I am a self-proclaimed Michael Schumacher and Ferrari fan. I love Schumi. I love Ferrari. I want Schumi to outclass the rest and win the championship for the eighth time. I also want the prancing horse to reign supreme. It is really mindboggling to decide which side to sway my support. I can’t help myself. No matter how much I think about it or how much I try not to think about it, I shall have to face it. Michael Schumacher will not be driving for Ferrari this season.
Racing is in Ferrari’s DNA. You can never leave them out of reckoning. No matter how many rule modifications are done they will produce a top of the grid car soon enough. They were not championship contenders last year but make no mistake they are gonna be there or there about at the top come November. Ferrari will be aiming for both drivers’ and constructors’ championship. I do fancy them winning the constructors but really can’t pick the champion driver.
Michael Schumacher is a legend. It’s as simple as that. And if anyone thinks he can’t win the championship again then I am more than welcome to have an argument with the person. Combination of Ross Brawn, Schumi and Mercedes is definitely making waves but as the season progresses it will become more apparent if they can challenge Ferrari and Mclaren who appear as frontrunners in pre-season practice.
Sebastian Vettel is fast becoming a favourite of mine. I see him winning championships in future. For me he is the next big thing in motorsports. He would have learnt a lot from last season and will be itching to have another go at the title with more experience in his bag. If the mistakes that left him second in the championship are ironed out, he will have a really strong chance this time. Better lookout for this guy, I tell all. He is the underdog.
I feel its Fernando Alonso who wants to win the title more than anyone else this time around. He is back in a competitive car and would be raring to go full throttle. He will be especially motivated to take revenge after his not so cordial affair with Mclaren and Lewis Hamilton in particular. It will also be intriguing to see the partnership of Alonso and Massa. Felipe Massa is a great driver in his own respect and has experience at Ferrari’s wheels. He is also in the mix of championship contenders for me.
Lewis Hamilton is young and fiery. He will want to show his critics that he is not- “all style and no substance”. Also it will be personally exhilarating for him to drive wheel to wheel with the one and only Michael Schumacher. As for his partner and the current world champion, Jenson Button, I see him having a solid season but not a shot for the championship.
I hope you can fathom the internal conflict and scourge I have in seeing Schumi driving against a Ferrari. What emotions will be generated when seeing Schumacher overtaking a Ferrari or vice-versa is a mystery for myself. I seriously don’t know how to cope with this. It is building up to be the most widely fought championship in recent history. Let's have the wheels rolling!!!
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