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It will be a sad day tommorow to see Schumacher's last race.  He has given so much to the sport.  I have followed him since about 92 the same year Mansell was my hero.  I keep telling myself that it is impossible for him to win the title this year, but then I remember his victory in Spain 96 when in heavy rain he was lapping four seconds faster than anyone else or his race in  95 after his gearbox stuck in 5th gear near the start of the race. He went on to claim 2nd place.  A true superstar.  If it is possible, then Schumacher is the guy to do it.  Starting from his low grid position has made his goal even harder now though

I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow, but I can't help but feel he will win it regardless on how others drive. ;goodvevil;

He is a fantastic driver though and it will be shame not to see him there next season.

What does he have to achieve tomorrow? Who does he need to beat and by how much?

Alonso only needs 1 point to win the title, So i believe.

Alonso will have a techincal problem, Michael will get a podium.

or for a change it won't be Schumacher cheating. ;goodvevil;

schuey needs to win and alonso needs to finish outside the points otherwise alonso wins the title

personaly i would love schuey to go out on the top a poistion he has dominated for a decade

i dont like schuey but wish him the best in whatever he decides to do know he has given

up f1, i used to love f1 but i dont think its now about who has the best car now and

very little to do with the driver

twas ever thus

Alonso starting in 4th, Shumacher starting in 10th, but will have to forfit another 10 places if they have to replace his engine before the race as he had problems in qualifying.

I wonder If the other Ferrari driver might lose control and take out alonzo?

Would be rather convienient if that were to happen as this time Shumacher cant sacrefice his own car.
 ;ifm;

He is obviously a great racing driver, possibly the best ever (unfortunately technology will always cloud that one).
The thing is he has always been a tainted champion, he will always be shadowed by the way he won 2 titles, he will always be thought of as a cheat.

I've only been  watching F1 closely for last 2 seasons and it'll be sad to see himleave but I think Raikonnen will fill his void quite nicely at Ferrari.

It's worth parlaying Renault to win constructors championship along with Alonson to finish ahead of M Schumacher +200 at 5Dimes

Acheat? Nah he will always be thought of as the best, most dominating F1 driver in history, as proven

For me Senna is the greatest.  Not in terms of ability, Schumacher is his equal there, but he was charismatic and was a hero of mine from a young age.   It is hard to split the top 5 of all time.   Certainly   Senna, Schumacher and Prost will be in there. Probably Fangio and Clark as well. 

Awesome,  it is a shame about the puncture

agreed, he was amazing there, MOM on his last race, very fitting

INCREDBILE performance from Schumi, had that puncture not happened at the start he would of won. Great for him to leave with a great drive to remember though. Alonso worked hard for that championship too and thoroughly deserved it. Massa was also almost faultless. Next season should be fantastic with all this young talent. Oh and Button got another podium in a Honda!

BTW the directing was poor, we missed all of Sato's overtaking :(

Yep great race. 

superb race For Shumi - still racing at his best.

Going out at the very top.

We need a hats off smile.

Odds on him coming back in 2008?

Prost did that at the end of 91.  He sat out 92 and let Mansell take it down.  Then in 93 he came back and dominted, only Senna ( 5 wins ) and Schumacher ( 1 win ) won races that year other than Prost.   Hakkinen wanted to come back as well, but the team he was in talks with ( Sauber) opted for Villeneuve instead

Someone i can't see anyone turning him down :D

I also wanted to say that i think he will be remembered as the most successful driver ever, rather than for incidents earlier in his career.

Yea I agree, he should be remembered for what he did for the sport.  Most people say,  "he is a great driver....but he" .  Who cares what he did in the past, the Villeneuve incident was 97 and Hill was in 94.  That is a long time ago and since then his behaviour has been almost perfect.  Footballers get a red card and a month later everyone has forgoten about it.  Schumacher did make a couple of mistakes early in his career, but remember he was 25 when the Hill incident took place.  That is young to be under the pressure he was at the time.  He had just taken over the mantle as the sports leading driver after Senna's death earlier in the season. 

Exactly, he made mistakes a long time ago.

Racing drivers are amazingly competitive, sometimes their judgement gets clouded, especially at that young age.

How long ago did he park on the last bend at Monte Carlo? This year wasn't it?

A great driver, but it's questionable if he was a great sportsman.

I don't think that was  intentional at Monaco, if it had been any other driver nobody would have been accused of cheating, because it was Schumacher everyone assumed he must be cheating

Have to disagree with you there Sark.
I find it a bit too much of a coincidence that he registers the fastest lap and then cant make his car take a corner.

Saying that, i do think he is the greatest ever motor racing driver.