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Considering what he gets paid, and the attention that he has been under for these last 10+ years, MS comes across as incredibly well balanced and mature. Without mentioning any names, he has never been reported in situations which others of his level of fame or wealth have fallen into:

- Exposing himself while drunk in a London strip club
- Having police raid his home during a party (or worse finding a body there!)
- Being involved, or even insinuated in any way with drugs or criminals
- Having an affair or progressing through a string of temporary wives, or worse -- nannies!
- Abandoning responsibility to his kids.
- Sticking his foot in his mouth in the political arena, or making grandstand charity contributions for the sake of publicity.

and the list goes on. Pick up a copy of people magazine for other examples of poor behaviour that MS has managed to avoid. I hope that he has a safe conclusion to his F1 career and is able to retire a safe and happy man with his wife and kids. That being said, I'd love to see him pop up occasionally to take a swipe at Le Mans again (so that he can improve on his 5th place there), not to mention IROC or NASCAR just for kicks! I suspect that he already owns a few Ferrari dealerships, and numerous other investments thanks to Willi Webber.
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