on this forum. You don't have to take everything so damn personally!

RE30B#16 wrote:

Snowy wrote:

RE30B#16 wrote: This is not as much a response as it is a side comment. Some on this forum have attempted to suggest that Alonso's drive was not as spectacular as Schumacher drive. Sane minds have to acknowledge that if Alonso and Schumacher had not both retired, they would have been 1st and 2nd with Jensoid or PDLR coming in 3rd.

I am pretty sane and I have to take issue with your analysis. Fernando could possibly have won the race but Michael Schumacher would not have finished second. And I think I ought to remind you as sanely as I can that Jenson won the race and drove an inferior car faultlessly to that win.

Man, you guys get defensive so quickly on this forum. You don't have to take everything so damn personally!

Hey, I take that personally

RE30B#16 wrote:

Snowy wrote:

RE30B#16 wrote: This is not as much a response as it is a side comment. Some on this forum have attempted to suggest that Alonso's drive was not as spectacular as Schumacher drive. Sane minds have to acknowledge that if Alonso and Schumacher had not both retired, they would have been 1st and 2nd with Jensoid or PDLR coming in 3rd.

I am pretty sane and I have to take issue with your analysis. Fernando could possibly have won the race but Michael Schumacher would not have finished second. And I think I ought to remind you as sanely as I can that Jenson won the race and drove an inferior car faultlessly to that win.

Man, you guys get defensive so quickly on this forum. You don't have to take everything so damn personally!

Chill.... or I will take it personally....

jacfan wrote:

RE30B#16 wrote:

Snowy wrote:
I am pretty sane and I have to take issue with your analysis. Fernando could possibly have won the race but Michael Schumacher would not have finished second. And I think I ought to remind you as sanely as I can that Jenson won the race and drove an inferior car faultlessly to that win.

Man, you guys get defensive so quickly on this forum. You don't have to take everything so damn personally!

Chill.... or I will take it personally....

Don't be so defensive Jacfan

Is that you up there Julian Mayo?
As for the subject of this topic... well the race is run and the winners and losers have all left and some of us are still trying to conduct a post mortem... sad but true.
NEWSFLASH!!!! Jenson Button won!!
and no amount of would have/could have will make any difference.
Ps I just like to personalise everything so that I can put my two cents worth in...