When Schumacher and Ferrari win...they are THE F1 gods. When they loose, well...humiliation is nothing new in this business.
The truth is: there is no Schumacher right or wrong doing, there is a TEAM. Schumacher makes his decisions based on the strategic discussions and decisions taken with the whole Team, he is no one man show, even if it may look that way. And don't forget, guys: it is about a lot of money too, not to speak about invaluable publicity.
You guys also have to understand that F1 drivers aren't only passionate about their job and their actions but really MANIAC about it. Have you ever looked at the reaction of drivers who have a technical issue/accident and have to quit the race? Their reaction? Their behaviour towards people around them immediately after they exit the race? Unbelievable. You don't get to drive in the king's class without a reason, even the worst F1 driver is very likely faster than 99% of the drivers out there in the real world.
And to make it short: Ferrari is dumb. They should have stopped their F1 involvement at the top of Schumacher's career, same goes for "Schumi" too. Right now, Ferrari's F1 involvement actually is the worst publicity for them and I'm not even sure they realize it. And on top of that, Schumacher's strategic playgame didn't work out, he got busted, hitting Ferrari reputation to another low.
I think that Porsche was very clever not to enter the F1 "circus" for various reasons. And Ferrari should have stopped while they could. Now they HAVE to stay involved because dropping out of the F1 involvement would only tell people that they're "afraid" of Renault. Which brings me to my next and last point: the quality of a F1 car and the results in F1 racing don't have ANYTHING to do with the street products of certain car companies. I already found the BMW V10 example pretty ridiculous when BMW tried to advertise the new BMW M5/M6 as some sort of F1 "derivate" product. But even the Ferrari street versions don't have much in common with the F1 involvement and although Ferrari claims that a lot of their F1 experience goes directlx into street car development, I highly doubt it.
Right now, F1 involvement is just a bunch of money wasted for nothing in my opinion. One reason why I'm not a huge fan of the F1 circus. Yes, I admire the drivers but I never admired the cars. Have you guys ever looked at the technology used for these cars? Not even close to what we're driving and most of us don't drive a "bread and butter" car to say at least.
Sorry, the F1 circus is just some sort of high society gig in my opinion, some sort of "give the people bread and games..." thing. Whenever I see Flavio make his moves and talking on TV, I'm close to vomiting.
This guy not only looks funny, he seems to think he owns the world (which from a certain point of view may be even true
). This guy is so pathetic and arrogant in my opinion. Another funny person is Bernie himself, oh boy, that Andy Warhol look sometimes gives me the creepies.
Seriously: I rather enjoy a Porsche Supercup or Ferrari Challenge race than this kind of crap. It was interesting in the past, especially when drivers like Mansell and Senna were around but right now, the F1 has become more and more a hightech show for the rich and famous and this includes the car companies. I just hope that Alonso stays the way he is now, it would be a pitty if this very sympathetic driver gets between the wheels of the Formula One machine.
Finally, a picture which says it all I guess. I wonder if her b..bs are accredited for the event or her journalistic talent?!
I know, so much for the determination to win. 
