But one thing is certain; Schumacher, without traction control along with other driver aids, had no chance.[/QUOTE=F310B]
a) It's an F1 cliche, but "to finish first, first you have to finish". When you throw your car off the track into the gravel, you are right, after that there was no chance.
b) The lack of traction control was the CHOICE of Schumacher and of Benetton. The McLaren also didn't have "traction control" in the proper sense, it was an engine based system which simply cut out cylinders to reduce the engine power when wheelspin was detected. Ford believed this overstressed the engine, and sanctioned the teams not to do it. McLaren chose to ignore this advice and implement the cut-out. Benetton made their own decision.
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It is not clear. 'Power being the absolute key'? How much % performance is contributed by differences in the engine? Let me tell you, it is a lot less than 100[/QUOTE=F310B]
Passing is done by being close enough into a corner. Being close enough is done by power. Ever watch anyone in recent years trying to pass a BMW-Williams? Power is critical. Of course it is not 100%, but given the choice most teams would pick more power. As the saying goes, "at the end of the day it all comes down to more throttle, less brake". It's the reason everyone chased BMW, then everyone wanted Honda, then everyone wanted Renault. Power.
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When you say 'many times', you mean 3. I wouldn't call '3' 'many'. Please, either be more specific, or don't post such things in your argument[/QUOTE=F310B]
Your point being? What you don't highlight is that even on the occasions when Moreno didn't outqualify Piquet he was within 1/10th of him. You were the one brought up Piquet, citing him as a "great power" and showing that that Schumacher defeated that great power, ergo "even greater power". If you do soand use that as an argument to demonstrate Schumacher's pace, then you surely must also cite Roberto Moreno, as his pace was basically identical to Piquet, so he too is a "great power", no?
However, that fact is not cited, because it demonstrates the facts. Schumacher beat Piquet, because Piquet was not the driver he was. Not as fast, not as hungry, not as committed. That says _nothing_ about Schumacher's pace - he still beat him - but it's not the same thing as hopping into a team alongside Piquet at his peak and taking him on.
The above is *NOT* at all derogatory about what Schumacher achieved in the team, I'm just pointing out the facts behind why it happened as it did.
