Well, he was well respected in his time as a driver, probably one of the best to never win a race in F1. Let's not forget that he battled Ayrton Senna for the British F3 championship in 1983. He was probably Michael Schumacher's best team mate in his first career (they were usually very close in terms of their on track positions)
@@SiVlog1989 he was Michaels strongest team mate. I think he only lost by about 15 points in other words two 2nd places and 4th place and Schumacher not scoring in those race's they would've been equal. That's still a fair bit behind, but when you consider all his other team mate's, they were absolutely demolished.all of them. I don't count Rosberg he wasn't in Schumacher's generation. And at 41 yo and being out of the seat for 3 years it's to Long. You never see a 41 yo win a gold medal at the Olympics for good reason. All sports at the elite level 41 you are in rapid decline history does not lie
@@speedmann194 that said, it would be like saying that you don't count Esteban Ocon as a team mate to Fernando Alonso as he wasn't Alonso's generation. Alonso has shown that he has shown that more than capable of matching Ocon even with him being over 40 years of age. Sad as it is to say, I didn't think Michael was doing the right thing by returning in 2010, and given how badly he struggled relative to how people remember him from 1991-2006, I felt sadly vindicated. He hadn't fully recovered from the neck injury he'd got after crashing a super bike the previous year and the lack of ideal preparation, in part due to rules severely limiting testing, for him didn't help (other than a test in a 2007 Ferrari in 2009, he only had a test in a GP2 car before stepping into the MGP W01 for the first time)
@@SiVlog1989 difference is Alonso didn't have 3 years away doing nothing like Michael did. I don't care what anyone says there is a reason we don't see gold medalist 40yo and that's not because they aren't still good, they can be , but they are most certainly in decline. If you study 2012 Schumacher actually beat Rosberg on track, Rosberg only won due to mechanical failures, 2010,2011 Schumacher would've been building his strength back up, makes a lot of sense 2012 was his best year even though by that stage he was 43yo, I'm actually glad Michael came back. I put 2012 up there with any of his championship years. He shouldn't have won a sector a lap and definitely not a race. Schumacher showed Rosberg up 2012 in my book. 1994-1995-1996-1997 version of Schumacher would've absolutely demolished 2010-2011-2012 version of himself. I don't know about his accident, I've heard he wasn't great after it though. But I think the main thing as you age is reflexes, I also think testosterone levels drop off as we age so we lose a bit of hunger, and some athletes I'm sure lose testosterone faster then others. That might be a10th over a lap, over race distance that adds up . Alonso may be doing well but if he was to face 2005-2006 version of himself, I'm sure young Alonso would win.
@@SiVlog1989 and to answer your question. It doesn't matter to me if Alonso loses to ocon. I'm not going to judge a 40yo because he is 40 yo he shouldn't win. It just shows how shit house ocon is. He can't even beat a 40 yo that's unforgivable
Sounded incredible. Such an experienced and articulate driver but also never afraid to give it full beans (or as much as he’d dare) when granted the opportunity.
For anyone interested, The Benetton was running a monza spec rear wing, and the Ferrari was running the Avon control tyre from F3000 that year, not race spec bridgestones. I've still got the old F1 Racing magazine that featured this one month.
I am a big fan of Martin Brundle, both as a driver in his day, and as a journalist and commentator today. He makes F1 broadcasts immeasurably better with his knowledge, eloquence and wit. I hope he stays with the F1 broadcast team for many years to come.
What is strange and curious to think is that after so many years both cars looks almost equally old, "just 8 years apart" and the difference between them is huge 😫
Brundle never quite found himself in the right car and perhaps a little underrated i think was Schumachers most competitive team mate. - outscoring Schumacher in the second half of the season.
outscoring is a little bit stretch. head to head schumacher kept beating him except silverstone and monza when he had to climb after a 1st corner crash and he outqualified him 16-0 over the season
@@commenttorv5572 agreed, not on Schumacher's level, but I think brindle was closer than others and if he did that later on in Schumacher's career when it was more known how good he was then bundles performance may have been viewed better than at then time.
Amazing driving skills from Martin just goes to show these veteran drivers never lose the skill and reactions I would just love to see a veterans s sprint race using these old cars Imagine , brundle, mansell , Berger, Coulthard, hakkinen , Herbert etc fighting it out on the rece track
From the blue rear wing, it would suggest that was in fact the 1991 B191, not the B spec in 1992. Also that rear wing appears to be a rather low downforce setup. Also interesting they used repo tires of 1998 spec on the F1-2000, shown by the 3 grooves in the front tires.
I remember one YT video, can't remember which car. As Martin set off from the pits rather spiritedly, the engineer said to camera, 'He's not shy is he? lol'
Sortsylic It's Martin Brundle, not Mark Blundell and he says it's a B191 and that he raced it in '92, but it is actually the '91 Bennetton. And, of course, Micael Schumacher didn't win the Championship with this car, he didn't win any races with it, he didn't even do a complete season in it.
Martin Brundle is the best at bringing the fantasy of Formula 1 to Reality!! He talks with such a love and respect for the unreal performance that F1 cars possess and makes it look easy,whgen we know its one of the most difficult things in the world to accomplish,cause as we all know Race car drivers are like Scientists!!
malmsteenblackstar the 1911 livery had great big thin wheels with wire spokes. It also had a very open double leather seat at the top for two people, a driver and the navigator. A little wooden steering wheel. It had a little exhaust at the back and a huge 18 litre straight 12 engine under the bonnet. With a top speed of 84 miles an hour.
"It's glued to the race track. Exactly what I was expecting." I don't wish any harm on Martin but it would've been so funny if he had put the car in the barrier in the next corner after saying that.
That still makes it a B191, not a B192. I checked, and found that the B191B was indeed raced in the first three races of the 1992 season. The car in the above video is in 1991 colors, though.
der Geier Exactly. You are spot-on. And you know what you are talking about. I think Martin knows what he's talking about too lol as he drove the fucking thing! Just ignore the divs on here 😒
@eriklima2 Not all cars. The bigger teams had it, but all of the smaller teams didn't. In fact, in 1993 there was still some cars running on manual gearbox.
Flaw in the description, Schumacher won the title in 94,95,00,01,02,03 and 04. 92, was his first WIN, and first Benetton season. Mansell won in 92. The Ferrari Martin drives, was the first Ferrari champion since Sheckter in 79.
therealjeagles Schumacher won the Belgian Grand Prix in 1992. Therefore he was Belgian champion for that year. And therefore his car was a championship winning car. It just didn't win the World Championship.
It's a B191, Brundle says "let's see what this Benetton B191 is like now." The paint scheme is 1991, the B191 front wing supports are flared, while the B192 front wing supports are straight.
@serginietor Tyres as well! The Ferrari was running on Avon control tyres from one of the junior categories, not the proper Bridgestones. Not sure about the Benetton
It's strange in that 1992 bennetton you can't see the drivers shoulders, but in 1994 cars, or some of them, they still look like they are half out of the cockpit.
Bret Taylor that's Martin's car. We've seen it in other videos, he famously drives to many of the tracks in Europe during the F1 season either on his motorcycle, or in his car. And I'd venture to say, that if that was my car I would too!
Very good discusion, what about 1930s Grand prix superstar Nuvolari, who won 45 gp races, that was amazing in that time. He drove Autounion and mercedes car's witch in 1936 it had 660 bhp, and could go over 200 mph (320 km/h)
I alwaysed loved the Benettons from 1992 and 1993. The Camel sponsorship paint scheme and raised nose set that car apart from all others on the grid. Schumi won at Spa in 1992 and Estoril in 1993 in those cars
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 1992 Benetton (or 1991 which seems to be the correct year after reading the comments) isn't a championship winning car? However, the Ferrari F1-2000 is.
It looks like the Benetton wasent set up for a circuit like Donington! Look at the rear wing... very small for an early 90's car! Donington would be a very high-downforce circuit, and the wings they used for the 93 race was huge!
Nice vid. Just one comment: Schumacher did not win the championship with this car, that was only in 1994 with the B193, but he did win his first GP with this car (at Spa) in it's B spec version (B191b)
pvdharten as I explained in the comment above, a championship winning car only need win a race. Then you become that country's championship winner. And if you do, then so does the car.
@Jazfonz haha, yep, it looked way to flat to be a standard-spec wing, i would like to see the difference between times with both cars on the same track spec.. the benetton wouldn't be as slow as it might seem...
Cough* Schumacher also drove the benneton, I believe one year at Monaco Michael, was beating Ayrton at Monaco (in those OLD cars) by some distance.. does anyone remember that and then what happened? Michael's engine blew and Ayrton won... o ye forgot to mention Michael also held off Prost tha year at Estoril (im not saying Michael was better than Senna but he was a match)
dont feel like checking all comments to see if i repeated myself...mansell won with williams in 1992. and if its the 91, Senna in mclaren. benetton didnt win till 94 if i'm the 8,000th person to tell you this than whoops, but that is a fact you should check before messing it up in the description mate.
El auto Benetton es de la temporada 1991 que tenia neumaticos italianos Pirelli no es de 1992, si tenia motor Ford Cosworth en ambos casos y neumaticos estadounidenses Goodyear al año siguiente y la Ferrari año 2000 tenia neumaticos japoneses Bridgestone.
INCREDIBRU WOW yes? He did? And was quite successful? He finished on the podium many times? He was on a fast roll as he had just won Le Mans? I wonder why we are both talking with the inquisitive?
@porksniffer Thats fair enough, but dont you think 125cc kart is a bit different to a 750HP Grand Prix car? I just felt your first comments on the current cars and drivers was a bit harsh. I mean, do you expect the cars to be the same as they were 20 years ago? Technology and safety evolves and F1 has changed dramatically because of it. Todays drivers cant help that. But dont get me wrong, I'd much prefer for the drivers to have much more input with the car does aswell :-)
@mrzomg99 Buddy, I don't need to drive a modern F1 car to know that driving ANYTHING with an H pattern gearbox, clutch and very little downforce requires much more effort than an automatic with flappy paddles and increased downforce of modern F1 cars. Driving that Benetton in Monaco would require 4000 MANUAL gear changes. Pretty hard work if you ask me.
just because the modern cars are easier to drive it doesn't mean that the drivers have less talent. are you aware that formula 1 has been around since 1950? and before that it was known just as grand prix racing. what characteristics did senna possess that made him a better driver than caracciola? i eagerly await your reply.
there is no argument. full stop. F1 is the top level of motorsport and hence people are put there because they are top level drivers. Regardless of how hard the cars are to drive, people are put in the car because they know how what to do with em. The cars of 20 years ago may have tested a driver more but thats all.
@JayRicci7891 LOL...No I haven't. Do I need to drive an F1 car to state the obvious? I've driven 125cc shifter karts several times. I've also been to every Canadian GP since 1985. I've watched the sport since 1980. I think that's enough to make an observation. This video shows me which car is harder to drive. The turbo era cars were even harder to drive. But hey, no one has to agree. I've seen enough of F1 the past 25 years to draw my own conclusion.
He knows his way round Donnington doesn’t he? And bring back the Dunlop Bridge !! (And the spark plug and replica spitfire while you’re at it) Oh and the plane on top of Starkeys Bridge 👍 Not forgetting the can of fosters at the hairpin.....
I agree on the fitness part, but you needed to be even more fit driving an early 90's F1 car. Have you seen the vibrations on those things? A Monaco race distance required over 3000 gear changes and driving the car 1/2 way around the lap with ONE hand. Not too mention they probably had 1/2 the down force of today's cars. And don't forget the flat bottoms. I'm simply saying they'd never drive it anywhere near it's limits, assuming they keep it out of the kitty litter.
lol...Ok, maybe a bit harsh. But don't take it from me, just listen to Brundle.. He sounds much more stressed and tired driving the Benetton...."this car is very heavy on the steering wheel....you always have to think about the time it takes to get down the gearbox..it such a big part going into the corners." I still say a Buemi or a DiGrassi wouldn't keep this on the road for more then a few laps. lol
@porksniffer I agree with you about the older Grand Prix machines, much more concentration is needed. But you speak as though you have driven a modern Grand Prix car... Have you?
I'd venture to say Martin Brundle is far more famous and respected now then he was in his F1 days. I'm certainly a big fan!
Well, he was well respected in his time as a driver, probably one of the best to never win a race in F1. Let's not forget that he battled Ayrton Senna for the British F3 championship in 1983. He was probably Michael Schumacher's best team mate in his first career (they were usually very close in terms of their on track positions)
@@SiVlog1989 he was Michaels strongest team mate. I think he only lost by about 15 points in other words two 2nd places and 4th place and Schumacher not scoring in those race's they would've been equal. That's still a fair bit behind, but when you consider all his other team mate's, they were absolutely demolished.all of them. I don't count Rosberg he wasn't in Schumacher's generation. And at 41 yo and being out of the seat for 3 years it's to Long. You never see a 41 yo win a gold medal at the Olympics for good reason. All sports at the elite level 41 you are in rapid decline history does not lie
@@speedmann194 that said, it would be like saying that you don't count Esteban Ocon as a team mate to Fernando Alonso as he wasn't Alonso's generation. Alonso has shown that he has shown that more than capable of matching Ocon even with him being over 40 years of age. Sad as it is to say, I didn't think Michael was doing the right thing by returning in 2010, and given how badly he struggled relative to how people remember him from 1991-2006, I felt sadly vindicated. He hadn't fully recovered from the neck injury he'd got after crashing a super bike the previous year and the lack of ideal preparation, in part due to rules severely limiting testing, for him didn't help (other than a test in a 2007 Ferrari in 2009, he only had a test in a GP2 car before stepping into the MGP W01 for the first time)
@@SiVlog1989 difference is Alonso didn't have 3 years away doing nothing like Michael did. I don't care what anyone says there is a reason we don't see gold medalist 40yo and that's not because they aren't still good, they can be , but they are most certainly in decline. If you study 2012 Schumacher actually beat Rosberg on track, Rosberg only won due to mechanical failures, 2010,2011 Schumacher would've been building his strength back up, makes a lot of sense 2012 was his best year even though by that stage he was 43yo, I'm actually glad Michael came back. I put 2012 up there with any of his championship years. He shouldn't have won a sector a lap and definitely not a race. Schumacher showed Rosberg up 2012 in my book. 1994-1995-1996-1997 version of Schumacher would've absolutely demolished 2010-2011-2012 version of himself. I don't know about his accident, I've heard he wasn't great after it though. But I think the main thing as you age is reflexes, I also think testosterone levels drop off as we age so we lose a bit of hunger, and some athletes I'm sure lose testosterone faster then others. That might be a10th over a lap, over race distance that adds up . Alonso may be doing well but if he was to face 2005-2006 version of himself, I'm sure young Alonso would win.
@@SiVlog1989 and to answer your question. It doesn't matter to me if Alonso loses to ocon. I'm not going to judge a 40yo because he is 40 yo he shouldn't win. It just shows how shit house ocon is. He can't even beat a 40 yo that's unforgivable
I love how he is driving these cars at full chat not like the other vids you see that the guys are driving the cars at half their speed
he set a track record in the ferrari that day for the donington short circuit thats how much he was on it
Did he really?
That's pretty cool and I, as everyone should, like Martin too he's got the knowledge and still gets genuinely excited about F1
Sounded incredible. Such an experienced and articulate driver but also never afraid to give it full beans (or as much as he’d dare) when granted the opportunity.
For anyone interested, The Benetton was running a monza spec rear wing, and the Ferrari was running the Avon control tyre from F3000 that year, not race spec bridgestones. I've still got the old F1 Racing magazine that featured this one month.
Benetton raced the B191 for a few races in the beginning of the 1992 season as the B192 wasn't ready yet. That's how Martin raced this 91 model in 92.
I am a big fan of Martin Brundle, both as a driver in his day, and as a journalist and commentator today. He makes F1 broadcasts immeasurably better with his knowledge, eloquence and wit. I hope he stays with the F1 broadcast team for many years to come.
What is strange and curious to think is that after so many years both cars looks almost equally old, "just 8 years apart" and the difference between them is huge 😫
Brundle never quite found himself in the right car and perhaps a little underrated
i think was Schumachers most competitive team mate. - outscoring Schumacher in the second half of the season.
He also had a bad foot injury in his rookie season, which held him back for the rest of his career. He was a very talented driver.
outscoring is a little bit stretch.
head to head schumacher kept beating him except silverstone and monza when he had to climb after a 1st corner crash
and he outqualified him 16-0 over the season
@@commenttorv5572 agreed, not on Schumacher's level, but I think brindle was closer than others and if he did that later on in Schumacher's career when it was more known how good he was then bundles performance may have been viewed better than at then time.
@@andy-dt7to
Closer than Patrese and Herbert maybe.
But Irvine and Rubens would dominate Brundle.
also worth pointing out that Brundle was at a later stage in his career by that point too. Quite an impressive driver taking everything into account
Anyone notice how the benneton at speed sounds like a guy sticking his mic into his mouth and making a noise? like it's spot on.
Amazing driving skills from Martin just goes to show these veteran drivers never lose the skill and reactions
I would just love to see a veterans s sprint race using these old cars
Imagine , brundle, mansell , Berger, Coulthard, hakkinen , Herbert etc fighting it out on the rece track
Thanks TH-cam for recommending me this beautiful piece 16 years later.
omg there are still humans talking about recomendations years latter.
do you feel smart or what?
LMAO
Love the throaty growl of that Ford V8 in the back of the Benetton!
Me too!
From the blue rear wing, it would suggest that was in fact the 1991 B191, not the B spec in 1992. Also that rear wing appears to be a rather low downforce setup.
Also interesting they used repo tires of 1998 spec on the F1-2000, shown by the 3 grooves in the front tires.
+SS454LS6 Brundle even said it was the B191.
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SS454LS6 incredible isn't it? And yet he still managed to set a track record for Donington Park that day in the Ferrari!
I remember one YT video, can't remember which car. As Martin set off from the pits rather spiritedly, the engineer said to camera, 'He's not shy is he? lol'
I agree. You just gotta love watching and listening to him when he's driving these machines.
Ive searched ages to find this. Brilliant stuff. Thanks for sharing
It is great to hear him talk about the car AS HE IS DRIVING IT!! LOL He is great.
Haha, Martin sure was happy to be in that Ferrari!
That's the 1991 car not 92
1992 Benetton was not a championship winning car.
Still a race winner...
No, but it sounded fricking good!
Brundle is an absolute legend. Somebody knight the man.
Raymond Umbara But Nigel first.💂🇬🇧
Martin is a fantastic driver.....doesnt even look rusty after being out of F1 for so long......
I remember watching this when it was broadcast on TV
Would love another modern day version of this to compare say the hybrid era Mercedes that Schumacher helped formulate.
It is 1991 Benetton actually.
***** sooo?
***** Didn't read sorry. So author should have mentioned "Mark Blundell" in the title but made a little mistake...
Sortsylic It's Martin Brundle, not Mark Blundell and he says it's a B191 and that he raced it in '92, but it is actually the '91 Bennetton. And, of course, Micael Schumacher didn't win the Championship with this car, he didn't win any races with it, he didn't even do a complete season in it.
crusherbmx I know it's Brundle, I wanted to make it a joke, because the author said Benny were champions in 1991
Sortsylic I was thinking it was maybe a joke...but "Brundle's championship winning car" might be an even better joke...
Martin Brundle is the best at bringing the fantasy of Formula 1 to Reality!! He talks with such a love and respect for the unreal performance that F1 cars possess and makes it look easy,whgen we know its one of the most difficult things in the world to accomplish,cause as we all know Race car drivers are like Scientists!!
Excellent! Sir Martin is a legend!
B191B also has the 1911 livery. the 1992 livery was introduced with the B192
malmsteenblackstar the 1911 livery had great big thin wheels with wire spokes. It also had a very open double leather seat at the top for two people, a driver and the navigator. A little wooden steering wheel. It had a little exhaust at the back and a huge 18 litre straight 12 engine under the bonnet.
With a top speed of 84 miles an hour.
Wow this sound is gorgeous, heavenly 🤩🤩🤩😌😌😌
"It's glued to the race track. Exactly what I was expecting."
I don't wish any harm on Martin but it would've been so funny if he had put the car in the barrier in the next corner after saying that.
That still makes it a B191, not a B192. I checked, and found that the B191B was indeed raced in the first three races of the 1992 season. The car in the above video is in 1991 colors, though.
der Geier Exactly. You are spot-on. And you know what you are talking about.
I think Martin knows what he's talking about too lol as he drove the fucking thing!
Just ignore the divs on here 😒
One of the better pieces of analysis ITV have done in their time
and yet some pole times from early 90's were faster (like the 91 suzuka pole, faster than 2000 pole on the same track, same layout). very impressive!
@eriklima2 Not all cars. The bigger teams had it, but all of the smaller teams didn't. In fact, in 1993 there was still some cars running on manual gearbox.
@BlackMagic11281 it was the 1991 benetton that was also used for the 1st 3 races of the 1992 season
they had a foot clutch but only used from start off. just like modern day touring cars.
Flaw in the description, Schumacher won the title in 94,95,00,01,02,03 and 04. 92, was his first WIN, and first Benetton season. Mansell won in 92. The Ferrari Martin drives, was the first Ferrari champion since Sheckter in 79.
therealjeagles Schumacher won the Belgian Grand Prix in 1992. Therefore he was Belgian champion for that year. And therefore his car was a championship winning car. It just didn't win the World Championship.
It's a B191, Brundle says "let's see what this Benetton B191 is like now."
The paint scheme is 1991, the B191 front wing supports are flared, while the B192 front wing supports are straight.
Brundle is such a fucking champ.
@serginietor Tyres as well! The Ferrari was running on Avon control tyres from one of the junior categories, not the proper Bridgestones. Not sure about the Benetton
Two icons ingrained into Formula 1 tapestry: Ferrari, and Cosworth.
That Ford V8 sound! 😍
The sound of these things is unreal
it´s the 1991 Benetton. The 191 b in 92 has no Autopolis commercial on the side
Benetton B191. Nelson Piquet won his last GP driving a B191, the Canadian GP.
Inspiring, good for you lad. This young Martin Brundle should try his hand at Formula 1 some day.
It's strange in that 1992 bennetton you can't see the drivers shoulders, but in 1994 cars, or some of them, they still look like they are half out of the cockpit.
silver Jag at 0:10 is a beauty
That might be brundles own car. I seen a documentary he did about the spa circuit and he was driving an e-type if I'm not mistaken
Bret Taylor that's Martin's car. We've seen it in other videos, he famously drives to many of the tracks in Europe during the F1 season either on his motorcycle, or in his car. And I'd venture to say, that if that was my car I would too!
@serginietor Spot on. They featured this in an old F1 Racing magazine I have and said that it had the Monza spec rear wing.
He sure does love Ferrari.
Zach Pedarsen Who does not love (or at least like) Ferrari? :D
+Martin Schmiedt Well said man. Ferrari is definitely the greatest legend in the car world and I've always loved it.
@@horsepower523 What about the SF1000?
Very good discusion, what about 1930s Grand prix superstar Nuvolari, who won 45 gp races, that was amazing in that time. He drove Autounion and mercedes car's witch in 1936 it had 660 bhp, and could go over 200 mph (320 km/h)
I alwaysed loved the Benettons from 1992 and 1993. The Camel sponsorship paint scheme and raised nose set that car apart from all others on the grid. Schumi won at Spa in 1992 and Estoril in 1993 in those cars
@Jazfonz looks like the benetton has proper slicks
not sure either but..
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 1992 Benetton (or 1991 which seems to be the correct year after reading the comments) isn't a championship winning car? However, the Ferrari F1-2000 is.
It looks like the Benetton wasent set up for a circuit like Donington!
Look at the rear wing... very small for an early 90's car!
Donington would be a very high-downforce circuit, and the wings they used for the 93 race was huge!
pretty sure it’s still got a Monza setup on.
Schumi won it in '94 and '95 with Benetton, not 1992.
He won a race and that was Belgium with a whopping +34 second gap on Nigel Mansell at the end of the race.
its race winning, but not championship winning
Martin Brundle is a legend!
His first race was in '99, last stick was used in '95, most teams had switched by '93 or '94. I think it's Schumacher.
Now THAT is an F1 car, better than the beds on wheels we have these days :(
Nice vid. Just one comment: Schumacher did not win the championship with this car, that was only in 1994 with the B193, but he did win his first GP with this car (at Spa) in it's B spec version (B191b)
pvdharten as I explained in the comment above, a championship winning car only need win a race. Then you become that country's championship winner. And if you do, then so does the car.
@darrenmaharaj And also Schumacher never won championships before 94.
Sorry if someone pointed it out already
@Jazfonz haha, yep, it looked way to flat to be a standard-spec wing, i would like to see the difference between times with both cars on the same track spec.. the benetton wouldn't be as slow as it might seem...
Cough* Schumacher also drove the benneton, I believe one year at Monaco Michael, was beating Ayrton at Monaco (in those OLD cars) by some distance.. does anyone remember that and then what happened? Michael's engine blew and Ayrton won... o ye forgot to mention Michael also held off Prost tha year at Estoril (im not saying Michael was better than Senna but he was a match)
THATS IN DONINGTON
interesting comment about the gear changes in the benneton
dont feel like checking all comments to see if i repeated myself...mansell won with williams in 1992. and if its the 91, Senna in mclaren. benetton didnt win till 94
if i'm the 8,000th person to tell you this than whoops, but that is a fact you should check before messing it up in the description mate.
@BlackMagic11281 He clearly says that he raced the car in '92...
I bet that old manual shift Benetton was flipping hard work driving an entire Grand Prix, phew!
El auto Benetton es de la temporada 1991 que tenia neumaticos italianos Pirelli no es de 1992, si tenia motor Ford Cosworth en ambos casos y neumaticos estadounidenses Goodyear al año siguiente y la Ferrari año 2000 tenia neumaticos japoneses Bridgestone.
thats donnington isn't it?
2023
How many races did he win?
Awesome love it would love to drive either❤️
Martin looks like schumi with the helmet design like schumis in 2000 :D
Short of being an actual F1 driver, Brundle must have the best job in the world!
Urm
Brundle was an F1 driver? In fact he drove that car in 1992?
INCREDIBRU WOW yes? He did? And was quite successful? He finished on the podium many times? He was on a fast roll as he had just won Le Mans? I wonder why we are both talking with the inquisitive?
the best engine sound its going to be ever for the V10 engines..
Ahh donington... the circuit of champions!
@porksniffer
Thats fair enough, but dont you think 125cc kart is a bit different to a 750HP Grand Prix car? I just felt your first comments on the current cars and drivers was a bit harsh. I mean, do you expect the cars to be the same as they were 20 years ago? Technology and safety evolves and F1 has changed dramatically because of it. Todays drivers cant help that. But dont get me wrong, I'd much prefer for the drivers to have much more input with the car does aswell :-)
isnt that a 1991 benetton instead of a 92?
@21scuderia With the gearstick and his right hand. And his left foot on the clutch pedal.
yea but the 1994 Benetton was the fastest car on track right?
ok, the benetton is older and such, but its rear wing looks "flat-ish" like a low resistance spec for monza maybe...
@mrzomg99 Buddy, I don't need to drive a modern F1 car to know that driving ANYTHING with an H pattern gearbox, clutch and very little downforce requires much more effort than an automatic with flappy paddles and increased downforce of modern F1 cars. Driving that Benetton in Monaco would require 4000 MANUAL gear changes. Pretty hard work if you ask me.
just because the modern cars are easier to drive it doesn't mean that the drivers have less talent. are you aware that formula 1 has been around since 1950? and before that it was known just as grand prix racing. what characteristics did senna possess that made him a better driver than caracciola? i eagerly await your reply.
there is no argument. full stop. F1 is the top level of motorsport and hence people are put there because they are top level drivers. Regardless of how hard the cars are to drive, people are put in the car because they know how what to do with em. The cars of 20 years ago may have tested a driver more but thats all.
@JayRicci7891
LOL...No I haven't. Do I need to drive an F1 car to state the obvious? I've driven 125cc shifter karts several times. I've also been to every Canadian GP since 1985. I've watched the sport since 1980. I think that's enough to make an observation. This video shows me which car is harder to drive. The turbo era cars were even harder to drive. But hey, no one has to agree. I've seen enough of F1 the past 25 years to draw my own conclusion.
@darrenmaharaj a million quid! (English Pounds - a rough 'guess-timate' of the price for the car!
He probably meant championship winning Ferrari.
He knows his way round Donnington doesn’t he?
And bring back the Dunlop Bridge !! (And the spark plug and replica spitfire while you’re at it)
Oh and the plane on top of Starkeys Bridge 👍
Not forgetting the can of fosters at the hairpin.....
He definitely knows his way round Donnington.. He set a lap record for the short circuit in the Ferrari on that drive..
I agree on the fitness part, but you needed to be even more fit driving an early 90's F1 car. Have you seen the vibrations on those things? A Monaco race distance required over 3000 gear changes and driving the car 1/2 way around the lap with ONE hand. Not too mention they probably had 1/2 the down force of today's cars. And don't forget the flat bottoms. I'm simply saying they'd never drive it anywhere near it's limits, assuming they keep it out of the kitty litter.
No HANS?
maybe the shifting is too fast, but this is caused ba their 7 gears.
if they'd use 5 or 6 gears they wouldn#t have to shift that much
should have used 1992 Williams instead. One of the best F1 cars ever.
lol...Ok, maybe a bit harsh. But don't take it from me, just listen to Brundle.. He sounds much more stressed and tired driving the Benetton...."this car is very heavy on the steering wheel....you always have to think about the time it takes to get down the gearbox..it such a big part going into the corners." I still say a Buemi or a DiGrassi wouldn't keep this on the road for more then a few laps. lol
@porksniffer
I agree with you about the older Grand Prix machines, much more concentration is needed. But you speak as though you have driven a modern Grand Prix car... Have you?
@porksniffer sooo i guess youve driven a modern f1 car? otherwise how could you tell how hard it is to drive one?
Nice save
@MinistryOfSoundOldsk
2011 Red Bull vs 1954 Maserati
And to imagine we could have had Senna as a commentator eventually...
haha the track where senna laps the whole field in the wet n pwnd 5 drivers in the 1st lap AAAAAHHHHH the memories xD