If you notice at most laps, the lap record is M Schumacher. He had a faster car, low fuel load not withstanding, was also a damn good driver. Schumi in his prime a far better driver than vettel, alonso, hamilton
Good for Nick Heifield, Next season he will get a chance to race there. Robert will return next season and will be at Renault. I just Pray that Sebastian Vettal doesn't join them just to say that he is a German else he will no longer be what he is.
F1 requires quick reaction times. at 42, his body is simply not at its prime as opposed to a few years back. besides in F1 the car plays about 60% of the factor, mercedes is not the top dog now. anyone who knows a bit about F1 will trash this article instantly.
there's also a thing about ageing, every 10 years the body loses 5% of peak metabolism rate from the teens, so Schumi is already a good 10-15% or more down at 42! his best days where when he competed with an inferior ferrari and he hd soem of the greatest races with mika hakkinen
