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The article also speculate that Rubens would have left Ferrari in 2002, which didn't.
The article showed nothing about having "dog" written in the contract. Ferrari's policy has been clear that both drivers are contracted to perform to the team's benefits (not to Michael's benefit), and if the situation is reversed, Michael has to do the same for his teammate (similar to Irvine in 1999).
It's an old ground to tread on really.
In any case, Ron Dennis's recent statements about how JPM's a contracted driver and can't do anything else due to sponsor obligations and stuff only show how much Ferrari is willing to accomodate to Ruben's wishes to leave for Honda early, when in reality they can just hold him to end of 2006, and Rubens could be left without a drive.
Is Rubens a disappointment? No. He is talented, and he has probably gave us what's possible from him. It is always easy to look poor compared to Michael Schumacher, when beating him for a race weekend is a rare occurence. Similar to Fisichella beating Alonso or JPM beating Kimi doesn't come often. But it takes nothing away from Rubens who showed he is a quick driver and a nice one, and nice is probably the final ingredient that stops him being a real success.
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15 Jul 2006, 06:23 (Ref:1656674)
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