Yeh, Ferrari's having a time of it this year. I'm not sure about it being the tires though. After all, it was Michelin which caused the debacle at the U.S. GP this year. The Bridgestones did fine. I can't imagine the engines being bad. Maybe the other teams/manufacturers have just caught up to Ferrari with their engine development. Next year it'll be a whole new ballgame with the V8's. In essence, everyone will be starting from scratch. It'll be riveting. I think Schumacher is still the same great driver he always was.
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