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[Denthúl]

Every single race.

Bah, I hope not.

Me too. I do hope he wins the first race of the season, though

Winner of the first race is the Champion

well for the past few years at least

It was a statistical probability in the 90s too, but DC won the first race of 97(and the pundits made mention of the stat) and that went out the window.
In 2005, Fisi won the first race.

And Irvine in '99. Coulthard again in '03.

[headless]

Every single race.

Bah, I hope not.

Me too. I do hope he wins the first race of the season, though

Winner of the first race is the Champion

well for the past few years at least

It was a statistical probability in the 90s too, but DC won the first race of 97(and the pundits made mention of the stat) and that went out the window.
In 2005, Fisi won the first race.

[racechick]

None. Unless Todt performs well.

[vaptin]

Todt's a Ferrari man, so if he preforms well Schumacher will be moving over for Alonso and Massa.

[scotty]

At least one. Just how many depends on the car.

[Denthúl]

At least one. Just how many depends on the car.

I imagine Spa would be a good bet as long as the Mercedes has decent aero and the engine is still the most powerful (which it likely will be - I haven't heard anything else about performance equalisation), now that Raikkonen is no longer in the sport.

How much of an advantage do you think his experience of racing cars that have to carry their full fuel load from the start will be?

[scotty]

At least one. Just how many depends on the car.

I imagine Spa would be a good bet as long as the Mercedes has decent aero and the engine is still the most powerful (which it likely will be - I haven't heard anything else about performance equalisation), now that Raikkonen is no longer in the sport.

How much of an advantage do you think his experience of racing cars that have to carry their full fuel load from the start will be?

That's my thinking, Schumacher basically did own Spa until Raikkonen turned up... the other places he has usually gone exceptionally well (that are still on the calendar) are Montreal, Malaysia and to a lesser extent Barcelona - the other circuits i can think of being Imola, Indy and the Nurburgring.

edit: i don't think experience will prove to be key (although somewhat useful as ever), it's the drivers who can deal with the dynamic weight of their cars and the handling changes who will do the best... obviously Schumacher counts there too.

[racechick]

Todt's a Ferrari man, so if he preforms well Schumacher will be moving over for Alonso and Massa.

No, he's a schumacher man. He was a Schumacher man first. Michael took him to Ferrari.

[scotty]

Todt's a Ferrari man, so if he preforms well Schumacher will be moving over for Alonso and Massa.

No, he's a schumacher man. He was a Schumacher man first. Michael took him to Ferrari.

Erm, Todt was at Ferrari before Schumacher, but he did help bring Schumacher to them... so a bit of both.

[madbrad]

MS will spin off at eau rouge.

[texasmr2]

MS will spin off at eau rouge.

Not likely and happy birthday MS !!!!!!!!!!!!

[racechick]

Todt's a Ferrari man, so if he preforms well Schumacher will be moving over for Alonso and Massa.

No, he's a schumacher man. He was a Schumacher man first. Michael took him to Ferrari.

Erm, Todt was at Ferrari before Schumacher, but he did help bring Schumacher to them... so a bit of both.

Ah Ok sorry I got that wrong, I thouight he was one of the merry band that joined Schumacher when he went from Benneton to Ferrari. My mistake.

[headless]

He may anly getr 1-3 because look at the amount of potential competitors we have thius year and iff you divide the amount of races between them, then 1-3 is a realistric amaount to win for them all.
So odds are Schumi will get 1-3.

[7UpJordan]

At least one. Just how many depends on the car.

I imagine Spa would be a good bet as long as the Mercedes has decent aero and the engine is still the most powerful (which it likely will be - I haven't heard anything else about performance equalisation), now that Raikkonen is no longer in the sport.

How much of an advantage do you think his experience of racing cars that have to carry their full fuel load from the start will be?

That's my thinking, Schumacher basically did own Spa until Raikkonen turned up... the other places he has usually gone exceptionally well (that are still on the calendar) are Montreal, Malaysia and to a lesser extent Barcelona - the other circuits i can think of being Imola, Indy and the Nurburgring.

He won at Monaco a lot... but his last win there was 2001.

[Frosty]

He may anly getr 1-3 because look at the amount of potential competitors we have thius year and iff you divide the amount of races between them, then 1-3 is a realistric amaount to win for them all.
So odds are Schumi will get 1-3.

yup