I agree with what he says about MS, he was the most complete driver IMO. Not just a brilliant driver, but the ability to form a team with best qualities of each team member /technician to bring Ferrari into the winning force that it was.
Eddie clearly holds Michael in high regards which is great to hear. Eddie clearly states Michael was rubbish at setting up a car but as a driver was another level
Awesome job! You guys atre excellent together! I love Eddie's openness and honesty and especially the way he talks about Michael. I'm impressed at how humble he is reguarding the Shu!
Yep, I totally agree with Eddie on the "arrogance" part. You simply need to be ruthless and arrogant in a cut-throat sport like Formula 1. You have to think "I'm the best and I alone deserve to win" that's the only way you'll get to the top in F1.
The video was posted on a Spanish major sports newspaper's website. Funny to see that as a follower of the series. Link: www.marca.com/motor/formula1/2017/04/02/58e10fdd46163f1b4f8b462c.html
when you race at the level Eddie raced, you understand what F1 is all about. He was the equivalent of a Bottas today, I don't see what difference winning 5 titles would give anyone in understanding the the environment. Talent just helps you win more, not understand who is fast or what is good or bad for the sport
if I was 12 years old i would listen to this and hate Eddie for dissing modern F1 but honestly every time I hear him talking about how F1 has become so diluted, I agree 100% (and remember, if the points system was as it is now in 1999, Irvine would have been champion, but he never mentions this, because thats not important for him. important for him is the entertainment).
P.S. must say, big faux pas to consider Austrians and Germans as the same lol. I had a funny moment in Greece once with an Austrian couple who complained when I mentioned they were speaking in German and I joked that Austrians think Beethoven was Austrian and Hitler was German.....don't ever tell an Austrian he speaks German.
Eddie conveniently forgets to mention Kimi outqualified Pedro in EVERY RACE they were teammates together in 2006 after Montoya left the team. Kimi also beat Pedro in the race that one Bahrain 2005 weekend where Kimi made a mistake on his quali lap. Kimi and Fernando at their peak could give Michael a run for his money.
Ask Eddie which cars he drives at the moment if it's his old ones or if he's sold his old ones and bought new ones. Also ask how he would pitch F1 to someone who thinks it's just cars going round a track how can it be interesting? Also he's right about the sport needing surprise race win results, long term planning and on some driver opinions. Also ask if he think the points system should be redone for closer championship battles and reducing the reward of winning or keeping the reward of winning but keeping 2nd 3rd etc tighter.
I would love Eddie Irvines view on my opinion but I doubt he will even read this let alone comment, I know If i was him I would have better things to do like drink more wine. I hate calling myself a fan of either of a driver or a team but I watched every race both Schumacher and Irvine were in and I believe Schumacher to be the best driver in history for many reasons, I still to this day can't understand why Senna was put on a pedestal when he was arrogant, ignorant, a spoiled brat through childish tantrums and a self confessed cheat but praised by the media still to this day (he should have his 2nd title removed from the records and it should be reinstated to its rightful owner Alain Prost), but don't underestimate yourself Eddie we all know Ferrari favoured Schumacher and rightly they should as he was at the forefront of the development of those cars along with Todd, Brawn and Byrne but I believe you showed your ability when Michael broke his leg in 1999 at Silverstone leaving you free to turn the Ferrari into your car to suit your style of driving instead of driving Michaels car with some tweaks and allowing you to almost win the world championship. If you had control of developing the car to suit your type of driving from the start of the season the outcome could have been so different.
"a self confessed cheat but praised by the media still to this day (he should have his 2nd title removed from the records and it should be reinstated to its rightful owner Alain Prost)" a self confessed cheat but praised by the dumb fanboys still to this day (he should have his 1st title removed from the records and it should be reinstated to its rightful owner Damon Hill)
eddie irvine who??? he can not drive a fomrula1 and now seems he can not watch the tv too, the different between this eddie irvine and Sebastian Vettel is, the first 1 champions of 4 eddie irvine no one title, he won fighing his team mate what about eddie irvine and the his team mate? what this driver!!! has done. he didnt rember the 2012 how Vettel in dubhai and brasil from last position fight for keep the cahmpions fightin with ferrari used masssa for help alonso. typical of feerrari.eddie irvine who??????
he's 51, bending over and being recorded by a low fps webcam which is adding blur to everything and is poor with colours and low light. He looks fine for 51, fine for anyone and his body language and skin look completely normal if not good for 51.
Irvine should do what he always did best: Look good, be the playboy, and the sought after women guy. :) He was neither very good as a race driver, and he's even much worse when he opens his mouth. Wonder why Motorsport-Total even makes a series of shows with him.
He's greatest achievement was shillin' for Schumacher. No great man or anybody with self-respect ever did that. Nigel Mansell wasn't the best of his time but in his own mind he was. When it comes down to it I (and many others) prefer a narcissist with some qualities over a sycophantic shill. Let me tell you what everybody with half a brain knows: Great men are judged against other great men. Senna had Prost as a team mate and beat him. Hamilton had Alonso as a team mate and beat him - in his rookie season no less, while Alonso came from two consecutive world titles. Schumacher beat... yeah, what great drivers did he have as team mate during his Benetton and Ferrari years? None had even won a single race before joining the team. I'm afraid the likes of Martin Brundle, a 39 year old Riccardo Patrese, Jos Verstappen, JJ Lehto, Johnny Herbert, Eddie himself, Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa can't be compared to the likes of Alain Prost and Fernando Alonso. Senna beat Prost - at the time the most successful F1 driver ever with a record 28 wins and already a two time champion. In the same car. In a team Prost had already driven for for the past 4 seasons. When it comes down to it the current era with two 4-time champions and another 2-time champion who barely missed 3 more titles, not to mention the fresh, new talent like Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo (who beat Vettel btw 3-0 in 2014) is *far* more competitive than Schumacher's era ever was. And while Hamilton vs Vettel might not be Senna vs Prost it's still better than Schumacher vs nothing. Sebastian Loeb was a 9 time straight World Rally champion. Does that make him the best driver ever or just somebody who was good in an era of watered down competition and retiring old greats, many 10-15 years his senior?
what about a young inexperienced schumacher in his very first full season beating a very experienced senna at his peak in 1992? what about schumacher beating nelson piquet despite just being a rookie?
Hamilton beat Alonso...ok. But Schumacher won three titles and fought for another 3 in an inferior car. What has Hamilton achived when you take the best car away? 0 titles, not even 1 fight for a championship. Loosing against Jenson Button - definetely not one of F1s all time greats...winning ans fighting for titles in an inferior car proves superior driving skills. Winning in a dominating car is just delivering. So yes - Hamilton did beat Alonso. But he also did prove he was not able to win championships or even put up a fight for the title without the best car. But thats what all the greats have proven - Jim Clark, Senna, Schumacher- they WERE able to fight for titles in an inferior car. Hamilton is not. So - in relation to driving skills - Schumacher was, without a doubt better than Hamilton. And by the way - one of Schumachers teammates was Piquet, a three times World Champion...Schumacher fought against Senna on the track, one of the best drivers ever...against Häkkinen, who, speedwise was on a similar level to Senna(what his qualifying victory proved in 1993 and Senna being totaly surprised about how he was able to do that...)...and you mention the competition against a Ricardo, who never was able to fight for a title, or a Vettel ,who never was able to put up a close title fight after loosing the dominant car and even lost against an unexperienced team-mate, is a more competitive competition than Senna, Häkkinen, Alonso, Villeneuve, Montoya or Raikönnen in their prime??? Thats definetely a way to proof two things - lack of knowledge, or/and lack of reality. And a Max Verstappen was not a competitor in any way against a car that was so dominant that even a turtle like Bottas was able to win races...only in 2021 he was...and immediately has beaten Lewis! And Verstappens car was, over the course of the season definetely NOT the better car...and if we are talking at Bottas - yes, that was the competitor Lewis had for 5 years...definetely worse than a Massa who almost won the championship, a Irvine who almost won the championship, a Barrichello who was regarded as a big talent, or a Brundle who challenged Senna for the title in F3, or a Piquet who was a three time World Champion...so if you look closely and with some real knowledge - Schumacher had a much harder competition, but did not have the dominant car for many years, and teammates who were not much worse than Hamiltons... Alonso 2 times World Champion-->Piquet three times...Button, not one of the all time greats and not better than Massa. Rosberg was good but the difference between him, Irvine, Barrichello or Brundle was not really high. So the difference between Schumacher and Hamilton only is about one thing - when Schumacher did not have the best or dominating car, he also fought and won titles...Hamilton not. But only fighting and winning titles AGAINST the best car proves superior driving skills and being one of the best ever. Not winning in a dominant car...thats just delivering. And Hamilton was never able to do anything else. Without the best car he was only an also-runner and random winner...Schumacher was able to win the title...against better drivers than Bottas, Ricciardo, Vettel or a Verstappen in a car that was 1 sec./lap slower....
I agree with what he says about MS, he was the most complete driver IMO. Not just a brilliant driver, but the ability to form a team with best qualities of each team member /technician to bring Ferrari into the winning force that it was.
Eddie clearly holds Michael in high regards which is great to hear. Eddie clearly states Michael was rubbish at setting up a car but as a driver was another level
Awesome job! You guys atre excellent together! I love Eddie's openness and honesty and especially the way he talks about Michael. I'm impressed at how humble he is reguarding the Shu!
Awesome so glad this is back! this is the best commentary of anything F1 related, better than those crappy podcasts made by kids...
Hugh McGregor who do you mean by kids?
Senna89 I think those 3 losers you love
"Is that the fat guy?" Lol, poor Ted.
He doesn't like Ted because Ted slammed him 4 years ago when Eddie was ranting about current F1. Too bad the interviewer didn't mention that.
Stormy Molnjavichen Ah I see. It's s shame Irvine isn't interested being a commentator, I see him having the attitude Hunt had in his commentary days.
This happened at the 2011 Italian GP . You can find it on youtube.
Oh yeah, Irvine commentating would be a sight to behold! :D I think he would be more extreme even than Hunt.
I love these, I wish someone would send Eddie a microphone.
great stuff, Glad they decided to do another series of this
Yep, I totally agree with Eddie on the "arrogance" part. You simply need to be ruthless and arrogant in a cut-throat sport like Formula 1. You have to think "I'm the best and I alone deserve to win" that's the only way you'll get to the top in F1.
Jenson Button didnt feel like that
very good series guys, keep it up please!
Always loved it when he and MS were teammates .Back in the days I never understood why all of a sudden Eddie Irvine wasn't part of Ferrari anymore.
He didn't want to stay no.2 to Michael !as stated by his then personal manager and sis!
Nice to hear Eddie Irvine as free as can be thats how we should all be completely free an honest! Say what you feel from the heart!
The video was posted on a Spanish major sports newspaper's website. Funny to see that as a follower of the series. Link: www.marca.com/motor/formula1/2017/04/02/58e10fdd46163f1b4f8b462c.html
Four-time F1 world champion Eddi Irvine has something to say ... oh wait :P
Ingmar Fey I can see what you tried to do there. But nah
when you race at the level Eddie raced, you understand what F1 is all about. He was the equivalent of a Bottas today, I don't see what difference winning 5 titles would give anyone in understanding the the environment. Talent just helps you win more, not understand who is fast or what is good or bad for the sport
if I was 12 years old i would listen to this and hate Eddie for dissing modern F1 but honestly every time I hear him talking about how F1 has become so diluted, I agree 100% (and remember, if the points system was as it is now in 1999, Irvine would have been champion, but he never mentions this, because thats not important for him. important for him is the entertainment).
P.S. must say, big faux pas to consider Austrians and Germans as the same lol. I had a funny moment in Greece once with an Austrian couple who complained when I mentioned they were speaking in German and I joked that Austrians think Beethoven was Austrian and Hitler was German.....don't ever tell an Austrian he speaks German.
Eddie conveniently forgets to mention Kimi outqualified Pedro in EVERY RACE they were teammates together in 2006 after Montoya left the team. Kimi also beat Pedro in the race that one Bahrain 2005 weekend where Kimi made a mistake on his quali lap. Kimi and Fernando at their peak could give Michael a run for his money.
I enjoy your chats with Eddie, but please spare us the political stuff, not here for that....
Fred Flinstone fuck him yes but it doesn’t belong here
He clearly hates Trump and Brexit so much that he felt he had to talk about it. Good for him
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The colourful Eddie Irvine! straight forward and honest. He drove his race cars the same way.
Michael Schumacher simply the best. Keep Fighting Micheal. God bless you and your family. 🙏
I seen Eddie driving his 288 GTO over Shaws Bridge, Belfast. Late 90’s
Hey Eddie 👋 you were probably my first F1 hero.
I like this guy. Somehow he never says something that I disagree with. He's properly cocky and still knows who the greats were.
so happy eddie is back - i was getting worried that we wont see him on this show again. Well done motorsport-total.com
Where is the new episode?!?!?! Please respond Motorsport-Total.com, we the F1 community need a new episode to hear Eddie's take on the last two races!
Schumacher was another level. Nobody will ever match this guy
12:26 "...as soon as Senna was dead..." this comment sort of puts Schumacher on a lower level than Senna.
What happened to Eddie?
Eddie on sky.....picking on ted and rest of the sky team....that I'd love to see
The good old Nussdorf in Vienna: It is near Heiligenstadt where Beethoven died.
I so agree about losing DRS and all the tech crap that brings artificial passing. Create rules that reduce drag and let them race
Ask Eddie which cars he drives at the moment if it's his old ones or if he's sold his old ones and bought new ones.
Also ask how he would pitch F1 to someone who thinks it's just cars going round a track how can it be interesting?
Also he's right about the sport needing surprise race win results, long term planning and on some driver opinions.
Also ask if he think the points system should be redone for closer championship battles and reducing the reward of winning or keeping the reward of winning but keeping 2nd 3rd etc tighter.
I would love Eddie Irvines view on my opinion but I doubt he will even read this let alone comment, I know If i was him I would have better things to do like drink more wine. I hate calling myself a fan of either of a driver or a team but I watched every race both Schumacher and Irvine were in and I believe Schumacher to be the best driver in history for many reasons, I still to this day can't understand why Senna was put on a pedestal when he was arrogant, ignorant, a spoiled brat through childish tantrums and a self confessed cheat but praised by the media still to this day (he should have his 2nd title removed from the records and it should be reinstated to its rightful owner Alain Prost), but don't underestimate yourself Eddie we all know Ferrari favoured Schumacher and rightly they should as he was at the forefront of the development of those cars along with Todd, Brawn and Byrne but I believe you showed your ability when Michael broke his leg in 1999 at Silverstone leaving you free to turn the Ferrari into your car to suit your style of driving instead of driving Michaels car with some tweaks and allowing you to almost win the world championship. If you had control of developing the car to suit your type of driving from the start of the season the outcome could have been so different.
"a self confessed cheat but praised by the media still to this day (he should have his 2nd title removed from the records and it should be reinstated to its rightful owner Alain Prost)"
a self confessed cheat but praised by the dumb fanboys still to this day (he should have his 1st title removed from the records and it should be reinstated to its rightful owner Damon Hill)
eddie irvine such a cool guy, always liked him.
That's borderline alcoholism Eddie.
Eddie is the best olé olé!!!! He is so damn honest I like that
Nice Hairstyle ; ) Looks very nice.
nice videochat!
Yep a drink for all of us 🍻cheers.
mad irish man go ED
Cheers our kid.
i just wasted 18mins. oh well
WHAT A GREAT MAN
I like Boat Arse as well
Fuck yeah, thanks Eddie
I agree, DRS is not good.
Wow, everyones a darn woofter
He must be in his 60's now!
Born in '65 so 60 next year.
has huge investments, cant afford proper audio :D WTF
penfolds grange boom !
Steady Eddie
Brundle, Verstappen & Bèrnard dislike this video 😂😂😂
eddie irvine who??? he can not drive a fomrula1 and now seems he can not watch the tv too, the different between this eddie irvine and Sebastian Vettel is, the first 1 champions of 4 eddie irvine no one title, he won fighing his team mate
what about eddie irvine and the his team mate? what this driver!!! has done. he didnt rember the 2012 how Vettel in dubhai and brasil from last position fight for keep the cahmpions fightin with ferrari used masssa for help alonso. typical of feerrari.eddie irvine who??????
Rootless millionaire
Oh my god, the echo on Eddie's end is doing my head in.
you alwats over react to things like that? wow, imagine when you have a real problem.....
@fabiobalenzano6439 You always.
Breathing exercises 😮
Alcohol is ruling him unfortunately. His bodylanguage and skin says everything...
he's 51, bending over and being recorded by a low fps webcam which is adding blur to everything and is poor with colours and low light. He looks fine for 51, fine for anyone and his body language and skin look completely normal if not good for 51.
Eddie is the best! :-D
Eddie. Do you still mad at schumi? (Back in the 90s)
Eddie Irvine is great.
Irvine should do what he always did best: Look good, be the playboy, and the sought after women guy. :) He was neither very good as a race driver, and he's even much worse when he opens his mouth. Wonder why Motorsport-Total even makes a series of shows with him.
entertaining :)
Rizzo93 Well, maybe he is entertaining, yes. But there are surely more competent folks out there, when it comes to motorsports.
chakko007 honest, entertaining, to the point, an insider not any commentator.
chakko007 He outqualified Barichello 12-5 in 1995 and got a podium in crap Jaguar.
How do you figure?
He's greatest achievement was shillin' for Schumacher. No great man or anybody with self-respect ever did that. Nigel Mansell wasn't the best of his time but in his own mind he was. When it comes down to it I (and many others) prefer a narcissist with some qualities over a sycophantic shill.
Let me tell you what everybody with half a brain knows: Great men are judged against other great men.
Senna had Prost as a team mate and beat him.
Hamilton had Alonso as a team mate and beat him - in his rookie season no less, while Alonso came from two consecutive world titles.
Schumacher beat... yeah, what great drivers did he have as team mate during his Benetton and Ferrari years? None had even won a single race before joining the team. I'm afraid the likes of Martin Brundle, a 39 year old Riccardo Patrese, Jos Verstappen, JJ Lehto, Johnny Herbert, Eddie himself, Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa can't be compared to the likes of Alain Prost and Fernando Alonso.
Senna beat Prost - at the time the most successful F1 driver ever with a record 28 wins and already a two time champion. In the same car. In a team Prost had already driven for for the past 4 seasons.
When it comes down to it the current era with two 4-time champions and another 2-time champion who barely missed 3 more titles, not to mention the fresh, new talent like Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo (who beat Vettel btw 3-0 in 2014) is *far* more competitive than Schumacher's era ever was.
And while Hamilton vs Vettel might not be Senna vs Prost it's still better than Schumacher vs nothing.
Sebastian Loeb was a 9 time straight World Rally champion. Does that make him the best driver ever or just somebody who was good in an era of watered down competition and retiring old greats, many 10-15 years his senior?
what about a young inexperienced schumacher in his very first full season beating a very experienced senna at his peak in 1992? what about schumacher beating nelson piquet despite just being a rookie?
Schumacher beat 3 times world champion Nelson when both finished races but not many figured this out.
+TheKestevon Yeah MS haters will never mention this sadly.
Hamilton beat Alonso...ok. But Schumacher won three titles and fought for another 3 in an inferior car. What has Hamilton achived when you take the best car away? 0 titles, not even 1 fight for a championship. Loosing against Jenson Button - definetely not one of F1s all time greats...winning ans fighting for titles in an inferior car proves superior driving skills. Winning in a dominating car is just delivering. So yes - Hamilton did beat Alonso. But he also did prove he was not able to win championships or even put up a fight for the title without the best car. But thats what all the greats have proven - Jim Clark, Senna, Schumacher- they WERE able to fight for titles in an inferior car. Hamilton is not. So - in relation to driving skills - Schumacher was, without a doubt better than Hamilton. And by the way - one of Schumachers teammates was Piquet, a three times World Champion...Schumacher fought against Senna on the track, one of the best drivers ever...against Häkkinen, who, speedwise was on a similar level to Senna(what his qualifying victory proved in 1993 and Senna being totaly surprised about how he was able to do that...)...and you mention the competition against a Ricardo, who never was able to fight for a title, or a Vettel ,who never was able to put up a close title fight after loosing the dominant car and even lost against an unexperienced team-mate, is a more competitive competition than Senna, Häkkinen, Alonso, Villeneuve, Montoya or Raikönnen in their prime??? Thats definetely a way to proof two things - lack of knowledge, or/and lack of reality.
And a Max Verstappen was not a competitor in any way against a car that was so dominant that even a turtle like Bottas was able to win races...only in 2021 he was...and immediately has beaten Lewis! And Verstappens car was, over the course of the season definetely NOT the better car...and if we are talking at Bottas - yes, that was the competitor Lewis had for 5 years...definetely worse than a Massa who almost won the championship, a Irvine who almost won the championship, a Barrichello who was regarded as a big talent, or a Brundle who challenged Senna for the title in F3, or a Piquet who was a three time World Champion...so if you look closely and with some real knowledge - Schumacher had a much harder competition, but did not have the dominant car for many years, and teammates who were not much worse than Hamiltons... Alonso 2 times World Champion-->Piquet three times...Button, not one of the all time greats and not better than Massa. Rosberg was good but the difference between him, Irvine, Barrichello or Brundle was not really high. So the difference between Schumacher and Hamilton only is about one thing - when Schumacher did not have the best or dominating car, he also fought and won titles...Hamilton not. But only fighting and winning titles AGAINST the best car proves superior driving skills and being one of the best ever. Not winning in a dominant car...thats just delivering. And Hamilton was never able to do anything else. Without the best car he was only an also-runner and random winner...Schumacher was able to win the title...against better drivers than Bottas, Ricciardo, Vettel or a Verstappen in a car that was 1 sec./lap slower....
Hey Eddie stick to what your good at, nobody cares about what an old guy like thinks, Michael was a class act but you NOT