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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Is he sure he's made enough money yet to retire on?
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I think he makes $60 million base salary or something close to that.
Saying that he is a product of the car is ignorant plain and simple. His first championship came with Benetton, definitaly not an F1 powerhouse.
To say that if Villeneuve had a Ferrari and Shumacher drove Williams or BAR they would have opposite career stats is generous as well. Villeneuve does not have the head for F1 racing, he isn't patient and can't seem to finish a race, whether it is a crash (majority) or a car breakdown.
Michael Shumacher is the greatest F1 driver of all time and while confident, I believe he is a class act as well. When Barrichello was leading a race to give him his first career win, Ferrari gave him team orders to pull aside and let Shumacher take it to help in the points standings. Following the race Shumacher refused to stand on the #1 podium and gave Barrichello the trophy. Not only that, once the championship was locked up, Shumacher pulled aside and let Barrichello take the lead to win his first race.