If you are a true sports lover and if
you believe in god, spare a thought or pray for a minute for the legendary
German f1 racer Michael Schumacher (MSC) who is fighting for his life in a
medically induced coma for the brain injury he has suffered in a skiing
accident.
My first Schumacher memory dates back
to 2000 some 14 years back, in my friend Guru Karthik’s home on a rainy
Saturday afternoon while we were doing an umbrella for the SUPW (Social Useful
Product Work) under the able guidance of another friend Sabari Ayyappan. Some
Random grandprix was going on in the television and Schumacher conquered the
chequered flag with his red devil. That was the first instance when I got to
know of who is MSC. From there on, there was no looking back, Schumacher kept
conquering not only the chequered flags but also all our hearts.
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Now for those Indians who don't know
(if any) who Michael Schumacher is, he is to formula one racing like how Sachin
Tendulkar is to cricket. Michael Schumacher is arguably the best F1 driver of
all time. He has won seven world titles far more than anyone at the pinnacle of
F1 racing and dominated the sport to such an extent that he was the undisputed
king of formula one. Michael Schumacher was also known as the “rain-maestro”
because of his track records particular when it rains or when the track is wet.
Whenever it rains or particularly when the track is wet, we can blindly predict
that Schumacher will emerge the winner without any second thoughts.
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If it was for the red devil or the Ferrari,
it was always Michael Schumacher who had a phenomenal record with the Ferrari. MSC
was associated with Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro for almost 10 years (1997-2006),
that’s when we witnessed vintage Michael Schumacher. F1 lovers were just
hypnotized by the Michael-Magic for over decades together. Michael who quitted
racing by 2006, after a huge hiatus of 4 years brought in a wild excitement to
over a million fans when Mercedes declared that it will be coming back to f1
and the Mercedes team will be spear headed by none other than the Superb-Schumacher.
The next day most of the European dailies pitched in with the title in the
front page saying “The King is coming back”. People went frenzy reading that.
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The Michael-magic didn’t work out
during his comeback in 2010. He kept failing every now and then. The historic
comeback only fetched him blatant cynicism from the media and the race experts.
After a series of downfall MSC quitted racing once for in 2012. The
Superb-Schumi holds umpteenth Formula one record. Most wins in a season (13) in
2004, Most wins with one team (72) for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. He holds the record for most number
of podiums finishes (155). He has won 22 different Grand prix. Schumacher has
driven almost 24,144 kms in races. He still holds the record for most number of
races with one team (181) for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro and the records shall go on if your
name is Michael Schumacher.
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For the real F1 fans, Michael
Schumacher represents an era of speed, supremacy and pure excellence. We were
living every moment of this rollercoaster drama to the fullest and Schumacher
was the cherry who was always on the top of it. We shall all hope and pray
optimistically that Michael Schumacher, who is now fighting for his life shall
revive back to life with an extraordinary resilience. If there could be someone
who could pull through this it should be you Michael. Come on Michael, win this
one last race. It’s January 3rd and Schumi turns 45. Happy 45th
birthday Michael….. Here is wishing you a speedy recovery as fast as your Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro.
