Schumacher - Taxi Champion

[The_Canuck]

Formula One's Michael Schumacher takes wheel of slow cab to airport - Yahoo! Canada News

[CdocZ]

I proclaim this, awesome.

[ScionDriver]

They talked about this story on ESPN's "Pardon the Interuption" (PTI) and laughed and though it was pretty awesome. That truly is legendary.

[go.pawel]

That's probably the only opportunity when you get paid for being driven by Michael

[NSXType-R]

Originally Posted by go.pawel

That's probably the only opportunity when you get paid for being driven by Michael

LOL.

+1

Michael must have been real bored that day. A video would be nice too though.

Technically, he could be punished for driving without at taxi license.

[Jack_Bauer]

[Ferrer]

Gold.

[Vaigra]

MS = Amazing.

[fisetdavid26]

Schumi > all.

Now I'd like to see a taxi corporation jump on the opportunity and make a commercial with Schumi.

[Cotterik]

I think someone's having withdrawal symptoms from racing

[Kitdy]

It gets more interesting...

From Autoblog:

When news broke of Michael Schumacher's adventure behind the wheel of a taxi in Germany, most of us chuckled at the thought of the multiple-champion driver hustling a cab through the streets of Munich. German police were evidently not quite so amused, and have reportedly launched an investigation into the matter.

Both Schumacher and Tuncer Yilmax, the cabbie whose taxi Schumacher commandeered in exchange for fare plus a 100-Euro tip, are under investigation by the Coburg traffic authority for their respective involvement in the erstwhile-amusing affair.

"That was an offence against transport laws. We will have a hearing," said a local law enforcement official. Schumacher's response: "You just have to laugh about it". We'll go with Michael's approach, but keep you posted on what couldn't very well turn into the court-room drama of the year.

[MRR]

I couldn't resist lol!

[monaroCountry]

Originally Posted by fisetdavid26

Schumi > all.

Now I'd like to see a taxi corporation jump on the opportunity and make a commercial with Schumi.

I wouldnt bet on that

Rally legend Walter Röhrl has just added to his fund of great stories

12th November 2007



Driving at the Ring recently in a Ferrari 599 GTB (Porsche had it for appraisal), he found himself gradually gaining on a black car in the distance. Eventually he is a metre from the back bumper of what turns out to be another 599. Into one of the last corners, its driver makes a mistake and Röhrl dives up the inside. Later the black car draws alongside, its window winds down and the driver calls Röhrl a ‘lunatic’. Mind, Michael Schumacher never was a good loser…

TGF driving around and testing another Ferrari 599

http://www.autocar.co.uk/contentImag...5577125742.jpg

[Kitdy]

The saga continues...

From Autoblog:

We just can't get enough of this saga. First, Michael Schumacher, family in tow, commandeers a taxi to get to the airport. Then the local police decide to launch an investigation into the purported violation of Germany's Personnel Transport Act. Now the cab driver, a hundred euros richer thanks to the champ's generosity, has said that he's considering selling the now-famous taxicab which Schumacher drove in the incident.

The taxi is a nine-seater Opel Vivaro minivan, and according to the driver, he's already been inundated with calls from potential buyers interesting in acquiring the cab. The top offer at the time of printing the story in the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag was 63,000 euros.

"I need the money – because of the Schumi-Ride I could be in big trouble with the police," said Tuncer Yilmaz, the owner and driver of the taxi.

[Ferrer]

I find 63 grand for an Opel van a bit steep...