Schumacher should have been excluded!

This is the first review of the wisest observers, the Jackie Stewart, Mike Gascoyne and other Eddie Irvine. But it is also and especially the confession of the former driver Derek Warwick, who was the college of commissioners of the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. This race saw Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello tighten dangerously against the pit wall at 290 km / h.

The idea of returning to F1 was controversial, and the results achieved since then do not plead in his favor. Michael Schumacher is not the most liked driver paddock, or the most exemplary. In 17 years of career, the German has a reputation of sharks to track long, sharp teeth, a champion ready to do anything to achieve his ends, even, even, to jeopardize his own brother, Ralf , as was the case at the Nurburgring in 2001. Even then, the firm had relied on a wall to gain respect by his younger brother. Repeated the maneuver last weekend against Rubens Barrichello.

Shortly before the outcome of the Hungarian Grand Prix when he was tenth, Schumacher, determined to retain its single point, tried to cut short to overtake the Brazilian, pushing as much as possible Williams the latter towards the pit wall. A parade for the less aggressive, conducted nearly 290 km / h, to be earned the old Red Baron a penalty of ten places on the starting grid of the next Grand Prix of Belgium in late August and a wave of hostile thoughts.

Irvine denounces the arrogance of his former teammate

"It is never more than an inch of something terrible that Schumacher has cons Barrichello could have led to a catastrophe," a first response Jackie Stewart rarely tender with the seven-time world champion in the columns of the Daily Express. This is one of the most serious and shocking I've seen from a driver. It is an appalling image given by a man who has won seven titles, a real intimidation. "An outrage shared by Niki Lauda, via the German television channel RTL:" Put a competitor in danger in this way is totally stupid. I can not understand why he did this kind of thing. "

Mike Gascoyne, technical director of Lotus Racing nonetheless believe: "If two cars meet, someone can stay there. He should not be penalized ten places on the grid, he could just simply had to exclude it. " A penalty would have radical Eddie Irvine also found logic: "It has been penalized, but I do not think that's enough. He should be suspended for a race because it is one of the worst maneuvers I ever seen. An idiot maneuver dune pure arrogance, "the judge in the pages of The Times's former lieutenant" Schumacher at Ferrari.

Excluded three towers near ...

As one of the race stewards who officiated at the Hungaroring on Sunday, Derek Warwick admitted Tuesday on BBC Radio Five Michael Schumacher came close to exclusion from the new misbehavior: "Shake the black flag was the best example to give our young drivers, but the time to get the video, we had no choice but to punish him retroactively. " In other words, if the facts alleged in the German pilot had been observed two or three laps earlier, his Mercedes had been asked to return to the pits prematurely.

"We have the video evidence and ensure that the four commissioners were in agreement," justifies Derek Warwick before returning the sentence finally pronounced: "We agreed that a penalty of ten places a serious handicap for Spa as it puts virtually disqualified. I hope it will draw the lessons and will not forget that the commissioners do not tolerate such behavior. " Not sure however that we redo Michael Schumacher with such arguments. There are two weeks ago, shortly before his return to Hockenheim F1 veteran recalled his ambition to reporters: "When I decided to return, the goal was to win another title. Therefore why I'm here, I know the ultimate goal and I'm convinced it will get there. " And eighth coronation, the "Kaiser" is probably ready to sacrifice a few ...