F1 - Farewell, Michael.

Michael Schumacher has been beyond the most dominant race car driver I've ever seen. Since I became an F1 fan in 2002, he seemed to transcend the pinnacle of auto racing. Admittedly, he's not the nicest guy in the sport - but then again, what F1 driver is? They're nearly all incredibly arrogant. Anyway, while he ammassed all but one record during his career, his god-like dominance helped bring F1 down, in the sense that (for example the entire 2004 season) the races became boring, high speed parades with MS winning by ridiculous margins week after week. Fortunately, that reign came to an end in 2005.

I don't think there will ever be a driver that could match Schumacher's numbers. In that sense, Sunday was a sad day when we found out this legend will retire at the end of this season. What's great, however, is that this season we're getting a close, dramatic battle for the championship. This is something we haven't seen in years and it's a great way for him to go out.

Good luck, Michael. It will be inetersting to see where you end up.