Remember Bob Beamon?

Remember Bob Beamon?#824

By darwin dali - 07 May 06, 22:42

- 07 May 06, 22:42#824

Well, at least the older members out there may remember the longest standing WR by jumper Bob Beamon. Why bring I up this landmark? Because I believe we're witnessing something similar right now. 86 wins by MS and no end in sight. Will he make it 100 next year? There are 13 GP's left this season and he might win half of them if he continues like this. That's a staggering number if you think about it. 86 wins out of 235 races started, more than a third of all his races he won! If he continues to drive next year, he'll get another record by overtaking Patrese's mark of most starts (256). That's about where he could also pass the 100th win mark, which would be almost 40% of his races won.
It'll take probably as long to beat this record as it took to beat Bob Beamon's huge jump into the future. If at all...

Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point.

#827

By Marco - 08 May 06, 10:29

- 08 May 06, 10:29#827

Very true, but its been a real case of right driver, right car and a wounded team which has grown around him. Not knocking him though, was watching him on the podium yesterday and thought "i'm watching a legend", which who will be talked about for a long time after i'm dead.