Why Michael Schumacher's Mercedes Return Was CRIMINALLY Underrated! (Reupload)
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Schumacher came out of retirement for ine reason and one reason only: as a favour to his longtime friend, Ross Brawn. (Ross acknowledged this point) Yes, he was overjoyed at the prospect of racing again, but he very much understood his role at the team, which was primarily to help expedite the progress and development of both the team and the csr, do that Mercedes would commit to purchasing the team.
Norbert Haug made it clear that if Michael was part of the team, ut would demonstrate a level of commitment and standards that Mercedes expected going into F1. They didn't want to take two or three year to develope everything themselves. They wanted a well oiled machine.
During Michael's time with that team, he spent most if his time assisting Ross in setting up the same processes in all aspects of the team to the level they were familiar with at Ferrari. He also did most of the R&D testing throughout the season, including on race weekends... during the races; and when they passed muster, the parts went in Nico's car, while Michael would continue testing. This was done to drastically shorten the window of development... EXACTLY as was done in hus first couple of years with Ferrari.
People who say that his return from retirement was a failure don't know what the hell they're talking about. It accomplished the goal set out by both Ross and himself. They built up the foundation of a team that became THE dominant force in F1, including the car development team. THAT is why Toto is so appreciative of Michael's contributions to Mercedes F1. He acknowledges that Michael's efforts played a huge role in all the championship titles that both the team and drivers secured, since Michael left them again.
So, "No!" Michael wasn't a failure in returning to F1. He succeeded in achieving the goals that he and Ross set out. His detractors may not like it; and they're free to disagree, but they're foolishly wrong.
I do think his 2012 season was underrated he should have won the 2012 Monaco GP had he not have a 5 place grid penalty and he should got a podium in China. However the fact he still got pole in Monaco and got a podium in Valencia proved he still have the talent.
Despite the fact that Hamilton has gone on to just about surpass his numbers; I still believe Schumacher is the better 7-time champion of the 2. Remains the only driver to win multiple titles for multiple different teams and that 02 season where he got on every podium was outrageous.
He wouldn't have won Monaco either way because he retired from the race. Unfortunately...
definitely. he came back very strong
Completely normal and uncontroversial circumstances. Shows Adelaide 1994 🤣
Schumacher got that nico hulkenberg kind of luck in merc
I enjoy your script, delivery & your b roll with corrections.
_Ackchally...sure, Lauda was 33 on return, but his body had been well overcooked, so let's call that one even._
Great content, too bad it got blocked first and you had to re upload. Keep up the good work
Thanks mate
At the time, Schumacher's comeback looked bad, but in hindsight, only his 2010 season was poor.
He'd certainly lost some speed, especially in qualifying. This really hurt him in 2010, when the possibilities to make up places in the race were limited. The introduction of DRS and the rapidly-degrading Pirelli tires made the races more dynamic, and this suited him. Mercedes were struggling with high tire degradation, though, and they were miles off the pace in 2011. Mercedes were much more competitive in 2012, but only during the first half of the season, when Schumacher really had no luck. All in all, his comeback was better than it looked. He did have too many collisions, though.
That’s a fair assessment
Honestly, while Michael definitely wasn't at his best at Mercedes and was essentially an also-ran, I personally didn't care. I never saw his main spell in F1 (I started watching in 2007), but I obviously knew of him having read up and things like that. I just enjoyed seeing him race and occasionally taking on the young guns such as Hamilton and Vettel from time to time and still putting in reminders of his class sometimes, such as in Canada 2011 or his Monaco pole lap.
That’s fair enough
FOM blocked a portion of the video? Ouch.
Your video has a good take on Schumi's Merc run.
Giving like to support your F1 content Nedzo
Thanks for the support mate, trying to remain professional with no name calling lol
15:02 ok but seriously Shrek 2 is easily the best in the franchise
Lol
Didn't get to see it the first time. I'm glad to see it back up.
Great to hear!
Well said 👍
Thanks mate
Down with the FOM regime!!!😂😂😂😂time to revolt lads😂
The truth is schumi wasn't the same,a crash on a bike in a circuit affected his left side of the brain and he just wasn't as good as before.
His return still was a disaster. Schumacher said in 2009 that he was coming back to win eighth title, but at the end he couldn't even win one race. One lucky podium in Valencia and one qualifying win in Monaco is too little... I think Schumacher should have stayed in F1 until 2014, then he would have got the fastest dominant Mercedes car in 2014 and fought for the championship
Michael *_"NEVER"_* said that he was coming back to win his 8th title. That's pure and utter B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T!
Upon agreeing to come back to F1, he always said that it would be extremely optimistic to expect a championship win in his first year back; and that even in the second year back it wouldn't be realistic to comment.
Its so weird to know we probably will never see him while hes still alive