Sometimes, the best driver doesnt win...

Schumacher recieving award from Pele awarded
by the FIA in recognition of his achievements in F1

What a race it was, F1 ace Michael Schumacher fought bad luck to prove that he is still the best! After a mechanical failure during qualifying, MS had to start from 10th position on the grid, but from the start the determination was there for all to see. Then a daring overtaking maneouvre on Fisichella which bordered on being maniacal and brilliant, but bad luck that has been haunting him since Japanese GP came to its full fore and MS and a puncture pushed him back to the end of the grid.
Still determination, grit and most importantly uncomparable talent was on display for the rest of the race as Schumacher ran on a full tank and yet progressed up on the charts. He passed the backmarkers only to be stuck behind Fisichella again, but this time Schumi's relentless pressure drove Fisichella to do a mistake and in a flash Michael was on P5, chasing his substitute for the 2007 season, Kimi Raikonnen. But next year is a different story and Raikonnen was playing for Mc Laren this year, so any hopes that Raikonnen would let the overtake be easy, were dispelled when he fought hard against Schumi's first maneouvre pushing him back. But after this realisation dawned on MS, he had none of Raikonnen's defensive drive as he overtook him by sheer pace. Next was Jenson Button and a podium position but just 2 laps to go and Kimi's defensive driving had increased the gap so much that there just wasnt enough time. Time was the only factor that Schumi couldnt conquer, and this was proved when Schumacher's drove his penultimate lap, the fastest of the race, over half a second quicker than team mate, and the GP winner Felipe Massa’s best!

Inspite of such brilliance, Schumacher was let down by bad luck through his car's mechanical failures. All the followers of F1 know that it is a team game, where the machine is just as important as the men, but just this one time, my heart wished "let the best man(driver) win"...

Schumacher’s competitive Formula One career may be over, but true to form, the great man entertained us to the last. Thank you Michael.

[Read about Michael's records here]