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03-05-2005, 12:09 AM
http://www.thebladder.com.au/content/news/displayContent.asp?CID=2943&EID=291
GRAND PRIX
Schu boredom crisis on Grand Prix eve
by STAFF REPORTERS
World champion Michael Schumacher has admitted he is “bored” and really “couldn’t give a toss” about driving at Melbourne this week.
In a major blow to event organisers, Schumacher has huddled in his hotel room, playing Playstation games ever since arriving at Albert Park.
“I need a challenge,” he told thebladder.com today, between ironically playing the PS2 games, ‘Street Car Racer’ and ‘F1 Classic’.
“Every year, I climb into the big red car and it goes vroom vroom vroom and gee whiz, we win the race, then after a few of these races, we win the championship. Everybody gets all excited, some idiot pours champagne in my hair for about, like, the zillionth time, and then we do it all over again.
“Well, yawn.”
Schumacher is believed to be depressed that F1 executives rejected his request to have lasers and heat-seeking missiles attached to the cars for the 2005 season.
“Every year, I ask. Every year they say no. They don’t want me to win pole position and lead every race from start to finish? Then stop tinkering with engines and specifications and give me a missile to launch while chasing some guy. Then I’m happy to drive from the back of the field.”
Schumacher has also been putting the heat on Ferrari technical designers over pre-championship testing. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: where are the hovercrafts? Where are The Jetsons’ flying cars? Enough with the wheels. Around and around and around the nice little tracks with wire fences. All I ask is to fly and have lasers to shoot at guys. Again, they say no.”
Schumacher admitted he was several kilograms heavier than usual heading into Melbourne, foregoing his famous gruelling pre-season training regime for a corn chip and DVD marathon at home with some buddies.
“It was a lot of fun. We drank beer. We ate nachos. I might not fit in the car on the weekend but who cares? The only thing that ruined the whole holiday was when some idiot put on ‘Driven’, that Rennie Harlan Grand Prix-based movie with Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds.
“Man, if I didn’t want to drive before, that settled it.” http://www.thebladder.com.au/content/news/displayContent.asp?CID=2943&EID=291
GRAND PRIX
Schu boredom crisis on Grand Prix eve
by STAFF REPORTERS
World champion Michael Schumacher has admitted he is “bored” and really “couldn’t give a toss” about driving at Melbourne this week.
In a major blow to event organisers, Schumacher has huddled in his hotel room, playing Playstation games ever since arriving at Albert Park.
“I need a challenge,” he told thebladder.com today, between ironically playing the PS2 games, ‘Street Car Racer’ and ‘F1 Classic’.
“Every year, I climb into the big red car and it goes vroom vroom vroom and gee whiz, we win the race, then after a few of these races, we win the championship. Everybody gets all excited, some idiot pours champagne in my hair for about, like, the zillionth time, and then we do it all over again.
“Well, yawn.”
Schumacher is believed to be depressed that F1 executives rejected his request to have lasers and heat-seeking missiles attached to the cars for the 2005 season.
“Every year, I ask. Every year they say no. They don’t want me to win pole position and lead every race from start to finish? Then stop tinkering with engines and specifications and give me a missile to launch while chasing some guy. Then I’m happy to drive from the back of the field.”
Schumacher has also been putting the heat on Ferrari technical designers over pre-championship testing. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: where are the hovercrafts? Where are The Jetsons’ flying cars? Enough with the wheels. Around and around and around the nice little tracks with wire fences. All I ask is to fly and have lasers to shoot at guys. Again, they say no.”
Schumacher admitted he was several kilograms heavier than usual heading into Melbourne, foregoing his famous gruelling pre-season training regime for a corn chip and DVD marathon at home with some buddies.
“It was a lot of fun. We drank beer. We ate nachos. I might not fit in the car on the weekend but who cares? The only thing that ruined the whole holiday was when some idiot put on ‘Driven’, that Rennie Harlan Grand Prix-based movie with Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds.
“Man, if I didn’t want to drive before, that settled it.” http://www.thebladder.com.au/content/news/displayContent.asp?CID=2943&EID=291