Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver

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Wed 12 Dec 2007 04:44
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - uk_in_usa
From the telegraph...

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OK, it makes a great story (who wouldn't like to loan their car to a former World Champion and see him put it through its paces).... but do we believe this?
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 07:22
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - steveincornwall
He could still beat the other losers in an Opel.
Forza Schummi.
Steve.
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 09:46
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - BobbyG
Do you think JC will ever get him on Top Gear's SIARPC?
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 11:17
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - Altea Ego
I would like to see Sabine and Michael head to head in transit vans round the Nurburgring
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 12:14
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - Natty Bumppo
What insurance was he covered by?

If none is it a potential prosecution?
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 13:39
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - Bill Payer
What insurance was he covered by?

He'd probably fall foul of some rule or other in the UK (it's probably illegal here for a non-taxi driver to drive a taxi) but in Germany I think the car is insured itself as part of the annual registration process.
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 14:37
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - 1066
it's probably illegal here for a non-taxi driver to drive a taxi)
my friend had his taxi licence revoked by the local concil when he lent his car to his girlfriend.
she refused to stop to pick up a customer and the customer complained to the council that this woman wouldnt stop and his licence was removed for 2 months
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 20:16
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - deepwith
What insurance was he covered by?


Just been checking my (new) insurance with Admiral and Nurburgring is specifically excluded! Not that I have ever considered driving there .....
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 14:43
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - DP
I would like to see Sabine and Michael head to head in transit vans round
the Nurburgring


Oh yes, me too!

I wouldn't like to call the outcome either. Impressive as she is, I doubt she has his superhuman driving skills, but neither does he (or anyone else) have anything like her knowledge of the circuit.

A rolling start, side-by-side and a full chat head-to-head lap - what a spectacle!

Cheers
DP
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 19:25
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - P3t3r
It sounds like a horrific story, especially from somebody like him who should know better. I'm hopping that the taxi driver was exagerating a lot though.

The driver was left 'shaken' apparently. That doesn't sound like good or safe driving to me. He apparently went around corners at full throttle, if they were anything other than gentle bends then that would have probably been either dangerous, or relatively slow. Maybe the taxi driver just wanted to be in the news?
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Wed 12 Dec 2007 20:18
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - aaflyer
"Well govn'r you'll never guess who I had in me taxi yesterday..."

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Wed 12 Dec 2007 21:53
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - boxsterboy
Hopefully Schumi was on his way for this weekend's Race Of Champions at Wembley, where my sons and I will be cheering him on.

As for that Sabine. I would like to see her in a Transit van round the Nurburgring any time. Preferably in the back of it ... ;-)

Edited by boxsterboy on 12/12/2007 at 21:54

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Fri 14 Dec 2007 00:27
Schumacher takes over from slow taxi driver - nick1975
good one!!
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