From: agwiii@fang.att.com (Grayson Walker (660-7949)(12/92))
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
Subject: Re: BELGIUM-SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 2 Sep 92 13:59:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: fang.1992Sep2.135957.19906
Organization: AT&T Tax Systems Development, Maitland FL

Thomas Cohen and Donald P Boell wrote:
>
>>Schumacher was doing everything he could to get around.  The last thing
>>he needed was for Brundle to start getting aggressive behind him, yet this
>>is exactly what happened.
>
>>For awhile it looked like good old Brutal would ram his nose up Schumacher's
>>tail pipe yet again...thankfully Schumacher was able to make the pass on Senna
>>on Senna's right while at the same time Brundle charged him on the left.
>
>>Is it any wonder that quite a few people dislike Brundle?  He has absolutely
>>so concept of team driving.  I would hate to see him paired with Mansell, 
>>Prost or Senna for fear that his actions would cause one shunt after another.
>
>It looks like a couple of you think so highly of Schumacher that
>no one else is able to challenge him. Certainly not his team mate,
>who after all has equal equipment and couldn't possibly be as fast
>in it.
>
>And who are these 'quite a few' people? There don't seem to be that
>many that I've noticed. And while you may call him 'brutal', who was
>it earlier in the season who kept taking himself and Senna out, through
>stupidity? You may call it youthful exhuberance, but there's no place
>for that in a professional racer.
>
>IMHO Brundle is a damn sight more professional that Schumacher in his
>approach, and nearly as fast. In fact, probably as fast, just not as
>aggressive (or suicidal).
>
>>Schumacher is an up and coming star, yet his career could be ended in an 
>>incident such as occured in Hungary.
>
>Oh puleeeze! Give it a break.

I am not aware of team orders or driver order at Benneton. Looked great
to see a Benneton turkey sandwich with Senna as the turkey. Brundle had
some bad mechanical luck early in the season. Schumacher had some bad
judgement luck early in the season. No suprise that we see Benneton on
the top of the podium, in fact, it was overdue. The Toleman/Benneton 
would have been on the top of the podium at Monaco if Senna hadn't made
a major mistake and crashed out of the race. Let's hope Brundle's 
mechanical bad luck ends and that Schumacher gets some better judgement.

As to the wing separation. Go back to the tapes. Brundle and Schumacher
were being held up by Berger. They were *ALL* nose to tail. When Berger's
car coughed, there was a chain reaction. There were no recriminations 
from any of the concerned. Was Schumacher unlucky to have the wing come
off -- *YOU BET!* Was Schumacher lucky to drive in the (relative) safety
of F1 today (Many thanks to Niki Lauda)? *Yes!*  

Who is faster? *TOO CLOSE TO CALL!* At least the two of them haven't
fallen into the unflattering pattern of behavior that characterized some
other well know pairings. Let's hope they can keep it that way.

Forza!


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