To suggest Schumacher was only a good driver because of Ferrari is like saying Mario Lemieux scored a lot of goals because he used quality hockey sticks. And to suggest Schumacher won't be missed is like saying the NHL doesn't miss Gretzky, or the NBA doesn't miss Jordan.
Pure and simple, the guy is the greatest F1 driver ever. If you think it's all about the car, you should have watched him race during inclement driving conditions. No one dominated a wet-weather race like Schumacher.
I didn't like Schumacher's tactics when he ran Jacques Villeneuve off the road in '97 to preserve a championship. But that tactic has been used by others. It's part of F1's mentality.
Years later Schumacher showed a lot more class than Villeneuve. Cry-baby Jacques left F1 burning as many bridges as he could on the way out.
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