Looking back, fifteen or sixteen years ago, there was about no one who could challenge him; today, however is a different story. This sport is getting very physically demanding as drivers age, and therefore bringing the new stars into it. If you look at the current drivers, all of them but one (Rubens Barrichello) were fans of Michael, and now they can easily challenge him, so why is Michael doing this? Well, I guess this is the spirit of a true racing driver to drive to win and nothing less and still enjoy the game if they loose. Regrettably starting with Alain Prost, most drivers started to become more strategy focused and having less pure driving which we all miss. But Michael did not just want to leave the sport in glory, which he had the most so far, but he is like a true worrier who desires nothing else but dying on the battlefield because that is the ultimate glory. I guess we are never going to know the entire 'why' but it is nice to have true worriers in the racing ranks.
I agree with you, I think what ultimately brought Michael back to racing is his love for the sport and the adrenaline of Sunday racing. It is hard watching Michael being overtaken in races by drivers that probably grew up watching him race, but I still enjoy watching him race as hard as he used to, he might not be as fast (and his MGP-W02 is not helping either) as he was before, but fun none the less.
ReplyDeleteWas watching the Grand Prix last night, and liked the way Eddie Jordan put it, he simply reminded when Muhammad Ali got bitten by some guy that he has never heard of before... People just get old, that is it.
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