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Schumacher is a ``nobody''
Topic Started: Jan 17 2007, 09:10 AM (110 Views)
Orangesmoke20
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Too hot to handle.. too cold to hold... ohhhhhh yeahhhhh!!!
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Michael Schumacher apparently can't
understand why Juan Pablo Montoya would leave Formula One for
NASCAR.

Montoya, for his part, doesn't seem to care what the seven-time
world champion thinks.

"Schumacher in America is nobody," said Montoya, who's
steadily building on an already strong United States fan base.

Montoya, preparing his new Dodge Charger this week for the
Daytona 500, was responding to comments Schumacher made last
weekend.

"Personally, I wouldn't do it," Schumacher told the New York
Times. "What do you do in NASCAR? What is exciting there? I can't
see that, running around on ovals."

Although Montoya said he thinks Schumacher could make the
transition, he said he's learned firsthand that stock cars are much
harder than his former F1 foes believe.

"People don't understand what a big challenge this style of
racing is," Montoya said. "Michael Schumacher, just take him to
Homestead (Fla.) and tell him to stay half a second off the pace.
He would have a heart attack."

Montoya is proving to be a fast study, pacing Tuesday morning's
test session with a fast lap at 184.574 mph. David Stremme, his
Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, was second at 184.479.

The two held their own in the afternoon drafting session, with
Montoya running 15th and Stremme 18th.

The confident Colombian, who won a CART championship and the
Indianapolis 500 before moving to F1, said he believes experience
would give him the edge on Schumacher should the two ever go
door-to-door in NASCAR.

"It would be a hard transition (for Schumacher) for sure," he
said. "It's not an easy transition. I had the advantage that I
raced two years of ovals and did a little bit of stock cars with
little ones when I started my career. All that really helps."

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ElDonkey
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:lol:

Montoya is really gaining popularity here quick :up:

Way to stick it to the man
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KK3869
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Just your simple Cameron
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Yo da man Montoya :lol:
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JetBlack3
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I am the tag team champions
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Montoya > Schumi

Schumi is afraid he cant do it so its easier to say its easy then to put your rep where your mouth is :loser:
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HuskyMan20
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Don't bullshit a bullshitter!
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:woot: GO JUAN PABLO!
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The Dale
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WOO! Montoya is da man. :woot:
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Nate
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Wishes he could be like David
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Everyone move aside I am jumping on this bandwagon. :D
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luigistarted06
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I like it in and around my mouth.
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Montoya told off Schumi :woot:
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Nate
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Wishes he could be like David
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luigistarted06
Jan 17 2007, 09:16 PM
Montoya told off Schumi :woot:

:o where did you hear this?
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Orangesmoke20
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Too hot to handle.. too cold to hold... ohhhhhh yeahhhhh!!!
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luigistarted06
Jan 17 2007, 09:16 PM
Montoya told off Schumi :woot:

to tell somebody off dont you have to do it face to face :unsure:
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Dewy9
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lol

Oh yeah, proof that Schumi isn't going to run the two road course races for $10M.
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grey__fox
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Yep. It's me.
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Anybody that gives Schumacher the finger gets my respect.
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HuskyMan20
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Don't bullshit a bullshitter!
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DewCrew9
Jan 17 2007, 10:54 PM
lol

Oh yeah, proof that Schumi isn't going to run the two road course races for $10M.

or he can be a man about it and show up and race and see who's the better of the two in their first ever Road Course race racing stock cars. :wink:

I'd kill to have tickets to either Sonoma, CA or Watkins Glen, NY. if them both race together at a road course. That'd be awesome, them two with the Stewart's, Gordon's, and the Martin's. that'd be cool . :cooljoe:
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Dennis
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Montoya cant say anything, why? because Schumacher is tons more sucessful and better when they both raced in F1. Montoya was a very promising driver at the start...but that promise died out, he is not going to be remembered as a great F1 driver whereas Shumacher is possibly the greatest of all time.

And honestly, there IS no point for Schumacher to come to nascar. He can still race in F1 and win races on a regular basis, despite not being as fast as he used to be. If Shumacher would come out of retirement and look for a ride...ANY team on the field would want to sweep him up. Montoya left F1 because he was being washed up...he drove for Willams when they were doing well...but he cried that he got poor equipment, so he moved to McLaren. At his time in McLaren, he was never able to get near the pace of kimi and was able to do anything spectacular. Many top teams would not have wanted Montoya after racing with two of F1s most powerful teams without a huge sucess (he did win races but not on a consistant basis). Many commentators and analists think of Montoya as almost a joke. Schumacher, hate him or love him, nobody can argue against his record.

This is why Montoya came to nascar, to salvage his dying career in F1. He could have went to Champcar and dominate, no doubt about that, but the fact is that you wont make money in Champcar. So he took up nascar since theres a high chance he will do well and make tons of money. Which brings up another reason why Schumacher doesnt want to come to nascar. He is the richest athlete in the entire world. His salary at Ferrari totaled at 100 million dollars a year. All of which goes entirely into his bank accounts in switzerland..where there is NO INCOME TAX. I really doubt any team in nascar can match that ammount.

$10 Million dollars to Schumacher will be like spare change. Also i dont even think Schumacher will be allowed to race in nascar because he is still tied with Ferrari (who still pays him for his management job in Ferrari F1 and for pormotion).
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Orangesmoke20
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Too hot to handle.. too cold to hold... ohhhhhh yeahhhhh!!!
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Dennis
Jan 19 2007, 12:51 AM
And honestly, there IS no point for Schumacher to come to nascar.

if hes gonna talk the talk he should walk the walk nothings worse then somebody who wants to yap and wont back it up.. i think the word im looking for is coward.. i mean if hes so much better then everybody else and nascar is so easy .. whats he got to lose?
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