German legend puts Scud through its paces

More footage of Schumi - the ultimate Ferrari company man - at the wheel of the 430 Scud, this time with onboard shots as he dicks about on the Fiorano test track.

That brings the number of Schumacher/430 stories posted on Grid Crasher this week to three. What can we say? We heart Michael, whether he’s crashing/not crashing.

Schumi bins it again

News has reached us that Herr Schumi crashed a prototype Ferrari road car last week while testing at the Nurburgring. What’s the German for oops?

The F1 legend was not injured when his 430 Scuderia hit a guardrail doing 250kph (about 160mph), but the car was written off. In Schumi’s defence, the notoriously tricky circuit was damp, making track conditions even more difficult than usual. He’s not the first professional racing driver to fall foul of the Nordschleife’s quirks, and he won’t be the last.

How come he never crashed this much in F1? If you include bike dumps, that’s about the fourth crash he’s had this year.

[Schumi’s bike woes]

We rate Red Bull’s little brother, based on the first half of 2008

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO
Drivers Sebastian Vettel (Germany) & Sebastien Bourdais (France)
Championship points 7

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