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**SerycegeBunny** · 05-04-2010, 08:30 AM

I dont think Schumi is running out of time. He is a very sensitive driver and if the car is not set-up to his liking then there are problems.

Remember in this era of control tyres and no testing - if a car is not quite suited then a driver will find difficulty. The days of driving around a problem are unfortunately past.

I disagree completely. The mark of a truly great driver is the ability to drive around problems and Michael himself has shown himself more than capable of doing that, his early record at Ferrari is proof.

Remember that this problem with having an understeery front end due to narrower front tyres is a situation that is new to everyone with the tyre size changes introduced from this season onwards. Nico et al have had as much experience as Michael himself with this kind of handling. Witness how Lewis has coped despite having a similar style to Michael with a preference for quick turn in and a flighty rear end. Whilst he is also trailing his teammate a lack of pace is not one of Lewis's problems. No other leading driver is having as much difficulty adjusting to the new 2010 cars even though some of them are not as talented as Michael. That is worrying.

Also the sheer size of the gap in pace is in itself a cause for alarm, even Kazuki Nakajima was closer to Nico's raw pace than Michael currently is. That in itself is rather damning. I hope Michael can close the gap for he would be a sight to see if he gets close to his prime.

05-04-2010, 08:30 AM	#18
SerycegeBunny Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 590 Senior Member	I dont think Schumi is running out of time. He is a very sensitive driver and if the car is not set-up to his liking then there are problems. Remember in this era of control tyres and no testing - if a car is not quite suited then a driver will find difficulty. The days of driving around a problem are unfortunately past. I disagree completely. The mark of a truly great driver is the ability to drive around problems and Michael himself has shown himself more than capable of doing that, his early record at Ferrari is proof. Remember that this problem with having an understeery front end due to narrower front tyres is a situation that is new to everyone with the tyre size changes introduced from this season onwards. Nico et al have had as much experience as Michael himself with this kind of handling. Witness how Lewis has coped despite having a similar style to Michael with a preference for quick turn in and a flighty rear end. Whilst he is also trailing his teammate a lack of pace is not one of Lewis's problems. No other leading driver is having as much difficulty adjusting to the new 2010 cars even though some of them are not as talented as Michael. That is worrying. Also the sheer size of the gap in pace is in itself a cause for alarm, even Kazuki Nakajima was closer to Nico's raw pace than Michael currently is. That in itself is rather damning. I hope Michael can close the gap for he would be a sight to see if he gets close to his prime.
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