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Apple Acknowledges iPhone 5 Camera Problem, Says You're Holding It Wrong
By Jesus Diaz, Oct 1, 2012 3:11 PM
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After initially denying it, Apple has acknowledged the iPhone 5's purple flare camera problem in an email to a Gizmodo reader. Their solution: "Angle the camera away from the bright light source when taking pictures."
Here's their complete answer:
Dear Matt,
Our engineering team just gave me this information and we recommend that you angle the camera away from the bright light source when taking pictures. The purple flare in the image provided is considered normal behavior for iPhone 5's camera. If you wish to reach me regarding this case number *********, please contact me at 1-877-***-**** ext. *******. I currently work Thursday-Monday: 7:00am - 3:30pm Mountain Time. If you reach my voicemail, please leave your name, phone number, case number and the best time to reach you. Email is ***********@apple.com.
Sincerely,
Debby
AppleCare Support
Long time Gizmodo reader Matt Van Gastel received this email after a long call with Apple support regarding the Purple Flare problem in his phone, which apparently is a feature common to every iPhone 5:
Initially I was told that it shouldn't happen and that it is strange. My call was escalated to a senior support individual who again said it was odd and shouldn't happen. I sent her some pics of the issue and she in turn sent them to the engineering team.
Her final response is what you can see at the top of this article. Some photography experts have speculated that the purple flare is a product of the sapphire glass covering the iPhone 5's camera.
Lamp and truck photos by @weaksauce12
So it is final, folks: Apple says that, if your photos have a purple flare, this is totally normal behavior of the iPhone 5's camera. You are just holding it wrong.
Also, it's not Apple's fault that the Sun is purple. [Thanks Matt!]
Monday, October 1, 2012
Sharp begins production of 1080p smartphone displays:
443 ppi crammed into a 5-inch LCD
BY JAMIE RIGG
POSTED OCTOBER 1ST 2012 8:41AM
Layoffs and loans may be dominating our Sharp coverage at the moment, but that just makes this type of news all the sweeter. The company has announced its LCD panel type 5 -- a 5-inch full HD (1,920 x 1,080) display packing a Retina-busting 443 ppi (just trumping LG's similar 440 ppi LCD). An outcome of its layer-reducing CG-Silicon technology, the smartphone-targeted screen goes into full-scale production this month and will be shown off at CEATEC Japan this very week. We'll try to give it eyes-on treatment at the show, but you can rub your hands together sinisterly in the meantime and just think about the glorious devices which will bear it.
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A new Galaxy Nexus? A new version of Android?
The Galaxy Nexus — Google’s purebred Android smartphone — was announced by Samsung and Google last October during a press event in Hong Kong. We know that several manufacturers have been tapped to develop the next iteration of Google’s naked Android handset, but we still don’t have an idea on exactly when the device will launch. A new rumor suggests an announcement could occur soon which sounds about right to us.
Sources speaking to AndroidandMe said the device will be announced within 30 days and said it will run a fresh version of Android. We’re guessing that means it will be Android 4.1.x Jelly Bean with a few enhancements, since it’s too early for Google to get an entire new mobile OS out the door. Apparently the new Nexus smartphone has already been leaked, and sources suggest one model could be a slightly tweaked version of the LG Optimus G.
Hopefully we know more in the coming weeks.
[via AndroidandMe]
Natural Gas prices set to be depressed?
Reuters
Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Growing natural gas production and a surplus of supply in storage has depressed prices for the fuel and battered the cash flows and shares of Canada’s gas producers. The outlook? It won’t please anyone who’s investment horizon isn’t at least a year away.
Investors looking for a rebound in the price of the commodity and corresponding gains in the shares of gas producers Encana Corp, Tourmaline Oil Corp, ARC Resources Ltd and others may need to be patient. There is little on the horizon to suggest that prices are going to rise in the near term.
I think we’re in for a long period of low gas prices . . . We have to get used to that idea
“I think we’re in for a long period of low gas prices,” said Gordon Currie, an analyst at Salman Partners. “We have to get used to that idea.”
For a few years before the 2008-09 financial crisis, benchmark natural gas prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange routinely traded between $6 and $8 per million British thermal units and would surge well above $10 when hurricanes cut into production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Since the start of 2010, prices have been falling as gas production surged from the massive U.S. shale-gas fields unlocked by hydraulic fracturing techniques. At the beginning of 2010 benchmark prices were above $6 per mmBtu. By April of this year, they had dropped below $2 for the first time in more than a decade.
That drop has cut into the shares of the big Canadian gas producers. Encana stock has fallen 40% since the start of 2010. Talisman Energy Inc is down 34% over that period and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd has fallen by 21%.
Though gas has since rebounded to above $3.25 per mmBtu, the amount of gas now in storage for winter use may keep a lid on prices unless North America suffers through a bitterly cold winter.
In its last weekly report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said U.S. gas stocks stood at 3.58 trillion cubic feet, 296 billion cubic feet higher than a year earlier, and nearly 9% above the five-year average level for the third week of September.
The situation in Canada is no better. According to figures compiled by Canadian Enerdata, Canadian gas-storage facilities were 95% full as of Sept. 21, 7 percentage points above their year-earlier level with five weeks remaining in the gas-injection season.
If prices are to rise, demand has to increase significantly or supply has to begin to wane. The EIA said on Friday that U.S. dry natural gas production in June averaged 65.4 billion cubic feet a day. Five years earlier, production was about 53 billion cubic feet a day.
But the appetite among U.S. producers to boost supply has waned. Data from oilfield service company Baker Hughes released on Friday showed the number of drilling rigs targeting natural gas dropped this week to just 435, the lowest since June 1995.
Lower drilling will cut into production as companies fail to replace the gas they produce with new reserves. Eventually that lost supply will result in higher prices, but the impact may not be seen for months.
“The (price) forecast is more optimistic but it’s more of a developing 2013 story,” said Martin King, a commodities analyst at FirstEnergy Capital Corp. “We’re going to have some improvement but it’s not stellar and it’s more of a second-half (of the year) story.”
If reduced supply does help boost prices later in 2013, long-suffering investors may see the value of natural gas producers rise as well.
Investors “are generally bullish on natural gas right now,” said Matt Donohue, an analyst at UBS Securities. “People see a lot of valuation upside.”
Donohue said companies such as ARC Exploration, Tourmaline and Peyto Exploration & Development Corp, with experienced management teams and growth potential, may be among those best poised to benefit from a potential boost to gas prices.
Still, patience will be required and there is no indication that prices will return even to where they stood at the start of 2010.
“I think 2012 will be the low point for pricing,” King said. “The improvement next year on an absolute dollar basis will not necessarily tickle anybody pink, but it’s going to be definitely going to be off the lows of what we saw in March and April.”
Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Growing natural gas production and a surplus of supply in storage has depressed prices for the fuel and battered the cash flows and shares of Canada’s gas producers. The outlook? It won’t please anyone who’s investment horizon isn’t at least a year away.
Investors looking for a rebound in the price of the commodity and corresponding gains in the shares of gas producers Encana Corp, Tourmaline Oil Corp, ARC Resources Ltd and others may need to be patient. There is little on the horizon to suggest that prices are going to rise in the near term.
I think we’re in for a long period of low gas prices . . . We have to get used to that idea
“I think we’re in for a long period of low gas prices,” said Gordon Currie, an analyst at Salman Partners. “We have to get used to that idea.”
For a few years before the 2008-09 financial crisis, benchmark natural gas prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange routinely traded between $6 and $8 per million British thermal units and would surge well above $10 when hurricanes cut into production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Since the start of 2010, prices have been falling as gas production surged from the massive U.S. shale-gas fields unlocked by hydraulic fracturing techniques. At the beginning of 2010 benchmark prices were above $6 per mmBtu. By April of this year, they had dropped below $2 for the first time in more than a decade.
That drop has cut into the shares of the big Canadian gas producers. Encana stock has fallen 40% since the start of 2010. Talisman Energy Inc is down 34% over that period and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd has fallen by 21%.
Though gas has since rebounded to above $3.25 per mmBtu, the amount of gas now in storage for winter use may keep a lid on prices unless North America suffers through a bitterly cold winter.
In its last weekly report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said U.S. gas stocks stood at 3.58 trillion cubic feet, 296 billion cubic feet higher than a year earlier, and nearly 9% above the five-year average level for the third week of September.
The situation in Canada is no better. According to figures compiled by Canadian Enerdata, Canadian gas-storage facilities were 95% full as of Sept. 21, 7 percentage points above their year-earlier level with five weeks remaining in the gas-injection season.
If prices are to rise, demand has to increase significantly or supply has to begin to wane. The EIA said on Friday that U.S. dry natural gas production in June averaged 65.4 billion cubic feet a day. Five years earlier, production was about 53 billion cubic feet a day.
But the appetite among U.S. producers to boost supply has waned. Data from oilfield service company Baker Hughes released on Friday showed the number of drilling rigs targeting natural gas dropped this week to just 435, the lowest since June 1995.
Lower drilling will cut into production as companies fail to replace the gas they produce with new reserves. Eventually that lost supply will result in higher prices, but the impact may not be seen for months.
“The (price) forecast is more optimistic but it’s more of a developing 2013 story,” said Martin King, a commodities analyst at FirstEnergy Capital Corp. “We’re going to have some improvement but it’s not stellar and it’s more of a second-half (of the year) story.”
If reduced supply does help boost prices later in 2013, long-suffering investors may see the value of natural gas producers rise as well.
Investors “are generally bullish on natural gas right now,” said Matt Donohue, an analyst at UBS Securities. “People see a lot of valuation upside.”
Donohue said companies such as ARC Exploration, Tourmaline and Peyto Exploration & Development Corp, with experienced management teams and growth potential, may be among those best poised to benefit from a potential boost to gas prices.
Still, patience will be required and there is no indication that prices will return even to where they stood at the start of 2010.
“I think 2012 will be the low point for pricing,” King said. “The improvement next year on an absolute dollar basis will not necessarily tickle anybody pink, but it’s going to be definitely going to be off the lows of what we saw in March and April.”
The Sony SmartWatch review
The Sony SmartWatch
The Sony SmartWatch is a small clip-on device that connects to your phone over Bluetooth and provides quick access to a variety of notifications, including incoming calls, Facebook messages, upcoming calendar items, and lots more. Some of the more interactive apps include a music handler, a remote phone ringer, and a Google Maps app . Once you’ve installed the Smart Connect app on your device, other Smartwatch compatible apps can be installed and pushed out to the accessory. The selection of quality SmartWatch apps are slim, but there aren’t a lot of alternatives for wearable smartphone accessories out there.
Though I can’t remember the last time I felt the need to wear a watch, the SmartWatch doesn’t feel totally out-of-place when worn. The brushed steel finish along the outside is very classy, though I’m not entirely sold on the spring clip mechanism underneath which lets users wear it on the packaged rubber wristband, or snap it onto an article of clothing. I’m not sure where else one could practically wear it - a coat lapel? The cuff of a sleeve? The clip isn’t strong enough that I would trust it to not be accidentally knocked or pulled off during normal day-to-day activity (nevermind anything more rigorous like excercise).
The software is extremely basic, and the low-resolution screen will stand in stark contrast to your phone. The watch is still animates smoothly, but you have to make a point to execute gestures cleanly and there's a bit of UI lag to wait for in between each one. Though they may have been a bit more of an eyesore, hardware buttons would have enabled speedier navigation than full touch.
There’s only the one power/standby button on the external face, which keeps things classy and simple. The proprietary charge and sync plug is tucked underneath the rear clip, which is nice and out of the way. Of course, a micro USB plug would have been much more convenient to work with all of my existing cables, but space is even more at a premium on a watch than a smartphone.
The Sony SmartWatch tackles a relatively new space for apps, so there’s a lot of mental adjustment to be made when using a touch-screen device strapped to your wrist. The most obvious one is the compromises made for the sake of using a tiny little screen. Some touchscreen gestures, like pinch to exit, are really awkward to execute, while others, like double-taps and swipes, work perfectly well.
App user interfaces take a fair bit of getting used to, since they’re limited to these gestures, and each one reacts to those commands differently, but that works well enough in time.
Sony publishes a whole swathe of SmartWatch apps in Google Play, but there are a few of solid third-party apps available. My favorite one so far shows your current position in Google Maps. I always feel like a shmuck having my phone out while using GPS to navigate a new area of town, but having directions come up on a watch is a bit more discreet and keeps both hands free.
The companion smartphone app used to set up and install SmartWatch apps is a little clunky, but ultimately lets users set full-screen widgets, which events to push out, and further control what does what. New notifications vibrate the watch and pop up with an icon.
After viewing the first few lines of an e-mail or message, there's a secondary menu that provides a handful off options, with at least one for opening up the related app on your phone. There are still some gaps in functions.
For example, in Gmail, opening a message on the phone only launches the Gmail app, not the particular message you're reading, or even the Gmail account that the message comes in on.
The good
Unique apps
Simple, sharp style
The bad
Poor screen resolution
Finnicky navigation
The bottom line
At the end of the day, I’m still not particularly interested in wearing a watch again. Sure, there’s a certain novelty value in being able to flip through e-mails on your watch, and it’s likely to impress at least a few people (even if they’re just tech geeks like you), but unless there’s a need to consistently keep both hands free while still getting at-a-glance information (if you drive all day or run a lot), then the SmartWatch isn’t going to get too much serious use.
If you're interested, the Sony SmartWatch is available in the ShopAndroid store for $149.99.
Wow. Could this be true? Now that's exciting.
Hydrogen fueling stations produce electricity, heat, and hydrogen fuel
Posted by Shane McGlaun on October 1, 2012.
Several automakers have produced vehicles that can run on hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel cells are able to provide vehicles with plenty of driving range and produce no harmful emissions that contribute to pollution. One of the biggest downsides to fuel cell powered vehicles is that the hydrogen-refueling infrastructure is basically nonexistent.
Two companies have announced a memorandum of understanding for marketing tri-generation stationary fuel cell power plants. The two companies include Air Products and FuelCell Energy. The two companies are working on market development to provide stationery Direct FuelCell power plants that are able to produce hydrogen, clean electricity, and usable heat.
The companies want to market these tri-generation stationary fuel cell power plants not only to industrial hydrogen users but for vehicle refueling applications.
One significant feature of the system is that it produces not only hydrogen, but it also produces electricity and heat. The heat and electricity can be used to reduce the need for purchased electricity in the industrial setting.
In the vehicle fueling setting the electricity generated can be used by the fueling station and the heat could be used for climate control.
These two companies are working together on a three-year-production project in California began in 2011. This particular project is providing renewable hydrogen for vehicle fueling along with clean electricity by converting biogas generated from waste water treatment process into renewable hydrogen.
Should Schumi continue? The Fans speak out.
Should Schumacher keep on racing?
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September 28, 2012 at 8:09 pm by Keith Collantine 113 comments
Michael Schumacher is out of a drive at Mercedes for 2013 following today’s announcement that Lewis Hamilton will join the team.
What now for the seven-times world champion? With no seats left at the top teams should he look for a way to stay in F1 or head back into retirement?
For
The third year of Schumacher’s comeback has been his most promising by far. In the seven races he and Rosberg have finished, Schumacher was ahead in all bar one of them.
His position in the championship does not do justice to his performances. Earlier in the season he lost a stack of points due to various car problems. He began the year holding third place in Melbourne until his gearbox gave up. In China a problem during his pit stop meant he had to retire having been running second.
Schumacher has been on an upward trajectory since returning to Formula 1 and he shouldn’t stop now.
Against
Schumacher was criticised after his embarrassing shunt during the Singapore Grand Prix in which he took out Jean-Eric Vergne. It earned him a ten-place grid drop for the next race as he’d had a similar crash at the Spanish round.
In the three years since he returned to F1 with Mercedes he has failed to emulate the success he enjoyed at Ferrari and Benetton.
With the top seats at Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes taken for 2013, and a move to Ferrari looking unlikely, he would not be able to drive for a top team, further diminishing his chance of being able to compete for wins.
I say
Rather too much has been made of Schumacher’s mistakes this year. Even when he was at his peak, Schumacher was prone to the occasional blunder, usually when battling in the midfield. In 2004, his most successful season of all, he had scrappy races in China and Brazil.
Schumacher clearly has the appetite to continue racing and although his options are increasingly limited, it’s possible he could. One option might be to ‘complete the circle’ by taking Sergio Perez’s place at Sauber, having been associated with them when they ran Mercedes’ sports car team in the early nineties.
But for a grid penalty and a fuel pressure problem he might have won the Monaco Grand Prix this year. I don’t think a driver who is capable of that needs to hang up his helmet just yet.
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Victor_RO (@victor_ro) said on 28th September 2012, 20:14
Not in F1. He shouldn’t hang his helmet up just yet, but if he remains associated with Mercedes, I would personally like to see him try his hand at GT racing in the SLS GT3 somewhere. Not DTM.
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Commendatore (@commendatore) said on 29th September 2012, 2:37
I voted YES – for Schumi to continue racing. But, if not (in a competitive team) in F1, than perhaps in WRC.
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Mark (@marlarkey) said on 29th September 2012, 11:46
Be interesting seeing him in Indy
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Fisha695 (@fisha695) said on 30th September 2012, 11:03
For the Grand-Am race? l0l I doubt as his age he’d even consider running an openwheel car on an Oval in anything other then an exhibition run.
I don’t recall off the top of my head what Mercedes is doing in the WEC this year (or well I guess next) so I’m not sure if he’d be able to keep the Mercedes link but I think a move from F1 to an WEC LMP1 car would be somewhat of a lateral move, be it to the Audi team or even sitting out 2013 & joining in on Porsche when they return to Le Mans style racing in 2014.
Then again being a greedy American who grew up during the “Schumacher Era” I would love to see him come over here and try his hand at Stockcar racing.
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Fer no.65 (@fer-no65) said on 28th September 2012, 20:14
I guess you read my comment in today’s round up, Keith !
I don’t think Schumi should stop. If a driver sets the fastest qualifying time at Monaco, then that driver clearly has a lot to give, even if he’s not at the peak of his career.
It’d be sad to see him go now that he’s got in rhythm. People has been very harsh about his mistakes since his comeback, because they keep comparing his performances to his older self. But that’s no justice…
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Timothy Katz (@timothykatz) said on 28th September 2012, 21:44
But the weird thing is (and I expect this kept coming back to worry Ross Brawn), if Schumacher could just ‘resolve’ to blitz qualifying in Monaco and go fastest so that he could start sixth, why couldn’t he just resolve to do it elsewhere and start first?
It almost seemed as though he would only try when it he thinks it was really necessary. Does he lack motivation?
I voted for Michael to retire again for three different reasons.
1) I think F1 needs a clear out of drivers to make way for the next intake – Schu, Webber, Glock and even Button, probably.
2) Michael is devalueing his own reputation by performing below his previous best
3) I hate to see former gods of racing slipping from great team to lesser team further and further down the grid – like fading rock star playing at smaller and smaller venues.
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GeoR97G said on 29th September 2012, 8:03
What is so difficult to understand dear fellow? In Monaco GP aerodynamic forces are minimal due to the low speed on track. So, the main problem for Mercedes GP -lack of downforce – is eliminated and the driver is on par with those of the top teams. It is a driver circuit (exactly on the opposite of Barcelona GP which is a car circuit). So, this year the talent and determination needed in Monaco proved to belong to Schumi more than to other drivers. As Senna somewhen lapped 1.5 secs faster than Prost in the same car. Clear enough?
I want Schumi to continue in an F1 team that has a car which doesn’t destroy tires as much as Mercedes.
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Hotbottoms (@hotbottoms) said on 29th September 2012, 13:48
Then again Singapore has the lowest corner speeds of the season and Schumacher didn’t actually shine there.
It’s nonsense that all cars would be on the same line in Monaco or that driving well in Monaco would tell more about a driver than other tracks. It’s just different aspects of the car that matter in Monaco, unless Schumacher can jump into my Volkswagen Polo and still compete for victory.
Also, team mates have the same car on every race. Isn’t 1.5 second margin per lap against a team mate impressive on ANY track?
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Maksutov (@maksutov) said on 29th September 2012, 18:06
wrong
Mike (@mike) said on 30th September 2012, 4:02
Mercedes has had two problems. The first which we saw early in the season, was rear tyre wear. Their solution to this was to reduce the rear down force on the car in order to improve the tyres lifespan. Which is why they struggled for pace from mid season.
In Monaco, tyre wear is not a big concern so they were able to perform. In Singapore however, tyre wear is quite high, we saw this by the number of pit stops people did.
Bobdredds (@bobdredds) said on 29th September 2012, 12:48
Well as for clearing out older drivers, that should be done by beating them on the race track and only that way. Yes there needs to be more testing. It’s all very fine trying to cut costs but if safety is more important and the more experience the drivers have the safer it is.
Michael is still no 1 for me, he was never going tto match his previous acchievements but he can still give any of them a run for their money when the car is capable of it. I would like to see him in a Sauber, it’s down the road from where he lives and the roads and views around Hinwell are just stunning. I reckon he could win races in a Sauber. Certainly he could make the podium and get valuable points for the team.
As for former gods fading, thats just the way that we and they know when its time to stop. It never really affects their acchievements IMHO and is usually only a footnote.
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Michael Brown (@lite992) said on 29th September 2012, 13:35
Let’s look at Trulli and Barrichello, who were struggling to match their younger teammates in 2011 despite being younger than Schumacher as well. He’s been doing better than if any other driver in their 40′s was still in F1, which shows his talent.
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Mike (@mike) said on 30th September 2012, 4:03
Trulli who was left to drive in a back of the field team and then dropped for a younger rookie… Or Rubens who retired to make way for a cashed up rookie.
…. Wait… Older drivers DO leave because there are better (for whatever reason) young drivers available.
NomadIndian (@nomadindian) said on 29th September 2012, 17:56
I also think going to Sauber for a final season is not that bad an idea…
1. He clearly does not need to charge millions from Sauber.
2. Rather, he could bring loads of sponsorship to a team which surely deserves it, perhaps also a better engine partnership, before 2014.
3. It could be a chance for him to really lift a team from the Midpack/occasional front-runner to proper race challengers and create a maybe another legacy before bowing out.
4. It would be fitting for Schumacher to team up with a Peter Sauber, someone who has fought and got his team so far, for a final season before the 2014 season.
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Funkyf1 (@funkyf1) said on 30th September 2012, 11:31
I haven’t been impressed with MSC since his return and unfortunately it seems I’ll never get the chance. I think the Mercedes is a pig of a car, Brawn is over rated as a stand alone team principal and Nico Rosberg is proof of that. Neither Nico (which I rate highly) nor Michael have been able to achieve constant results in this car which I believe has no consistancy as Brawn and his gurus are forever changing it, trying to get the results their names stake. This however I believe is about to change. Brawn has built an empire of talent behind him, something he needs to succeed. The financial backing and wealth of talent should provide the car for Lewis that Michael deserved. Back to Michael, I believe his only option is Sauber. As much as that would be great to see, I unfortunately I think Poor old Peter has seen his best car yet this year and with James Key now gone, the excellent car that others have been copying parts off might just be the only chance Sauber has of being competitive. That would just leave Michael in another “middle of the field” car, therefore he may as well just retire now!
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Tommo N7 (@tommothfc) said on 28th September 2012, 20:15
I voted no. Simply because there is not a decent seat available to him. I would like to see him stay in Formula 1, but not in a team like Sauber. Ideally I’d like Massa to reject a new contract at Ferrari and go back to Sauber or out of F1, leaving Schumacher as Ferrari’s best option as a stop-gap for Vettel potentially joining in 2014. But I think I’m more likely to win the lottery than that happening.
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Valentino (@valentino) said on 28th September 2012, 21:26
One year in Ferrari would be nice.
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Bobdredds (@bobdredds) said on 29th September 2012, 12:53
Montezemelo is just crazy enough to go for it.
it also give some much needed relief to my 3 year long bout of schizophrenia.:)
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DVC (@dvc) said on 29th September 2012, 6:20
Schumacher stopped before in part so that Massa would have the Ferrari drive. He had a soft spot for Massa as someone he had nurtured. Now perhaps it is time for Massa to return the favour.
I also don’t think Sauber is a bad option. The current Sauber is a very good car, better I think than the pilots. Perez is good, but you need a good car to show that, and the simple truth is that the Sauber has been capable of winning on at least 2 occasions this year. People underestimate Sauber, they have the best wind tunnel in F1, and have been on a continuous upward trajectory since its completion. They have all the facilities, good people and have taken more advanced steps than Williams at a succession plan for their figure head, and their culture has not suffered as a result. What they need now is someone who is quick, but can also develop the car and help them break into the the top tier. Schumacher fits the bill.
In Schumacher’s “2nd career” he has improved constantly, and is now clearly doing better than Rosberg. No one is denying Rosberg should drive for the team Hamilton hopes will take him again to the title. Rosberg will feel he can challenge Hamilton, but if so then surely Schumacher can yet also challenge for the title.
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Michael Brown (@lite992) said on 28th September 2012, 20:16
He’s been beating Rosberg consistently this year. I know the points don’t show it but he’s shown increasing speed over three years, more than most younger drivers. I say keep him, because he will keep getting better.
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James (@jamesf1) said on 28th September 2012, 20:16
I wish he could race forever, and I voted yes. I’ve followed him since 1994 when I first started watching F1 at 5 (on my own accord, no real interest from anyone else in my family). He’s been the man to beat for a long time, some might say since 1993.
However, the realist in my knows that all things must come to an end at some point. There’s no denying Schumacher’s talent, he has more now in his later years than many have at the peak of the career. He also needs to consider the future of the sport. James Allen wrote yesterday of the ticking timebomb for F1 in the 5 years, where there will essentially be a group of hapless newbies due to limited opportunities to drive in an F1 car, and also due the money the bring along.
I want him to stay, but all the same, the next generations of drivers need their shot too. Esteban Guiterez, Robert Wickins, Robyn Frijns – all quick drivers and need a chance. You could chuck Jaime Algusuari and Sebestian Buemi into the mix as well. Both are very young but have already been given the cold shoulder. F1 has proved thaet drivers need time to mature, but they werent given the chance.
Schumacher is faced with a difficult decision, but it’s one that he will have to make eventually, only this time, for good.
On a side note though, will he have another parade/pre-race party like last time. Will Kimi be in attendence or making himself lighter for the race? ;)
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xjr15jaaag (@xjr15jaaag) said on 28th September 2012, 20:49
I think that the best solution for that is to bring the GP2 cars closer to F1 performance, and getting the F1 stewards to steward the GP2/3 races (they might already, but I don’t know that).
And, for the GP2 ‘owners’(?) (is that the right word), to buy 3 or 4 fairly recent F1 cars of similair performance, and then the GP2 person organises 3 days of testing or so at Paul Ricard for instance.
Then, on the evening of the last day, the 3 or 4 GP2 drivers have a race of 3/4 F1 race distance, which is judged very harshly by the stewards, to prepare them for F1.
Will be costly, but experience doesn’t come cheap.
(to reduce costs for the GP2 owners (that’s what I’m calling them from now on) the GP2 drivers sponsors could partially pay for the testing and racing.
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dragoll (@dragoll) said on 1st October 2012, 7:37
@xjr15jaaag
GP2 and GP3 was created to be feeder classes into F1 specifically, and I think its slowly starting to work. However, I would be reluctant to make wholesale changes to the categories whereby older F1 cars are bought and raced, I think that’s fundamentally wrong for a couple of reasons:
1. To find sponsorship for GP2 and GP3 is hard enough because the sport receives very little exposure beyond the F1 paddock, so getting additional money to run an older model f1 car is not viable.
2. F1 teams are hugely protective of their older equipment, there are still internals used from previous years F1 cars used in the latest incarnation for a particular team, e.g. Fuel Cells, electronics, etc… So having this available for purchase by GP2 & GP3 teams isn’t going to be something that someone like Ferrari, Red Bull or McLaren necessarily want.
3. I honestly think GP2 and GP3 will improve over time and be the natural progression to F1. It just needs a few years under its belt spread its wings, so to speak.
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Indranil Dudhane (@indranildudhane) said on 28th September 2012, 21:13
Same here. I wish he could race for ever.
There’s no doubt Michael is still one of the top drivers on the current grid. I’m however not sure of the position Michael is in now.
On one side there are reports that Michael’s indecision led Mercedes to chase Hamilton. If that is the case, I don’t see why he would want to continue racing. Why would one work hard for 3 years and then just decide to go to a new team? Especially when you are towards the end of your career.
On the other hand, there were reports Michael could take on an ambassadorial role at Mercedes. However, in today’s announcement, Mercedes have openly “thanked” Schumacher for his contribution. The kind of “thank you” you say when someone is leaving. Neither have they announced Schumacher is retiring nor are they making him an ambassador. So does that mean he has been sacked?
I remember Schumacher saying “It would be pity if I didnt win a race in my comeback”. So, has Schumacher suddenly decided it’s ok if he didnt win (Clearly, a win in the last 6 races this year is unlikely)?
I get a feeling its the latter that is true. Saying Michael was indecisive is just PR. Mercedes wanted Hamilton more than they wanted Schumacher to continue. Schumacher would have preferred giving Mercedes one more year but I dont think it was in his hands.
If he really wants to continue, he could think of going to Sauber or Williams. I think he should continue. I dont think he will.
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Guelph (@guelph) said on 28th September 2012, 20:18
I voted no because I’d rather see him come to Indycar. Perhaps he can rejoin Rubens?
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Adam Tate (@adam-tate) said on 28th September 2012, 21:09
He once did an interview with 60 Minutes, probably a decade ago or so, but he pretty much dismissed Indycar entirely. Unless his attitude has changed, I don’t see him making the hop across the pond like Rubens did.
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Fer no.65 (@fer-no65) said on 28th September 2012, 21:40
I don’t think it’s gonna happen. Rubens’ had his friend in IndyCar that persuaded him to go racing there, I don’t think IndyCars are something Schumacher ever considered. If anything, he’d probably move to Le Mans or that kind of stuff… if he wants to continue.
Come to think of it, with Michael’s current connections with Mercedes, and Mika’s recent races with the SLS… wouldn’t it be great if both of them teamed up?!
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Nick (@npf1) said on 29th September 2012, 2:10
Oh lord, I’d pay good money to see Michael and Mika in one team, even outside of F1. Someone needs to make this happen!
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F1antics (@f1antics) said on 28th September 2012, 20:21
Your poll is a bit confusing because you ask the question “Is it time for Michael Schumacher to leave F1?” followed by “Should Schumacher keep on racing in F1?” on the next line. I almost ticked the wrong box.
My answers are No and Yes. He’s still got a lot of followers, he still entertains, and he surely still adds value to any team that would have him. Personally I’d like to see him in a different car/team to see if he does better elsewhere. But I think it’s right that the stewards should keep an eye on him to discourage over-aggressive driving.
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literalf1 (@literalf1) said on 28th September 2012, 20:24
Putting aside all the financial and marketing benefits Schumacher can offer a team like Sauber, I still think Schumacher, the driver, deserves a drive in Formula One next year based on a meritocracy alone. I’m glad you pointed out the stat he’s only once finished behind Rosberg, provided he has finished. Obviously some of it is his own doing and largely it’s been the team’s unreliability slipping away points.
However, I don’t think Sauber is were he should be, provided the immense legacy he comes with. He sadly doesn’t seem to have any other choice.
A 43 year old man who wants to coast to retirement doesn’t go testing in Magny Cour…
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JimmyTheIllustratedBlindSolidSilverBeachStackapopolis III said on 29th September 2012, 0:16
i’d like to add that in regards to this
“Schumacher was criticised after his embarrassing shunt during the Singapore Grand Prix in which he took out Jean-Eric Vergne. It earned him a ten-place grid drop for the next race as he’d had a similar crash at the Spanish round. ”
jenson button did the exact same thing on vettel but with out crashing and no ones saying he should retire.
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GeoR97G said on 29th September 2012, 8:10
Perfect! I thought exact the same when it happened…
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September 28, 2012 at 8:09 pm by Keith Collantine 113 comments
Michael Schumacher is out of a drive at Mercedes for 2013 following today’s announcement that Lewis Hamilton will join the team.
What now for the seven-times world champion? With no seats left at the top teams should he look for a way to stay in F1 or head back into retirement?
For
The third year of Schumacher’s comeback has been his most promising by far. In the seven races he and Rosberg have finished, Schumacher was ahead in all bar one of them.
His position in the championship does not do justice to his performances. Earlier in the season he lost a stack of points due to various car problems. He began the year holding third place in Melbourne until his gearbox gave up. In China a problem during his pit stop meant he had to retire having been running second.
Schumacher has been on an upward trajectory since returning to Formula 1 and he shouldn’t stop now.
Against
Schumacher was criticised after his embarrassing shunt during the Singapore Grand Prix in which he took out Jean-Eric Vergne. It earned him a ten-place grid drop for the next race as he’d had a similar crash at the Spanish round.
In the three years since he returned to F1 with Mercedes he has failed to emulate the success he enjoyed at Ferrari and Benetton.
With the top seats at Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes taken for 2013, and a move to Ferrari looking unlikely, he would not be able to drive for a top team, further diminishing his chance of being able to compete for wins.
I say
Rather too much has been made of Schumacher’s mistakes this year. Even when he was at his peak, Schumacher was prone to the occasional blunder, usually when battling in the midfield. In 2004, his most successful season of all, he had scrappy races in China and Brazil.
Schumacher clearly has the appetite to continue racing and although his options are increasingly limited, it’s possible he could. One option might be to ‘complete the circle’ by taking Sergio Perez’s place at Sauber, having been associated with them when they ran Mercedes’ sports car team in the early nineties.
But for a grid penalty and a fuel pressure problem he might have won the Monaco Grand Prix this year. I don’t think a driver who is capable of that needs to hang up his helmet just yet.
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Victor_RO (@victor_ro) said on 28th September 2012, 20:14
Not in F1. He shouldn’t hang his helmet up just yet, but if he remains associated with Mercedes, I would personally like to see him try his hand at GT racing in the SLS GT3 somewhere. Not DTM.
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Commendatore (@commendatore) said on 29th September 2012, 2:37
I voted YES – for Schumi to continue racing. But, if not (in a competitive team) in F1, than perhaps in WRC.
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Mark (@marlarkey) said on 29th September 2012, 11:46
Be interesting seeing him in Indy
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Fisha695 (@fisha695) said on 30th September 2012, 11:03
For the Grand-Am race? l0l I doubt as his age he’d even consider running an openwheel car on an Oval in anything other then an exhibition run.
I don’t recall off the top of my head what Mercedes is doing in the WEC this year (or well I guess next) so I’m not sure if he’d be able to keep the Mercedes link but I think a move from F1 to an WEC LMP1 car would be somewhat of a lateral move, be it to the Audi team or even sitting out 2013 & joining in on Porsche when they return to Le Mans style racing in 2014.
Then again being a greedy American who grew up during the “Schumacher Era” I would love to see him come over here and try his hand at Stockcar racing.
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Fer no.65 (@fer-no65) said on 28th September 2012, 20:14
I guess you read my comment in today’s round up, Keith !
I don’t think Schumi should stop. If a driver sets the fastest qualifying time at Monaco, then that driver clearly has a lot to give, even if he’s not at the peak of his career.
It’d be sad to see him go now that he’s got in rhythm. People has been very harsh about his mistakes since his comeback, because they keep comparing his performances to his older self. But that’s no justice…
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Timothy Katz (@timothykatz) said on 28th September 2012, 21:44
But the weird thing is (and I expect this kept coming back to worry Ross Brawn), if Schumacher could just ‘resolve’ to blitz qualifying in Monaco and go fastest so that he could start sixth, why couldn’t he just resolve to do it elsewhere and start first?
It almost seemed as though he would only try when it he thinks it was really necessary. Does he lack motivation?
I voted for Michael to retire again for three different reasons.
1) I think F1 needs a clear out of drivers to make way for the next intake – Schu, Webber, Glock and even Button, probably.
2) Michael is devalueing his own reputation by performing below his previous best
3) I hate to see former gods of racing slipping from great team to lesser team further and further down the grid – like fading rock star playing at smaller and smaller venues.
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GeoR97G said on 29th September 2012, 8:03
What is so difficult to understand dear fellow? In Monaco GP aerodynamic forces are minimal due to the low speed on track. So, the main problem for Mercedes GP -lack of downforce – is eliminated and the driver is on par with those of the top teams. It is a driver circuit (exactly on the opposite of Barcelona GP which is a car circuit). So, this year the talent and determination needed in Monaco proved to belong to Schumi more than to other drivers. As Senna somewhen lapped 1.5 secs faster than Prost in the same car. Clear enough?
I want Schumi to continue in an F1 team that has a car which doesn’t destroy tires as much as Mercedes.
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Hotbottoms (@hotbottoms) said on 29th September 2012, 13:48
Then again Singapore has the lowest corner speeds of the season and Schumacher didn’t actually shine there.
It’s nonsense that all cars would be on the same line in Monaco or that driving well in Monaco would tell more about a driver than other tracks. It’s just different aspects of the car that matter in Monaco, unless Schumacher can jump into my Volkswagen Polo and still compete for victory.
Also, team mates have the same car on every race. Isn’t 1.5 second margin per lap against a team mate impressive on ANY track?
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Maksutov (@maksutov) said on 29th September 2012, 18:06
wrong
Mike (@mike) said on 30th September 2012, 4:02
Mercedes has had two problems. The first which we saw early in the season, was rear tyre wear. Their solution to this was to reduce the rear down force on the car in order to improve the tyres lifespan. Which is why they struggled for pace from mid season.
In Monaco, tyre wear is not a big concern so they were able to perform. In Singapore however, tyre wear is quite high, we saw this by the number of pit stops people did.
Bobdredds (@bobdredds) said on 29th September 2012, 12:48
Well as for clearing out older drivers, that should be done by beating them on the race track and only that way. Yes there needs to be more testing. It’s all very fine trying to cut costs but if safety is more important and the more experience the drivers have the safer it is.
Michael is still no 1 for me, he was never going tto match his previous acchievements but he can still give any of them a run for their money when the car is capable of it. I would like to see him in a Sauber, it’s down the road from where he lives and the roads and views around Hinwell are just stunning. I reckon he could win races in a Sauber. Certainly he could make the podium and get valuable points for the team.
As for former gods fading, thats just the way that we and they know when its time to stop. It never really affects their acchievements IMHO and is usually only a footnote.
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Michael Brown (@lite992) said on 29th September 2012, 13:35
Let’s look at Trulli and Barrichello, who were struggling to match their younger teammates in 2011 despite being younger than Schumacher as well. He’s been doing better than if any other driver in their 40′s was still in F1, which shows his talent.
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Mike (@mike) said on 30th September 2012, 4:03
Trulli who was left to drive in a back of the field team and then dropped for a younger rookie… Or Rubens who retired to make way for a cashed up rookie.
…. Wait… Older drivers DO leave because there are better (for whatever reason) young drivers available.
NomadIndian (@nomadindian) said on 29th September 2012, 17:56
I also think going to Sauber for a final season is not that bad an idea…
1. He clearly does not need to charge millions from Sauber.
2. Rather, he could bring loads of sponsorship to a team which surely deserves it, perhaps also a better engine partnership, before 2014.
3. It could be a chance for him to really lift a team from the Midpack/occasional front-runner to proper race challengers and create a maybe another legacy before bowing out.
4. It would be fitting for Schumacher to team up with a Peter Sauber, someone who has fought and got his team so far, for a final season before the 2014 season.
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Funkyf1 (@funkyf1) said on 30th September 2012, 11:31
I haven’t been impressed with MSC since his return and unfortunately it seems I’ll never get the chance. I think the Mercedes is a pig of a car, Brawn is over rated as a stand alone team principal and Nico Rosberg is proof of that. Neither Nico (which I rate highly) nor Michael have been able to achieve constant results in this car which I believe has no consistancy as Brawn and his gurus are forever changing it, trying to get the results their names stake. This however I believe is about to change. Brawn has built an empire of talent behind him, something he needs to succeed. The financial backing and wealth of talent should provide the car for Lewis that Michael deserved. Back to Michael, I believe his only option is Sauber. As much as that would be great to see, I unfortunately I think Poor old Peter has seen his best car yet this year and with James Key now gone, the excellent car that others have been copying parts off might just be the only chance Sauber has of being competitive. That would just leave Michael in another “middle of the field” car, therefore he may as well just retire now!
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Tommo N7 (@tommothfc) said on 28th September 2012, 20:15
I voted no. Simply because there is not a decent seat available to him. I would like to see him stay in Formula 1, but not in a team like Sauber. Ideally I’d like Massa to reject a new contract at Ferrari and go back to Sauber or out of F1, leaving Schumacher as Ferrari’s best option as a stop-gap for Vettel potentially joining in 2014. But I think I’m more likely to win the lottery than that happening.
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Valentino (@valentino) said on 28th September 2012, 21:26
One year in Ferrari would be nice.
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Bobdredds (@bobdredds) said on 29th September 2012, 12:53
Montezemelo is just crazy enough to go for it.
it also give some much needed relief to my 3 year long bout of schizophrenia.:)
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DVC (@dvc) said on 29th September 2012, 6:20
Schumacher stopped before in part so that Massa would have the Ferrari drive. He had a soft spot for Massa as someone he had nurtured. Now perhaps it is time for Massa to return the favour.
I also don’t think Sauber is a bad option. The current Sauber is a very good car, better I think than the pilots. Perez is good, but you need a good car to show that, and the simple truth is that the Sauber has been capable of winning on at least 2 occasions this year. People underestimate Sauber, they have the best wind tunnel in F1, and have been on a continuous upward trajectory since its completion. They have all the facilities, good people and have taken more advanced steps than Williams at a succession plan for their figure head, and their culture has not suffered as a result. What they need now is someone who is quick, but can also develop the car and help them break into the the top tier. Schumacher fits the bill.
In Schumacher’s “2nd career” he has improved constantly, and is now clearly doing better than Rosberg. No one is denying Rosberg should drive for the team Hamilton hopes will take him again to the title. Rosberg will feel he can challenge Hamilton, but if so then surely Schumacher can yet also challenge for the title.
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Michael Brown (@lite992) said on 28th September 2012, 20:16
He’s been beating Rosberg consistently this year. I know the points don’t show it but he’s shown increasing speed over three years, more than most younger drivers. I say keep him, because he will keep getting better.
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James (@jamesf1) said on 28th September 2012, 20:16
I wish he could race forever, and I voted yes. I’ve followed him since 1994 when I first started watching F1 at 5 (on my own accord, no real interest from anyone else in my family). He’s been the man to beat for a long time, some might say since 1993.
However, the realist in my knows that all things must come to an end at some point. There’s no denying Schumacher’s talent, he has more now in his later years than many have at the peak of the career. He also needs to consider the future of the sport. James Allen wrote yesterday of the ticking timebomb for F1 in the 5 years, where there will essentially be a group of hapless newbies due to limited opportunities to drive in an F1 car, and also due the money the bring along.
I want him to stay, but all the same, the next generations of drivers need their shot too. Esteban Guiterez, Robert Wickins, Robyn Frijns – all quick drivers and need a chance. You could chuck Jaime Algusuari and Sebestian Buemi into the mix as well. Both are very young but have already been given the cold shoulder. F1 has proved thaet drivers need time to mature, but they werent given the chance.
Schumacher is faced with a difficult decision, but it’s one that he will have to make eventually, only this time, for good.
On a side note though, will he have another parade/pre-race party like last time. Will Kimi be in attendence or making himself lighter for the race? ;)
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xjr15jaaag (@xjr15jaaag) said on 28th September 2012, 20:49
I think that the best solution for that is to bring the GP2 cars closer to F1 performance, and getting the F1 stewards to steward the GP2/3 races (they might already, but I don’t know that).
And, for the GP2 ‘owners’(?) (is that the right word), to buy 3 or 4 fairly recent F1 cars of similair performance, and then the GP2 person organises 3 days of testing or so at Paul Ricard for instance.
Then, on the evening of the last day, the 3 or 4 GP2 drivers have a race of 3/4 F1 race distance, which is judged very harshly by the stewards, to prepare them for F1.
Will be costly, but experience doesn’t come cheap.
(to reduce costs for the GP2 owners (that’s what I’m calling them from now on) the GP2 drivers sponsors could partially pay for the testing and racing.
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dragoll (@dragoll) said on 1st October 2012, 7:37
@xjr15jaaag
GP2 and GP3 was created to be feeder classes into F1 specifically, and I think its slowly starting to work. However, I would be reluctant to make wholesale changes to the categories whereby older F1 cars are bought and raced, I think that’s fundamentally wrong for a couple of reasons:
1. To find sponsorship for GP2 and GP3 is hard enough because the sport receives very little exposure beyond the F1 paddock, so getting additional money to run an older model f1 car is not viable.
2. F1 teams are hugely protective of their older equipment, there are still internals used from previous years F1 cars used in the latest incarnation for a particular team, e.g. Fuel Cells, electronics, etc… So having this available for purchase by GP2 & GP3 teams isn’t going to be something that someone like Ferrari, Red Bull or McLaren necessarily want.
3. I honestly think GP2 and GP3 will improve over time and be the natural progression to F1. It just needs a few years under its belt spread its wings, so to speak.
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Indranil Dudhane (@indranildudhane) said on 28th September 2012, 21:13
Same here. I wish he could race for ever.
There’s no doubt Michael is still one of the top drivers on the current grid. I’m however not sure of the position Michael is in now.
On one side there are reports that Michael’s indecision led Mercedes to chase Hamilton. If that is the case, I don’t see why he would want to continue racing. Why would one work hard for 3 years and then just decide to go to a new team? Especially when you are towards the end of your career.
On the other hand, there were reports Michael could take on an ambassadorial role at Mercedes. However, in today’s announcement, Mercedes have openly “thanked” Schumacher for his contribution. The kind of “thank you” you say when someone is leaving. Neither have they announced Schumacher is retiring nor are they making him an ambassador. So does that mean he has been sacked?
I remember Schumacher saying “It would be pity if I didnt win a race in my comeback”. So, has Schumacher suddenly decided it’s ok if he didnt win (Clearly, a win in the last 6 races this year is unlikely)?
I get a feeling its the latter that is true. Saying Michael was indecisive is just PR. Mercedes wanted Hamilton more than they wanted Schumacher to continue. Schumacher would have preferred giving Mercedes one more year but I dont think it was in his hands.
If he really wants to continue, he could think of going to Sauber or Williams. I think he should continue. I dont think he will.
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Guelph (@guelph) said on 28th September 2012, 20:18
I voted no because I’d rather see him come to Indycar. Perhaps he can rejoin Rubens?
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Adam Tate (@adam-tate) said on 28th September 2012, 21:09
He once did an interview with 60 Minutes, probably a decade ago or so, but he pretty much dismissed Indycar entirely. Unless his attitude has changed, I don’t see him making the hop across the pond like Rubens did.
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Fer no.65 (@fer-no65) said on 28th September 2012, 21:40
I don’t think it’s gonna happen. Rubens’ had his friend in IndyCar that persuaded him to go racing there, I don’t think IndyCars are something Schumacher ever considered. If anything, he’d probably move to Le Mans or that kind of stuff… if he wants to continue.
Come to think of it, with Michael’s current connections with Mercedes, and Mika’s recent races with the SLS… wouldn’t it be great if both of them teamed up?!
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Nick (@npf1) said on 29th September 2012, 2:10
Oh lord, I’d pay good money to see Michael and Mika in one team, even outside of F1. Someone needs to make this happen!
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F1antics (@f1antics) said on 28th September 2012, 20:21
Your poll is a bit confusing because you ask the question “Is it time for Michael Schumacher to leave F1?” followed by “Should Schumacher keep on racing in F1?” on the next line. I almost ticked the wrong box.
My answers are No and Yes. He’s still got a lot of followers, he still entertains, and he surely still adds value to any team that would have him. Personally I’d like to see him in a different car/team to see if he does better elsewhere. But I think it’s right that the stewards should keep an eye on him to discourage over-aggressive driving.
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literalf1 (@literalf1) said on 28th September 2012, 20:24
Putting aside all the financial and marketing benefits Schumacher can offer a team like Sauber, I still think Schumacher, the driver, deserves a drive in Formula One next year based on a meritocracy alone. I’m glad you pointed out the stat he’s only once finished behind Rosberg, provided he has finished. Obviously some of it is his own doing and largely it’s been the team’s unreliability slipping away points.
However, I don’t think Sauber is were he should be, provided the immense legacy he comes with. He sadly doesn’t seem to have any other choice.
A 43 year old man who wants to coast to retirement doesn’t go testing in Magny Cour…
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JimmyTheIllustratedBlindSolidSilverBeachStackapopolis III said on 29th September 2012, 0:16
i’d like to add that in regards to this
“Schumacher was criticised after his embarrassing shunt during the Singapore Grand Prix in which he took out Jean-Eric Vergne. It earned him a ten-place grid drop for the next race as he’d had a similar crash at the Spanish round. ”
jenson button did the exact same thing on vettel but with out crashing and no ones saying he should retire.
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GeoR97G said on 29th September 2012, 8:10
Perfect! I thought exact the same when it happened…
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