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GilesGuthrie
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These stories come out every so often - usually during an off-week, or in the off-season.
It's probably there to wind up the Brazilians in advance of Barrichello's home race. I mean, nobody actually believes it do they?
It's probably there to wind up the Brazilians in advance of Barrichello's home race. I mean, nobody actually believes it do they?
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No doubt Rubens is a driver who gets no credit for his obvious skill, but compared to Schumi on one of his good days he is no match. Now compared to Schumi on one of his off days (Shanghai 04, Suzuka 03) Rubens makes Michael look like am beginner. Fortunately those off days for Schumi don't come that often.
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It's funny.When Rubens was still driving for Stewart Ford(with Jos Verstappen) he was a nobody.Infact Jos was almost always faster than him.Now he claims that he is better than Schumacher.I think driving for Ferrari went to his head.Any of those drivers that are in F1 today could win races in a Ferrari.I can name atleast 10 of them who i personally think are faster than Rubens.He is nothing special.
It still puzzels me why they picked Rubens and not Jos to drive for Ferrari.It's not logical to hire a slower driver.
It still puzzels me why they picked Rubens and not Jos to drive for Ferrari.It's not logical to hire a slower driver.
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lol, he is certainly not better than Schumacher. I have my doubts if Senna was... Too bad he died before we could find out. No one in F1 comes close to Schumi skills, he is a level above them all.
Barrichello is a good driver, but if he didn´t manage to win a Championship until now, it´s not next year that this is going to happen.
Barrichello is a good driver, but if he didn´t manage to win a Championship until now, it´s not next year that this is going to happen.
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It's ubber BS. Plain and simple. I'm not knocking him. He is a good driver. Just not as good as Schumi. Ha. It's a waste of time him saying something like that, for Brazil. I mean Think of that race The Brazilian GP....... Reubens has always retired. He's always had bad luck, on home territory.
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I personally think Jos Verstappen is a more talented driver than Barichello too ... but that's not what it's about. It's about playing second fiddle. Jos would have truly wanted to beat Schumacher, and would have taken more risks to do so. I think Barichello was, among others (the money a driver brings into the team in the form of his own sponsers weighs in very heavily), chosen for his loyalty and capacity as a team player.
Might be wrong, but that's what I think. Barichello in any case will never be champion while Michael is still racing.
Might be wrong, but that's what I think. Barichello in any case will never be champion while Michael is still racing.
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Absolutely. Schumacher would cost enough. Plus, you would want value for your money, so you wouldn't want someone who is trying to beat Schumacher.TsLeng
I think Barrichello will possibly live up to his word of being better next season in terms of points and placing, but not in terms of being better than Schumacher.
I agree that this article would have (possibly purposely) taken Rubens' interview way out of context. He probably only said that he will try to beat Schumacher more than last season, instead of playing second fiddle.
Journalism provides entertainment rather than fact most of the time.
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Let's see Rubens Barrichello was running 2nd in his 3rd GP race, the '93 European GP (Donnington). He was driving a Jordan that scored exactly one point in '92, and three points in 1993. In Jos' first year, he was driving the second-best car of the time (Benetton-Ford), and could barely keep the car on the track. Jos has had plenty of chances with all sorts of teams, and could never deliver on-time.
Rubens has always been the steadier of the two drivers, even before hestarted driving for Ferrari. Jos hasn't always had the same machinery, and even though Jos is my favorite sucky F1 driver, he's no Rubens Barrichello. Other than when he drove for Benetton in 1994, I can't think of one time Jos actually finished ahead of Barrichello (save retirements).
And.it's.quite.annoying.to.read.your.sentences.when.typed.out.like.IP.addresses!
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If Ruby is going to be World Champion next year, he'll have to do it in a car other than a Ferrari. Schu Sr knows the Ferrari inside out, so he'll know its strenghts and weaknesses and Ruby won't have much chance unless he's in another car that Schumacher is unfamiliar with. Besides, how can he say he's better than Schumacher when the German blitzed everyone this year? Surely if he were better than Schumacher, Ruby would be racing him and actualyl making him fight to win the World Championship?
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By the end of the year, Barrichello was more than matching Schumacher for pace. He had a slow start to the season (I know he finished 2nd but that was more a function of everyone else performing poorly) because he couldn't get used to the car, which was more nervous because of the shorter wheelbase as I understood it. I don't see any reason why Barrichello can't carry the fight to Schumacher even more than this year, in the same car. No amount of steady driving was going to help any driver this year against 13 wins, but 2005 is another year.
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I do believe this was taken out of context, however; I do remember on Speed Channel him mentioning that he thinks that on any given day he can take on Schumacher given the chance at it.
P.S. you think Jos Vergraveltrappen is a better driver than Rubens? Jos the Toss, you have to be kidding me.
P.S. you think Jos Vergraveltrappen is a better driver than Rubens? Jos the Toss, you have to be kidding me.
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