chop456
06-17-03, 06:45 AM
O.k, so it's not an exact quote. :D
What are the odds of a very expensive, occasionally fast guy with no ba*** getting his contract renewed? Not good, I'd say, especially coming on the heels of Willi's shopping around as of late.
http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/030617091540.shtml
Ralf banks on points for team…
…Williams wanted the victory [17/06/03 - 09:13]
Although Ralf Schumacher finished second in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, bringing home eight valuable points for Williams, team boss Frank Williams is less than happy with the verdict.
According to Reuters, Williams didn’t think that Schumacher made a conscious effort to pass his brother, Michael, for the lead. Instead he believes that Juan-Pablo Montoya would have been their main chance of victory.
"I've got to be careful what I say, but possibly to probably Juan would have had a bigger go," he said. "But I'm not so sure that he could have got close enough to have a go."
However, Schumacher believes he did a good job on Sunday and having finished just 0.7 behind Michael, he insists that it was more vital to bring home points for the team than risk it all on attempting to overtake the Ferrari which, he says, he was never close enough to do.
“Well, I was never close to even try, that’s why I didn’t [attempt to pass],” he said. “Maybe some might think again that I took it too easy but if there is no possibility I won’t try it. There’s eight points for the team and for me and for Juan as well so it was important for us to score points at the same time.
It isn’t the first time R. Schumacher has been criticised for not racing against Michael. Similar circumstances ensued in Brazil following last year’s race, but again, he claimed he wasn’t close enough to make an attempt at overtaking.
R. Schumacher is currently fourth in the Drivers’ Championship with 33 points; one behind Fernando Alonso and 15 behind the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher.
What are the odds of a very expensive, occasionally fast guy with no ba*** getting his contract renewed? Not good, I'd say, especially coming on the heels of Willi's shopping around as of late.
http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/030617091540.shtml
Ralf banks on points for team…
…Williams wanted the victory [17/06/03 - 09:13]
Although Ralf Schumacher finished second in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, bringing home eight valuable points for Williams, team boss Frank Williams is less than happy with the verdict.
According to Reuters, Williams didn’t think that Schumacher made a conscious effort to pass his brother, Michael, for the lead. Instead he believes that Juan-Pablo Montoya would have been their main chance of victory.
"I've got to be careful what I say, but possibly to probably Juan would have had a bigger go," he said. "But I'm not so sure that he could have got close enough to have a go."
However, Schumacher believes he did a good job on Sunday and having finished just 0.7 behind Michael, he insists that it was more vital to bring home points for the team than risk it all on attempting to overtake the Ferrari which, he says, he was never close enough to do.
“Well, I was never close to even try, that’s why I didn’t [attempt to pass],” he said. “Maybe some might think again that I took it too easy but if there is no possibility I won’t try it. There’s eight points for the team and for me and for Juan as well so it was important for us to score points at the same time.
It isn’t the first time R. Schumacher has been criticised for not racing against Michael. Similar circumstances ensued in Brazil following last year’s race, but again, he claimed he wasn’t close enough to make an attempt at overtaking.
R. Schumacher is currently fourth in the Drivers’ Championship with 33 points; one behind Fernando Alonso and 15 behind the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher.