[The Professor]

Not often I agree with Toto...

"It's unbelievable that Lewis has now achieved this 91st victory," said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff of his driver. But the Austrian also has to admit that Michael Schumacher will always have a special place for him. "For me, Michael is still above everyone else."

Options eh? Like bum holes everyone has one.

I haven't seen that comment quoted anywhere myself and I am a bit disappointed in Toto if he said that publicly while his star driver is still active and busy shattering records / raising the bar. Would need to see the quote in context to judge, but I'd say that comes across as a bit disrespectful to me.

Schumacher himself was quite a "polarising" driver. Nobody can deny his talent and determination and his mind boggling record speaks for itself. But, he also did some dirty self serving things on track which lowered a lot of people's opinions of him. As did Senna, truth be told. That is why I personally don't hold MS in as high esteem as some others. Great driver though.

James Allison has worked with MS and LH and has great things to say about both men. I'd prefer to position it like he did and say they are "both greats" and leave it at that. The numbers won't lie when they are tallied at the end of each guys career.

Churlish to post in this thread comments about Michael anyway. The thread is about Lewis Hamilton who has just equalled a record nobody ever thought would be beaten. By the end of this season he will be confirmed in the record books as the best of all time (until such time someone else beats the target he sets). That is something to be celebrated not detracted from with "Michael will always be the best" sentiment. It is subjective and nothing more than flame bait really.

None of what I say above should be construed as me wishing anything but good things for Michael and his family. What happened was terrible and I sincerely hope if he cannot make a full recovery that he recovers enough to have a good life. His lad seems a great young man and truly is a credit to him.

There, I've got that off my chest.