Rubens on Michael
I had a lot of fun yesterday, talking to Rubens Barrichello on The Flying Lap – and these were two of the highlights. At the top of the show I asked Rubens about 2012 – about the current situation at Williams and his mindset right now. Ruben’s positive nature and zest for the racing life continues to amaze. Then, a bit later, the subject inevitably turned to Michael Schumacher. Rubens corrected me when I suggested he’d given the “win” to Michael in Austria, 2002, and so I re-worded my comments to say “he’d let Michael finish first”. The winner’s trophy, of course, went to Rubens. We talked about Indy the same year – Rubens said he and Michael had never spoken about the finish that day – and then we spoke about Hungary, 2010, when Michael had almost forced Rubens into the pit wall…
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Rubens often kept Michael honest at Ferrari. I think he was a better foil than Massa is to Alonso.