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[Ferrari man 009]

I'm still waiting for that 'utterly unbelievable drive against all odds' from him.

Monaco 2011 was more down to luck than judgement imo. Vettel got extremely lucky that the race got stopped on Lap 70 and he could change his tyres. Alonso and Button were biding their time waiting for the last 3 laps when Vettel's tyres would have gone over the cliff. Plus he got to where he was on the back of a mistake of RB putting the wrong tyres on at the 1st stop.

[Hammer278]

Err yeah, I saw that pic and was like that's a race where odds were very much in his favour...the narrow streets with old tyres, and a free change of tyres when he was about to get in trouble. That was one of his luckiest race wins as a matter of fact.

[LewEngBridewell]

Schumacher did indeed have some masterful victories, but you must admit scotty, that 2002 and 2004 got very tedious for anyone who didn't support Ferrari.

[darwin dali]

Oct.27 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has tipped Sebastian Vettel to achieve Michael Schumacher-like success in formula one.

Back-to-back world champion Vettel is now on a roll in 2012, having overtaken Fernando Alonso's title lead and dominant in India, where converting his pole position on Sunday will mean a fourth-consecutive race win.

"Vettel is close to a hat-trick of championships and he has all the capability to finish his career with seven or more titles," said the Red Bull driver's rival and countryman Timo Glock.

Schumacher, to retire at the end of the season, has F1's outright records for wins (91) and titles (7).

Vettel is on course for a third title in 2012, while victory on Sunday will be the 26th in his five-season career.

"He (Vettel) is talented, focused and hungry to do well," Glock told India's Deccan Chronicle, "and with this form there is no reason why he can't match or surpass Schumacher."

Vettel's friend and backgammon partner Ecclestone, F1's 81-year-old chief executive, agrees that the 25-year-old is on the path to Schumacher-like greatness.

"I see no reason why Seb can't go on to achieve what Michael Schumacher has achieved in this sport, which is unsurpassed," Ecclestone told the Guardian in India.

"And Seb is up against much tougher opposition than Michael was. He's very honest. He's very dedicated. And he's very talented. He has made sure that he's exploited his capabilities to the maximum."

DD - Are you using a BE quote to try to back up your side of the discussion.....? I expected more of you.....

Nah, I'm using Timo Glock's quote

[LRW]

DD - Are you using a BE quote to try to back up your side of the discussion.....? I expected more of you.....

Nah, I'm using Timo Glock's quote

Oh, thats ok then....

[andrew]

Schumacher did indeed have some masterful victories, but you must admit scotty, that 2002 and 2004 got very tedious for anyone who didn't support Ferrari.

I can't understand why any true F1 fan would call these seasons tedious. Domination like that is so rare that is pretty cool to be able to see history being made.

[racechick]

I'm not sure domination is really the right word

[andrew]

What is then? Constant run of success?

[racechick]

I don't know, I haven't really thought about it. Maybe we could invent a word to fit the bill

[andrew]

Awesomeness.

[Nin-Chin]

Boring success

Excellent but unfair and boring success

[andrew]

I thought you liked Schumacher?

[What's Burning?]

whatever it is, rinse, lather repeat IS boring especially after the run we had last year. I think it won't be a total walk in the park for Red Bull the remaining 3 races but for 3/4 of a season 2012 was spectacular.

[andrew]

It's a matter of perspective as to whether or not it was boring (which it wasn't).

[Nin-Chin]

I thought you liked Schumacher?

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sums it up
Vettel cant do this