日本站，老舒的福地。一缕青烟，却是带走了第八冠的梦想，让无数舒迷泪飞顿作倾盆雨。。。

沮丧，痛苦，无奈，愤怒，有无数可以想象得到的表情，但最终我们看到的，只有平静，只有跟车迷的致谢，跟Brown，跟Todt爷爷，跟每个技师的深情拥抱。这就是老舒，那个王者，带领车队一往无前的王。正如车队技师的话：where would we find another guy like this?

autosport上的报道：

Italy praises Schumacher's sportsmanship

By Michele Lostia Monday, October 9th 2006, 14:24 GMT

While Michael Schumacher's chances of winning an eighth Formula One title have taken what seems to be the final blow, yesterday's race was a victory on a human level for the German driver.

That is the view of most news and sports papers in Italy, after Schumacher was seen thanking and consoling each and every Ferrari mechanic following his retirement from the lead of the Japanese Grand Prix with a blown engine.

And while most headlines focused on title dreams going up in smoke, none of the major papers condemned the team's failure.

"The engine and Schumi's dreams go up in smoke" is the headline on Corriere della Sera, with a sub-heading reading "maximum disappointment and lots of sportmanship from Schumacher, who thought more about his team than about himself."

"In the end, then, it's true that Schumi has lost his personal battle against time," reads the article. "And it's also true that he isn't retiring as the world champion. But he's leaving as a fulfilled man and sportsman, one who thanks life for the emotions he's been granted."

In an article titled "He's also learned how to lose", Gazzetta dello Sport writes: "Schumacher didn't deserve to end his extraordinary career in such a cruel way. But the serenity with which he reacted to the most poignant of defeats honours him.

"He will leave us the memories of a champion who, year by year, learned how to lose, how to accept defeats as a great champion. And for someone who at the beginning wasn't even graceful in victory, it's a sign he's by now ready for real life outside the track as well."

Another Gazzetta dello Sport column says that "Schumacher has done great things in an effort to leave Ferrari with one or two more world championships, but he's already had plenty - more than anyone else - from life and racing.

"Sadness must have its limits, too, and it seems like Schumi understands this when he goes thanking all his mechanics in the garage. That's the farewell of a great."

"Red smoke" is the headline in Turin newspaper La Stampa, followed by "Schumi knows how to lose too."

Sportspaper TuttoSport, after a headline reading "Ferrari, World Championship harakiri", had another one titled "Dream up in smoke for Schumacher", and writes that the German driver "could have cried, or get as angry as a snake, or run away on board the first flight, or curse or whatever else.

"Instead, he behaved like a true captain - by consoling the team and hugging the mechanics - and a gentleman."

Il Giornale went for a slightly different angle, focusing more on the fact that the Maranello-based squad still have a chance to win either titles.

In an article titled "Ferrari must not give up now", the newspaper writes that "Montezemolo was right in telling his men the title can still be won.

"The men in red don't need to know that, when their engine blew, there was a big applause in the press room. It was neither an Italian nor a Spanish applause, but it doesn't matter: it hurts anyway."

But the newspaper does not condemn the team: "When the engine went up in smoke, you could see infinite sadness in every team member. Let's not call it a red tragedy only for respect of real tragedies, and because F1 plays with risk and death, so it's better not to overuse certain words.

"But sadness, that was red and infinite, because this title was, would have been, maybe can still be, the title of Ferrari humbleness: it looked lost, and they managed to grab it again with the work of everyone, from the billionaire Schumacher to the blue-collar mechanics."

Corriere dello Sport writes that Schumacher "always manages to stick something glorious into his misadventures. He goes back home leaving behind strengthened affections and not even the shadow of a teardrop.

"As the mechanics pack away the equipment, one of them stops as he watches Schumacher leave. And mutters: 'where would we find another guy like this?'"

从社区转来的贴。

出处无从可考，但舍不得老舍的心情，是同样。。。

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“现在就是该作出抉择的时候了。。。。。。”迈克尔.舒马赫轻轻吐出这句话，于是，一个时代就此结束，一个在几乎所有记录上写上自己名字的“速度之王”就此离开，F1世界从此进入没有王者的时代。而我和我们的F1青春时代也就此结束。
　　
让我们暂时将目光移开，投向北京时间9月4日的凌晨，纽约，美网第三轮的中央球场，所有人都热泪盈眶的站起来，把经久不息的掌声送给同一个人，一个光头、年近不惑、两个孩子的父亲，一个同时拥有四大满贯和奥运会金牌的美国人，他就是安德烈.阿加西。
　　
如果再向前一点，7月10日，柏林奥林匹克球场，另外一个秃头，齐达内，他站在世界头号门将布冯前，在全场观众的注视下，罚出了一记技惊四座的勺子点球，皮球砸在横梁下沿整体越过了球门线，法国1：0领先。。。。。。然后。。。。。。。。
　　
啊！亲爱的朋友们，如果允许我再将目光投远一点，我们会看到乔丹身体向左倾，斜跨一步，将球从右手换到左手，再晃到右手，时间还剩5.2秒，就这一瞬间，拉塞尔轰然倒地，乔丹轻轻跃起，将篮球稳稳射向篮筐。
　　
这是一个多么伟大的时代，是一个充满传奇的时代，你和我欣逢盛会，我们与传奇一同经历，一起成长，我们是多么的幸运！
　　
1994年，我在鄂西被的一个小县城，一所高级中学的院子里，过着残酷的生活，每天埋头与黄冈密卷为伴，为改变自己和家人的命运而苦读，晴朗而遥远的天空，自由飞翔的鸟儿，是我与外面世界的唯一线索，青春的苦闷与激情在交换的折磨。
　　
这一年，齐达内22岁，首次代表法国队出场迎战捷克队，下半场替补出场后打入两球帮助法国队获胜；这一年，阿加西还满头长发，以怪异的举止和张狂的个性被视为网球界的叛逆青年；这一年，舒马赫还没有加入法拉利，但已经在贝那通暂露头角；就在这一年，乔丹还是一个雄心勃勃的年轻人，他与白袜队签下免费合同，准备到棒球世界去闯荡一番。
　　
而这一年，伟大的球王马拉多纳则因为被查出吸毒，而被残酷的剥夺了踢球的权利，剥夺了与阿根廷队在一起的权利，剥夺了带给世人欢乐的权利，青春的残酷悄悄的蔓延。
　　
在一个午休的时刻，我用一张椅子垫在墙角，偷偷翻过高墙，步行20分钟到县城唯一的书店，去那里买一份对开八版，售价5毛的《体坛周报》，乔丹、舒马赫、阿加西、齐达内在黑白印刷的纸面上与我相会，他们于我是如此的陌生，却又如此的熟悉，我那时刚刚16岁，没有见过他们其中的任何一个，但他们的名字始终盘旋在我脑侧，我阅读每一个汉字，在字里行间体会他们的风采，用他们无所畏惧，永不放弃的斗志激励自己。
　　
“在这悠远的春色里，我遇到了盛开的她，洋溢着眩目的光华，像一个美丽童话，允许我为你高歌吧，以后夜夜我不能入睡，允许我为你哭泣吧，在你的眼泪里我自由的飞”乔丹、舒马赫、阿加西、齐达内。。。。。。。遥远的国度里，他们与我快乐而残酷的青春作伴。
　　
1995年，我离开那个封闭并且充满宗教般狂热的高中，背着行囊来到武汉，一个陌生而又喧哗的省城。校园里的同学们亲密的拉着双手，珞喻路上奔腾着着奔腾2代的芯，老师用英语讲着我听不懂的话题。这个时候，阿加西吸引我的还只是他漂亮的老婆，齐达内还笼罩在罗纳尔多的阴影下，舒马赫还刚刚加入法拉利，只有乔丹，就在这一年，乔丹宣布回来篮球场，他的消息和他的英姿帮我度过了最初那段难捱的日子。

慢慢的，一个男孩成长了，阿加西、齐达内慢慢走进他的世界，惟有舒马赫，仍在赛车上孤独的飞驰着。1999年，我又再次背着行囊。孤独的到达南方。
　　
我们奔走，我们工作，我们挥霍，我们赚钱，我们坚持，我们妥协，我们郁闷，我们绝望，我们欢笑，我们悲伤，我们呐喊，我们沉默。。。。。。南方的天空太热，太阳灼晒着我的眼睛，我只有低下自己的头，默默的奔走。但是对他们的那份牵挂，却始终留在心底。
　　
岁月的年轮逐渐增多，青春的影子逐渐拉长，遍布青春痘的脸庞爬满胡子，鄂西北山村的那个男孩，已经消失不见。我们坐在酒吧里，喝很多的酒，玩很响的色子，搂很漂亮的姑娘，用迷蒙的眼睛，瞥着大屏幕上的齐达内，看他玩马赛轮盘拉球过人，嘲笑阿加西无聊的在底线奔走，看新一代偶像科比的扣篮。岁月就是如此，一点一滴的腐蚀着我和我们的青春。
　　
慢慢的，乔丹走了，齐达内走了，阿加西走了，他们都走了，直到这个夜晚，这个穿着火红衣服的男人，不舍的说出，“现在是作出抉择的时候了”，我才猛然惊醒，我回头凝望我的青春，凝望陪我一起度过的男人们，凝望我们一起走过的岁月，我感到有泪光在眼里闪烁，我意识到，他们已经离开了，那些永不放弃，无所畏惧的血性已经离开了，与我的青春岁月一起。
　　
阿隆索也许会夺冠，莱科宁也许会率领法拉利继续雄风，但又怎样呢，这一切已经与我无关。于是我知道，还会有王者，还会有冠军，还会有偶像，我也还会继续看篮球，看抢七，看射门，看F1，但永远不会再有乔丹、阿加西、齐达内，现在也不会再有迈克尔.舒马赫了，这个时代已经不再有传奇，我的岁月里不再有传奇。