An Era Ends A New Era Begins
During the early 90's Magic Johnson passed the torch to Michael Jordan which signaled an end of the "Showtime" era and the beginning of "Airtime" era in Basketball History.
Now as the era of arguably the "Greatest Formula One Driver" comes to a close; a new era begins, from Michael Schumacher to Fernando Alonso in a thrilling and exciting chase towards the championship which culminated in the final race. In which Schumacher trailing by as much as 25 points mid season but like a true champion charged his way back with 5 straight victories with a few races left in the championship and tied it up until the Japanese Grandprix in Suzuka with a Blown engine also blew his championship hopes.
Michael Schumacher as some of you may argue that he is just but a shadow of the late Great Ayrton Senna and that Schumacher's past actions have tarnished his legacy if you ask me yes he may have done questionable tactics and unsportsmanlike like conduct in and out of the track but one thing you can't take away from the man is his competitiveness and his will to do whatever it takes to win. In addition he has "survive alot of eras" from Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill, Jacques Villineuve, Mika Hakkinnen to name a few, and he is officially the most successful grandprix driver in history as he shattered almost every record in the books from winning the most grandprix in a season to having the most number of championships seven to be exact.
Fernando Alonso on the other hand is the new bearer of the torch being the youngest grandprix winner and back to back champion he is indeed a fitting successor to his predecessor, being able to handle the pressure of being hounded by the former champion he gained the respect of his peers and rival with his speed and prowess behind the wheel, winning his home grandprix in Spain to the delight of the home crowd. He has definitely proved that he is capable of winning under pressure.
As to Michael Schumacher being the greatest is still subject to debate and will Fernando Alonso surpass Schumacher's Achievements still remains to be seen and only time will tell if his decision to join Mclaren was a wise one but one thing is for sure Formula One is in a new era.
Now as the era of arguably the "Greatest Formula One Driver" comes to a close; a new era begins, from Michael Schumacher to Fernando Alonso in a thrilling and exciting chase towards the championship which culminated in the final race. In which Schumacher trailing by as much as 25 points mid season but like a true champion charged his way back with 5 straight victories with a few races left in the championship and tied it up until the Japanese Grandprix in Suzuka with a Blown engine also blew his championship hopes.
Michael Schumacher as some of you may argue that he is just but a shadow of the late Great Ayrton Senna and that Schumacher's past actions have tarnished his legacy if you ask me yes he may have done questionable tactics and unsportsmanlike like conduct in and out of the track but one thing you can't take away from the man is his competitiveness and his will to do whatever it takes to win. In addition he has "survive alot of eras" from Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill, Jacques Villineuve, Mika Hakkinnen to name a few, and he is officially the most successful grandprix driver in history as he shattered almost every record in the books from winning the most grandprix in a season to having the most number of championships seven to be exact.
Fernando Alonso on the other hand is the new bearer of the torch being the youngest grandprix winner and back to back champion he is indeed a fitting successor to his predecessor, being able to handle the pressure of being hounded by the former champion he gained the respect of his peers and rival with his speed and prowess behind the wheel, winning his home grandprix in Spain to the delight of the home crowd. He has definitely proved that he is capable of winning under pressure.
As to Michael Schumacher being the greatest is still subject to debate and will Fernando Alonso surpass Schumacher's Achievements still remains to be seen and only time will tell if his decision to join Mclaren was a wise one but one thing is for sure Formula One is in a new era.
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