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Originally posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Love-hate relationship with MS here. . .
Racing legend? Yes.
Skilled driver? Yep.
Good athlete? I believe so.
Dedicated? Absolutely.
But a Sportsman? No way.
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While I basically agree, are there any real "sportsmen" at the top of any racing series? These guy's careers depend on their performance and not so much on how nice they are. Maybe some of the older "gentleman" racers in sports cars could be called "sportsman" (somebody like EFR or Bob Wollek), but look at the rest of the top series. A bunch of Paul Tracys and Tony Stewarts.
Back when Prost was rolling up his 51 wins (or whatever the tally ended up being) I felt there was no way that anyone would ever eclipse that record. No one else was even close and no one else (with the exception of Senna) even had a chance. Most the 'greats' in F1 had only a fraction of the wins of Prost. And then Schumacher blows them all out of the water.
Love him or hate him, you can't deny his talent and longevity.
Mike