It's all over bar the shouting. And there's been a lot of shouting.

I really wonder if so many people, particularly outside the teams, would be calling for changes and slagging the sport if anyone other than Michael Schumacher had dominated the last three years.

Year 2002 has been complete and utter for the best driver in Formula One's history, probably why so many people have taken the hump.

His achievements don't deserve to be quashed by all this moaning and groaning.

It's funny, usually controversy and 'unbeatable' sportsmen draw in even more viewers who want to see them lose.

Tyson or Eubank for instance. Maybe in Schumi's case, people just don't believe it's possible anymore.

That is testimony in itself I guess.

Ferrari shouldn't have done what they did in Austria, although it's always has been part of the sport, 'cause all F1 fans were bound to hit the roof and the German didn't really need the extra 4 points at that stage.

Indianapolis was stupid really, whatever he intended - payback for Rubens or what, it stoked a fire best left alone.

Still it's been a fantastic season in terms of achievement.

Unfortunately for many, he is the best driver in the best car. Had he been in a Williams or McLaren, maybe the title race would have gone to Suzuka. Whatever, all this call for change is pretty ridiculous.

Driver swapping between teams, weights added to the cars.

You can't punish excellence.

Ferrari were in the doldrums little more than five years ago, and it's taken a monumental effort to get them where they are today.

Reliability has been awesome, no retirements for Schu and finishing on the podium in every race is a pretty special effort by all concerned. It's up to Williams, McLaren and the rest to catch up.

To be fair, that's what those team owners have said themselves.

A meeting to decide the sport's future follows this month. Should be interesting.