Tuesday, March 14, 2006
# posted by Rich @ 10:45 PM
Poles apart
At Bahrain, Michael Schumacher finally did what I secretly (actually it was no secret) hoped he would never do - he equalled Ayrton Senna's all-time pole position record.
But I am left thinking this - so what? Senna achieved his record in just 161 starts, Schumacher has taken 232. Schumacher also set his poles ostensibly when he had the best car. And sometimes even when he had the best car, poles were lacking. Senna never had a problem.
However, statistics are not a measure of a man's greatness - greatness is a function of one's soul. If Schumacher recorded another 65 pole positions, he would still not be even half as great as Senna.
Bernie Ecclestone has said that Senna was, and remains, the best driver he has ever seen (source:Wikipedia). I tend to think that this Ecclestone chap might just know what he is talking about.
But I am left thinking this - so what? Senna achieved his record in just 161 starts, Schumacher has taken 232. Schumacher also set his poles ostensibly when he had the best car. And sometimes even when he had the best car, poles were lacking. Senna never had a problem.
However, statistics are not a measure of a man's greatness - greatness is a function of one's soul. If Schumacher recorded another 65 pole positions, he would still not be even half as great as Senna.
Bernie Ecclestone has said that Senna was, and remains, the best driver he has ever seen (source:Wikipedia). I tend to think that this Ecclestone chap might just know what he is talking about.
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