Ex-F1 team owner brands Michael Schumacher as a ‘difficult teammate’

Michael Schumacher has won a brilliant 7 world championships at the pinnacle of motor racing.

Ex-F1 team owner brands Michael Schumacher as a ‘difficult teammate’

Michael Schumacher (Via: Imago)

Michael Schumacher is considered one of the best drivers to have ever hit the pinnacle of motor racing. During his racing days, he used to operate in a league of his own but despite his prolific exploits, the former F1 team owner, Eddie Jordan, has claimed that he was a difficult teammate.

Michael Schumacher made his F1 debut in 1991 with the Jordan-Ford team and from the start itself, made everyone realize his caliber as an F1 driver. Moreover, he most often used to have the upper hand on his teammates.

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While Schumacher is well respected for his exploits, Eddie Jordan feels he was not a good teammate. While explaining the same on the Formula for Success podcast, he added, as reported by FormulaPassion:

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If you look at the way he handled the race and Suzuka, he did nothing to help Eddie. I think Michael was always a difficult teammate because Massa, Barrichello, and Irvine were all great domestiques and everyone knew.

Looking at the reaction of Jordan, it seems that while he agrees that the German was a great driver during his racing career, he does not see him as a reliable teammate considering how he dealt with past teammates like, Felipe Massa and Rubens Barichello.

Michael Schumacher has been in a medically-induced coma since 2013

While Eddie Jordan has claimed that Schumacher was a difficult teammate, the latter has not had the best of luck since leaving F1. He left the sport in 2012, and in the following year, had a horrific skiing accident.

Michael Schumacher skiing (Via: The Independent)
Michael Schumacher skiing (via The Independent).

The accident was so bad that since then, he has been living in a state on a medically induced coma in his home in Switzerland. His family along with a specialized medical team are taking the utmost care of him.

Michael Schumacher is an absolute legend of F1 who has won 7 world championships and is equal to Lewis Hamilton. If he ever gets out of his current state, it will be a momentous day in the motorsports community.

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