| The 2010 Formula 1 season has seen the return | | | | Nico Rosberg has long been touted as an |
| of the king - seven time champion Michael | | | | immense talent. I've doubted it in the past, but |
| Schumacher - after a three year retirement. Alas, | | | | there is no disputing the fact he has put in some |
| the king has often appeared to be wearing no | | | | tremendous performances this year. In the races |
| clothes this season given his results. This raises | | | | prior to Barcelona, he regularly out qualified and |
| the question of whether he is tarnishing his legacy | | | | finished his esteemed teammate. He finished with |
| in the ultimate form of auto racing? | | | | duplicate third and fourth place finishes in the first |
| To say that Michael Schumacher is a controversial | | | | four races, but then learned what it means to be |
| figure is a minor understatement. There is no | | | | Schumacher's teammate. |
| disputing that he is the all time winner in races and | | | | The team launched a new car in Barcelona. The |
| championships in the sport. There is also no | | | | goal was to remove the understeer by going with |
| disputing that he is ruthless, views the rules of the | | | | a longer wheelbase preferred by Schumacher. |
| sport as negotiable and is not a very good loser. | | | | Suddenly, Michael was out pacing Nico and he |
| All that being said, I love him because he brings | | | | started picking up more points as Rosberg fell out |
| spit and fire to a sport where drivers are all too | | | | of the point in Barcelona before barely getting into |
| often safe in what they say in the name of | | | | them in Monaco. There is no doubt regarding who |
| pleasing sponsors. | | | | is the number one driver in Mercedes! |
| Schumacher's return has met with one rather | | | | So, does any of this tarnish Schumacher? Not |
| interesting problem - he hasn't been very good. In | | | | really. The car is not competitive, so it is difficult |
| truth, the Mercedes evolution from the original | | | | to know why people think he should be winning. |
| Brawn car hasn't been up to snuff. At best, it is | | | | He has a three year contract, so let's see what |
| the fourth fastest team on the grid, which means | | | | happens as the season progresses and next year. |
| the drivers should logically be finishing between | | | | Schumacher is excellent at developing cars, so it |
| sixth and tenth in most races. This is what | | | | is way too early to write off his comeback. He |
| Schumi has done for the most part. Given this, | | | | will never be as dominant as he was before, but |
| why is everyone criticizing him. The answer is his | | | | he could certainly be racking up wins again in the |
| teammate. | | | | not to distant future. |