Schumi vs. Barrichello
01-24-2005, 11:12 AM
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It is tough to retrain the brain. I race karts and left foot brake all the time with no problems. Never had an issue doing it from Day 1. When I get into a car though it feels really awkward to LFB, even in an auto. One problem is the pedal spacing in street cars is not conducive to it and the steering column gets in the way. When I bring my left leg over to get the brake my left knee hits the bottom of the steering column. In karts the pedals are wide spaced and the gas tank is between your knees, no need to shift the foot as it is positioned over the brake at all times.
01-24-2005, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CBeyond,Jan 19 2005, 08:13 PM
Whatchutalkinbout?
If Schumacher wasn't around, he would be. It's not all about the driver. They have a very good car also.
If Schumacher wasn't around, he would be. It's not all about the driver. They have a very good car also.
if the guy has the same car, then why does he suck ? he just has a poor work ethic and a non aggressive manner which is INCONSISTENT... he never drives hungry..
if Michael was not there, Rubinho WOULD NOT be world champion.. He's too inconsistent and has shown that when the chips are down, he's not around.. he's at the back of the grid..
Any wdc qualities would have come out during his tenure as team leader for the Stewart Ford team..
Rubinho, is a mid grid driver that will end his career as such..
01-24-2005, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by s2ksimon,Jan 24 2005, 05:38 PM
if Rubinho had an ounce of aggressive driving in him, he'd be up Schumacher's ass every race, pushing him and whenever michael finished 1st, rubinho would be a close, second.. but that hasn't happened. why ? because he lacks aggression, work ethic, and confidence..
148 Schumacher
114 Barrichello
085 Button
059 Alonso
058 Montoya
046 Trulli
Looks like he came in second to me. How close it was, I won't venture to guess, because I'm sure whatever I said would be wrong.
You have some other axe to grind with Barrichello, and that's fine... however to say that because he doesn't have 147 points that he's a "mid grid driver" is lunacy. Of course two drivers from the same team are not going to compete against each other as rigorously as they would against other teams. It seems perfectly normal to me.
01-24-2005, 06:24 PM
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That's a very interesting post. It's interesting to see the differences between different drivers and their styles. Now I guess we can see why Michael's the best. His smoothness behind the wheel and with the pedals is a great advantage.
01-25-2005, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by CBeyond,Jan 24 2005, 10:33 PM
Did you watch the same F1 season I did? As I recall, the outcome was
148 Schumacher
114 Barrichello
085 Button
059 Alonso
058 Montoya
046 Trulli
Looks like he came in second to me. How close it was, I won't venture to guess, because I'm sure whatever I said would be wrong. You have some other axe to grind with Barrichello, and that's fine... however to say that because he doesn't have 147 points that he's a "mid grid driver" is lunacy. Of course two drivers from the same team are not going to compete against each other as rigorously as they would against other teams. It seems perfectly normal to me.
148 Schumacher
114 Barrichello
085 Button
059 Alonso
058 Montoya
046 Trulli
Looks like he came in second to me. How close it was, I won't venture to guess, because I'm sure whatever I said would be wrong.
You have some other axe to grind with Barrichello, and that's fine... however to say that because he doesn't have 147 points that he's a "mid grid driver" is lunacy. Of course two drivers from the same team are not going to compete against each other as rigorously as they would against other teams. It seems perfectly normal to me.i'd wager my s2000 on it
03-19-2005, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by PedalFaster,Jan 19 2005, 10:58 AM
I would be very careful about drawing conclusions about the relative merits of left foot braking and right foot braking from the traces above -- it's difficult to separate how much of Schumacher's advantage comes from his use of left foot braking, and how much is attributable to his superior driving skill.
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03-19-2005, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by s2ksimon,Jan 25 2005, 10:19 AM
put him in any other car BUT a ferrari and he'll be mid to back of the grid for sure..
i'd wager my s2000 on it
i'd wager my s2000 on it
1994 he became World Champion. In 1995 after a hard and sometimes controversial battle with Damon Hill he became the youngest double champion. 1996 saw him move to Ferrari and marked the start of his biggest challenge.
So the two championships before driving for Ferrari dont count?
I just got myself a new car!!
03-19-2005, 07:39 PM
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[QUOTE=s2ksimon,Jan 24 2005, 05:38 PM] if Rubinho had an ounce of aggressive driving in him, he'd be up Schumacher's ass every race, pushing him and whenever michael finished 1st, rubinho would be a close, second..
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