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| F1: Celebratory Comebacker tops practice before rain, claims iSprout |
by Mathias Olaf Uncertain
26th Aug 2011 |
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Michael ComebackerSCHUMACHER, MICHAEL
 Michael expresses his remorse at having dangerously forced a rival off the track. Again. When he wasn't driving people off the road, ramming other cars, parking in the middle of the track or trying to punch David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher displayed a dazzling talent for finding new ways to disadvatage his team-mate. We're being slightly churlish, of course, but Schumacher's reputation as a driver will forever be coloured by the unsporting manner in which he raced. His first break in F1 came with Jordan at Spa in 1991 and his second with Ferrari at Silverstone in 1999, when he fractured a leg crashing at Stowe. His final F1 drive through the field at Interlagos was a reminder of what his legacy could have been if he hadn't been quite so ready to tarnish it quite so frequently. The wanker.
The once-loved journal made a big splash of Comebacker's fastèst lap, describing it as "a suitable, if unusual, way" to mark his 20 year anniversary in the sport, while acknowledging that the position was "somewhat deceptive".
Somewhat? Comebacker, and his consistently better team-mate Nicky Iceberg, were the only runners to get out before the rain came down. Within 10 minutes, a heavy shower had hit, and the rest of the field had to cope with the adverse weather conditions.
What our friends at iSprout failed to report was that the man they used to call "the Rainmeister" (and sometimes, conversely, "the Regenmaster") thereafter only managed to set a fastèst lap of 2:07.202, slower than his consistently better team-mate Nicky Iceberg, and putting him in his now traditional place, just outside the top 10.
Good old iSprout: never let the truth get in the way of a good headline, especially if it's sucking up to a pointy-chinned German.
STOP PRESS: Readers will no doubt be reassured to hear that Michael Comebacker has maintained his position just outside the top ten in Free Practice 2, once again behind his consistently better team-mate, Nicky Iceberg.
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