interesting u say this..i can't stand schumi's guts...but i have to hand it to him..he's broken evry single record in the books, as dirty as he is..

verx,
I'm ignoring you now 

MS built the Ferrari? Mm.. sorry, I dont quite agree with that statement.  A good driver needs a good car to race on. Put it this way, they need each other to build a better team.

I'll say schummi is a good driver, but still not the best. His acheivements are overhyped. for one, all of his records are set when F1 drivers have more races to drive, and more points to gain. Remember that during the times of Prost and Senna, winners will only get 9 points. Now they got 10.

Thus the only thing that he really can boast about is Win/GP entered.

Look at the comparison of Poles
Schummi - 68/247 = 27%
Senna - 65/162 = 40%!!!

the numbrs does not tell the bigger picture. Fangio won 5 WC when he was near 50! If F1 had started earlier than 1950, he could have easily won more. Not to mention that he also raced in many more races like the Mille Migilia rally. Schummi cannot compare to that.

I didnt say that fariz is wrong,  I am just not quite agree with his/her statement. Look back at what had happened last year, when Ferrari suffering from the tyre problem. People are questioning his skills compared  to Mclaren and Renault that had better package to race on.. It is obvious, a car is definitely require to every drivers out there. 

Technology is growing everyday.. take Ipod for example, last year they have ipod video, and this year Ipod shuffle mini. It's the same thing applies to Ferrari, their car is getting better and better.. if there is no improvement, there is definitely no ferrari today.

We are not comparing the old days he had in Benetton, back at that time driver still not quite rely heavily on the realiability of car.  every team sports that we are talking now is not only a one man team, but a TEAM! One man shows is not going to work things out...

I agree with linkinstreet, Schumy is a good driver, but he is not yet the best in F1. 

Yes, ppl (please note that, only certain, not everyone) questioned his skills, this I read from the papers. But, I never question his skills, because that is obvious Ferrari not as compatitive as they were that time.

As I pointed out, Technology is getting better, Ferrari is getting better and better.. and Schumy's team is in the right time to work it out with Ferrari. So, I would rather say they both (ferrari and Schumy's team) work together.. but not Schumy built the name of ferrari! 

McLaren Mercedes completed their first day of testing today at Silverstone, after giving a short familiarisation run to Lewis Hamilton yesterday.

Pedro de la Rosa's focus today has been on Michelin work for the Japanese Grand Prix, with additional set-up programmes for China and Japan alongside the tyre evaluation.

The session saw Lewis make his test debut and the team continued to focus on the familiarisation programme of the MP4-21 and the testing process.

"I am really pleased to have made my full test debut with Team McLaren Mercedes today at Silverstone," said Hamilton. "It has been a positive session, working through more systems checks with the car during the day, with my focus on this rather than going for times.
It is a steep learning curve, and as a result I am making sure I get the most out of my time with the test team and the engineers. It was great to be able to stretch the legs of the MP4-21 round Silverstone, the car is fantastic to drive, even more so as I am doing longer runs than yesterday and you can actually start to build up a proper rhythm."

It's a chance that they have to take IMHO. Remember, Kimi and Alonso were both still very young when they made their F1 debut that many people say that they don't have a chance in this sport.

I guess those F1 expert knows more than others do when the sign Kimi and Alonso into F1 

No more Finnish drivers in McLaren 
Tradition broken.

See Montoya, F1 debut...won a GP.
If those rookies can do the same, 

But even Rosberg who reign in GP2 still struggle in F1.
Either still getting use to it or just that Williams car suxx.

I think it's the eager to win and do better than anybody else will secure success.
Establish your superiority...that's what Senna did.
He doesn't care...he race wheel to wheel and did a lot of agressive manouvers.
He wants to win and be better than anybody else.
Showing he means business.
Gave Prost a hard time 

If McLaren does not solve this problem fast...clearly next season and 2008 will be a Ferrari whitewash.

Fisi in Renault needs a lot of thing to do.

Mario Illien and Paul Morgan =Ilmor.. Morgan died. Illien still alive. Engines always blew in Mika's final season. Then, they had a hard time. McLaren Mercedes and Ilmor still in partnership?  I thought they have gone separate ways.. Maybe I got the news wrong..

mclaren is not a team tat aim juz 2 finish a race like super aguri or earning lil points like william

Sorry?
Alonso is a fast driver. But he is not a team builder like Schumacher. McLaren has got the wrong man if they think he can help them build a winning car.

Angry in private maybe. But not lashing out in public and show total disrespect to your team and team mate.

The best case scenario
Kimi win in brazil, which also means he helps alonso to win the WDC, and thus giving Macca the no '1' car next season..........
Gooo Kimi!!!!

    Hope next year Mclaren like dis year, dint ever win any champion     

guys, me lazy to search the net.
I'm sure a lot of (not all) McLaren fans agree or don't agree Alonso joining McLaren.
Same thing when Montoya joined McLaren.
(Me personally quite ok with Montoya joining McLaren.
Maybe saw what he did with his Williams...a few GP...nearly got WDC)

Maybe can find a survey to see how many McLaren fans agree or not Alonso joining
McLaren?
Any other infos regarding that would be great.