The monobrowed one has come out and said he thinks his biggest rival next year will be the stretching-the-boundaries-of-reasonable-behaviour German one. (Alonso, Schumacher, in case that wasn't completely bleedin' obvious.)
Well, they're possibly the two drivers in F1 at the moment who cause the largest amount of raised eyebrows and debate when their names are mentioned, particularly when it comes to "playing fair".
Alonso did qualify his statement by adding that Schuey would be his biggest threat if he had a decent car. Is that the case though? Nando's statement seems to imply a supreme confidence that he'll be at the front next year - not an altogether unreasonable assumption, but a bit arrogant maybe. He was nearly right about being able to win last year's title when seemingly completely out of it mid-season, though.
But, assuming Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes all have fairly equal cars (Ooh, I've started drooling), won't Vettel be a big challenge? Hamilton? Webber and Button? Rosberg?
Apart from being a pretty ace driver, does Mr Grumpypants also possess clairvoyance? Michael is still a great driver, but will he be completely back on it this year, or have the young 'uns got the measure of him now?
Testing starts shortly... we could be about to find out....
(Cassetting it today, still the Chillout Session. Smooooooth.)
Maybe he does have Spanish gypsy roots (no racism intended) and can predict the future. When I read about these comments I thought he was crazy. If he's right I'll be very surprised - he's got his eye on the wrong German.
ReplyDeleteMr Schumacher will always be one to watch out for though, and we all know why - ( & shouldn't he be applying for an allotment and flicking through a Suttons catalogue by now).
Not long now - bring it on!