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- With 91 wins across his illustrious career, it was nearly impossible to pick just 10 moments to highlight the genius of Michael Schumacher. Here are the most incredible moments that show why he's regarded by many as the greatest of all time.
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This is criminally short, the dude's career was nothing but brilliance.
Yeah, but FIA was ordered to push another driver..... you know, the one claiming to be the first one from the working class.
Even though Schumacher's father was a brick layer. And Alonso's father was a miner.
While LH's father was an IT manager with a high salary. Some "working class"...
@@cinegraphics ???
@@kahnbr you didn't know that? Compared to Michael and Fernando, Lewis came from the richest family. His dad was an IT manager. He was earning a lot. They invented a story that his dad "had 3 jobs in parallel". And later they even upgraded it to "4 jobs". I expect it to be "5 jobs" next year. But when you ask which were those jobs, there's no answer. Because it's just a story for the media. While MSC and Alonso really came from working class. Brick layer and miner. Doesn't go lower than that. But unlike LH, neither MSC nor Alonso found it tasteful to brag about it. However, the one who came from the upper middle class is constantly bragging about being from "working class". I guess to make himself look better.
@@cinegraphics couldn't have said it any better! Everything Hamilton says is a façade. The guy is the biggest fake in the sport.
@@cinegraphics In fairness to that story, karting is really expensive to do, like talking about over £200k a year. But you're right, Michael and Alonso had lower class background.
Schumacher came into F1 on pure, raw talent... his father was a bricklayer.
Very cool. NFL super star Jerry rices father also was a brick layer. Tossed bricks to him as a kid. Their hands are strong.
I thought he was a shoe maker
Just like mazepin❤️❤️
Schumacher had Mercedes backing
@@ajsreekar9486 no his dad built all his stuff and worked three jobs and couldn’t buy an engine, and someone paid for him
I'm 53, been watching this sport since the seventies, 40+ years... to my mind, Schumacher was the best. Absolutely the best.. Senna was the peoples champion, and rightly so, but Schumacher was so supremely talented that it's hard to argue with him being the greatest of all time... any weather condition, any tyre condition, if the car still moved he had it taped, even being stuck in 5th gear ffs... the rainmeister they called him... When Schumacher was in his prime, he could do anything, anything at all, he could do magic and often did. Keep battling Michael... we won't forget you...
John C but wuld have he won so many titles if it wasn’t for a servant barrichello holding other drivers during some races? remember that barrichello even let him pass just before the finish line one time.
among the greatest for sure!
@@dkz00 That may be true to a point but all number one drivers on a team have a number two behind them that there job is to insure that the number one wins or scores a many points as possible.
John S schumi did have number 2s ONLY. i did the searching, not one name was decent. massa only went so far because he was less of a bitch than barrichello and schumi was trying to leave ferrari with another champion driver after he retired.
prost-senna/senna-prost was a team of number 1s. there was also alonso-hamilton...
btw, isn’t hamilton gonna conquer all the numbers schumi has?
@@dkz00 In fact, Rubinho had plenty of talent to go head to head with Schumi, Mika etc. Great examples are Donington 93 (in the third race of his career, he went from 12th to 4th in the first lap driving a Jordan) and Germany 2000.
I think he needed to be more "tough", in the sense of imposing himself, saying: I know my potential and I will fight for my space. That was what Senna did at McLaren and there was no 1st or 2nd driver between him and Prost. It was the two of them fighting for every inch.
Maybe Rubinho thought he could get around the situation. But Ferrari had already decided who would have priority
Gabriel Marcelo senna jumped 5-1 passing 3 world champions (schumi, hill and prost). rubens did nothing but overtake number 2s. and endend 10th. he was born to be schumi’s berger.
I still honestly believe Schumi is the strongest f1 driver we have ever had. Absolutely relentless.
Best ever in the entire universe. Much better than Senna.
@@SimartyPantz I disagree but I respect. I'm Brazilian and I prefer Senna, he was a great driver and a true legend. Unfortunately, he left early. 🇧🇷
@@Matheus-xf9ts we need more humans like you in today's world, love from India mate!🇮🇳
@@koolcloud6177 Thanks my comrade, it made my day joyful reading this 🇧🇷❤️🇮🇳
@@Matheus-xf9ts You disagree but aren't toxic, that is rare in an F1 fan.
Here in greece when someone drives really fast its a common phrase even like elders who dont know what f1 is say '' who do you think you are schumacher ? '' that says a lot
In Italy too
I get it now why there are 10 greek drivers in gt sport enduramce league
Yeah or they say 'slow down shumacher' to you. It wouldn't sound right with any other f1 driver.
In Bosnia too lol 🇧🇦
Same in Russia too :)
He was the reason millions of Germans started watching F1 back in the 90's.
And an Indian. Me.
Eben,eben,eben. Mhhjap.
@@morpheus8300 genau, genau, genau. ich empfehle mich.
@@MimonJesus67 Bei so viel Baraka, das in Ihnen steckt, kann ich Ihnen das nicht verübeln. Heil NWO
My mom was born in Cameroon and she moved to Germany and watched F1 but she supported hakkinen lol
He is not a legend,he is THE LEGEND.
Love you Michael.
#keepfightingmichael
The truth about Schumacher needing his teammates to sign #2 driver contracts so they weren't allowed to beat compete against him on a level playing field had been leaked. His whole first career is based in a lie:
"At the time I handled people like Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jean Alesi, and every time we went to sign a contract with Michael Schumacher or Ferrari it always had conditions in it" - Eddie Jordon.
"Whether I signed with Eddie Irvine, Rubens Barrichello or whoever they were - there was a clause there that they always had to play second-fiddle to Michael Schumacher.' Eddie Jordan
"I had an opportunity to go to Ferrari but the contract that was offered by Jean was that if Michael was 5th and I was 4th, I had to move over, and, if I was 1st and he was 2nd, I had to move over.I couldn't sign a contract that committed me to being a #2" - David Coulthard.
"Ferrari, the contract that was offered effectively made me, on paper, number two to Michael. I've no doubt that Michael was the stronger driver out of the two because I recognise he was a better overall package than I was but at that stage of my career, I just couldn't accept signing a number two contract and that's why I decided to sign at McLaren and I think that was the right decision for my career." David Coulthard.
@@MT-pv2rf Get a life, dont spam your bashing under every comment
@@pokkaizemma2326 He is british who hate Michael when he win. That guy also Hamilton fanboy
@@runninginthe90s75 Jordan is Irish, the complete opposite of a British person. Just for info.
@@bubblebuster6813 Im talking about David Coulhard
Just saw the documentary Schumacher, I'm amazed when he switched to ferrari, he styed with mechanics until late to work on the car. HE DEVELOPED HIS FERRARI CAR! HE GAVE THE INPUTS AND SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS! Todays drivers are like, "is the car ready? No! See you later". No way anyone could me measured with Michael. Pure natural talent. Formula 1's Messi
Messi is footballs schumacher
Based on people that very close with Schumi. They all see that Schumi love to work harder than anyone, something that differentiate him.
Seems like you began F1 2-3 years back lol . Those Netflix documentaries won't show you the gray area of his racing
Schumacher went from a team he won 2 titles in a row with, to a team that hadn't won in the sport for over 2 decades. He helped to build the foundations of that team over the next 3 years and then went on to dominate with that team for the next 5 years. He helped and was a crucial part in building their success.
He also came out of retirement and helped developed Mercedes into what they are now before Hamilton took the seat He was in. Brawn himself said Schumacher had an immense and crucial part to play in developing the car and team into what it was to dominate the sport with Hamilton at the wheel.
Schumacher has and always will be the greatest F1 driver the sport has seen, alot don't like him, but anyone with common knowledge of F1 won't dispute that. Hamilton is a great, that can't be disputed. But he is not the greatest of all time.
Love or hate him, Schumacher was the greatest.
Oh to answer about others with poor equipment, Schumacher also has the most wins in a non championship winning car even though he has less wins than Hamilton, further proof Hamilton is only great with the greatest car against the other greats records.
You either need a 1 second a lap faster car than everyone else on the grid like Hamilton had all those years or you need that intelligent aggression and ruthless attacks, just like Schumacher
The man Who concreted the Name Of Ferrari. In childhood whenever i heard about racing or ferrari the only name which came in mind was micheal Schumacher
Dog
well Gilles Villeneuve come in mind for me not better than Schumacher but still here in my mind
"micheal"
@MrChiefB56 i am just new in F1 i didnt knew anyone but always heard the name Of micheal Schumacher. I am glad that you replied to my comment
@MrChiefB56 Well I think it's fairly reasonable, he covered 7 decades of motor racing (more than Sir Frank Williams by 17 years) starting back in 1919 and S.F. was already the most decorated racing team, it had 9 WDC and 8 WCC in F1 (with Williams stuck at 3 and 4 and McLaren at 5 and 3) plus all the other titles in the other racing series like the 12 titles in the World Sportscar Championship between 1953 and 1972, 9 victories at Le Mans and Sebring, 4 in Daytona, 7 at the Targa Florio and Mille Miglia, 2 Carrera Panamericana and won even in motorcycle racing between 1932 and 1934 with 3 national titles and 44 victories, plus his team had many important driversall this at that famous August 14th before the belgian GP, plus his team had many important drivers through the years.
"Schumacher" the name which is synonymous with quality fast driving. A true LEGEND
I'm tired of Senna's bootlicking fanboys whining about Schumacher. Senna won three titles with the finest machines McLaren could crank out on a massive sponsorship budget and STILL, Schumacher beat him several times with an inferior car in 1992. In fact, Senna didn't even finish third in the points despite three wins to Schumacher's single win.
i always loved to watch F1 as a kid because of schumacher, not because he won so often but because there seemed to be something special and mesmerizing about the way he drove. It always seemed to me that instead of driving through the corners he was floating through them.
Michael was the greatest off all time. No one can ever match his greatness.
God I miss this man. He is truly a legend
David Moll no a cheat
@@Maxwell0910 I never saw a cheat winning 7 titles and 91 races
@English prick and can you prove it? Why do you think he was a cheat? What makes you think talking him down like this is the right decision?
@@davidmoll7250 Dont listen to this stupid prick. Schumacher is a truly legend, i totally agree you👍🏼
He was caught cheating a few times so theres proof he cheated, hes still a legend and it doesnt mean some other drivers didnt cheat. But still the way michael cheated was also legendary
The Monaco Pole in 2012 with 43 years in that terrible Mercedes was one of my Highlights. This was pure driving genius
It wasn't terrible at that track
Fun fact: michaels first and last pole was in monaco :D
Yeah That was a Monster run From Michael 😅
The truth about Schumacher needing his teammates to sign #2 driver contracts so they weren't allowed to beat compete against him on a level playing field had been leaked. His whole first career is based in a lie:
"At the time I handled people like Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jean Alesi, and every time we went to sign a contract with Michael Schumacher or Ferrari it always had conditions in it" - Eddie Jordon.
"Whether I signed with Eddie Irvine, Rubens Barrichello or whoever they were - there was a clause there that they always had to play second-fiddle to Michael Schumacher.' Eddie Jordan
"I had an opportunity to go to Ferrari but the contract that was offered by Jean was that if Michael was 5th and I was 4th, I had to move over, and, if I was 1st and he was 2nd, I had to move over.I couldn't sign a contract that committed me to being a #2" - David Coulthard.
"Ferrari, the contract that was offered effectively made me, on paper, number two to Michael. I've no doubt that Michael was the stronger driver out of the two because I recognise he was a better overall package than I was but at that stage of my career, I just couldn't accept signing a number two contract and that's why I decided to sign at McLaren and I think that was the right decision for my career." David Coulthard.
Umm lol it feel weird reading terrible Mercedes
If Schumacher accepted the offer from dominant williams in 1996 and took the “easy way”, he would have more titles, instead of this he went from a team he won 2 titles in a row with, to a team that hadn't won in the sport for over 2 decades. He helped to build the foundations of that team over the next 3 years and then went on to dominate with that team for the next 5 years. He helped and was a crucial part in building their success.
He also came out of retirement and helped developed Mercedes into what they are now before Hamilton took the seat He was in. Brawn himself said Schumacher had an immense and crucial part to play in developing the car and team into what it was to dominate the sport with Hamilton at the wheel.
Schumacher has and always will be the greatest F1 driver the sport has seen, alot don't like him, but anyone with common knowledge of F1 won't dispute that. Hamilton is a great, that can't be disputed. But he is not the greatest of all time.
Oh to answer about others with poor equipment, Schumacher also has the most wins in a non championship winning car even though he has less wins than Hamilton, further proof Hamilton is only great with the greatest car against the other greats records.
Well, guess we'll never know for sure 🤷🏽♂️
He is truly one of the Greatest and one of the Great Natural Talents. The Only Other is Senna.🇩🇪🇧🇷
@@brucekilby9957 exactly. Schumacher and Senna. The true GOATs
@@brucekilby9957 I'm not sure how anybody could dispute Hamilton is a natural talent. That guy has been winning since he was a little boy. Beating top competitors years older than him from the age of 10.
I looked at him in 2007 and secretly believed he might become the GOAT.
He did. With years to spare.
Hamilton is truly great, but as with the greats before him, he has more than his fair share of doubters, who will in time become some of his biggest fans. In time any racing fan must feel privileged to witness such greatness.
Schumacher in the 2014 Mercedes would win every year
And that, ladies and gentlemen, why Schumacher is untouchable in the history of Formula 1. Lewis wouldn't even dare to polish this guy's shoes
i agree with ya
He would not do it if you wanted him to. He´d whine about it being racist and in the next race Merc would remove all sponsor logos from their car and replace it with a large writing: "Say no to racism" or so
YES YES YES
@@LordOfTheBored Since Hamilton sued a 120 year old Hamilton watch company because of their name I am expecting he will sue Mercedes due to the holocaust. Hamilton - idiot.
To me, Schumi celebrating massa’s win in brazil ‘06 when he lost the 8th title confirmed that Michael will forever be THE 🐐, compared to LH sour face and tantrums losing to bottas whilst still leading the championship and no chance of anyone beating him in 2020 for the 7th.
100% agree on the Spain 96 race. That car was dreadful. The critics were out saying Schumacher had made a mistake going there from a dominant Benetton team. But boy he silenced everyone there. The best driver I have had the privilege of seeing. Nobody now comes near. Keep fighting Michael.
Warren OMAHONY: Go and see Fangio at the 57 German Grand Prix. Beats your bloody Schumacher hands down
@@hoatattis7283 Fangio was fraud because the whole sport was shit and obsolete even for timeline such as 60s
Totally agree with you! Whatever happens in F1 and no matter how many talented and successful driver there are to come, Schumacher will forever be the hero in F1. Coming from family having no money to buy him into racing, it was his pure talent and his hard work. His determination and his technical and engineering knowhow where the keys, because is was so much involved in developing and tuning the cars, like no one before. People say, that he all the attention in the Ferrari team and that it wasnt fair, but it was Michaels success to bring Ferrari back to a wining team having a winning car. He took the risk anf joined Ferrari, when there was no success for many many years. He contributed his knowledge and formed a succesful team for many years. It was all his success. One of the biggest compliments I ever heard, came from Gerhard Berger. When Michael went to Ferrari, Gerhard joined Benetton and sat in Michaels car for his last season. Gerhard therfore was a very experienced driver and he once admitted, that he barley was able to control or tune this car. It was so hard to drive that he had to took his had off to Michael driving this car at the limit. We will never know, what 1999 would have been or what would have been, if he stayed just one more season. With all he was as driver, he was outstanding
The truth about Schumacher needing his teammates to sign #2 driver contracts so they weren't allowed to beat compete against him on a level playing field had been leaked. His whole first career is based in a lie:
"At the time I handled people like Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jean Alesi, and every time we went to sign a contract with Michael Schumacher or Ferrari it always had conditions in it" - Eddie Jordon.
"Whether I signed with Eddie Irvine, Rubens Barrichello or whoever they were - there was a clause there that they always had to play second-fiddle to Michael Schumacher.' Eddie Jordan
"I had an opportunity to go to Ferrari but the contract that was offered by Jean was that if Michael was 5th and I was 4th, I had to move over, and, if I was 1st and he was 2nd, I had to move over.I couldn't sign a contract that committed me to being a #2" - David Coulthard.
"Ferrari, the contract that was offered effectively made me, on paper, number two to Michael. I've no doubt that Michael was the stronger driver out of the two because I recognise he was a better overall package than I was but at that stage of my career, I just couldn't accept signing a number two contract and that's why I decided to sign at McLaren and I think that was the right decision for my career." David Coulthard.
@@MT-pv2rf Get a life, dont spam your bashing under every comment
Stuck in 5th gear and still maintain the pace and come in second, what a legend.
Today's driver already retired, non stop whining, blaming the teams.
I think that sennas drive in Brazil '91 was better as he was stuck in 6th gear and ended up fending off patrese by two seconds with rain coming down
@@lukewlsn2805 Nah, Schumacher was stuck with 5th gear for a good part of the race.
He had to pit as well.
Wait is this the same guy that deliberately caused multiple accidents and was even banned from F1 drivers championship?
@@Bartooc Lol your talking about 1997 jerez. Take away Jerez and he was on top of the championship In the most inferior f1 car ever. A shitty 1997 ferrari almost won the championship before he crashed into the William's. He was really unlucky in that final race as he got a bad set of tyres, but no complaints, well done William's. Still almost winning a championship with a car you would hope to end in 6th place is amazing. Sit down
@@wingzero2348 i hate it when people use this stuff to discredit Michael. Was it a bad thing to crash into the Williams? Absolutely. But people forget all the top drivers had poor Moments. What about Senna saying hes gonna go for 1st place into T1 no matter the consequences at Japan91 ? And he ended up crashing and giving him the title. No one uses that against Senna. Hes the peoples favourite. Probably has something to do with their nationalitys. Easy to make Schumacher the Standard german Villain.
Those of us, who saw Schumi enter F1 and work his magic, including transforming the Ferrari team from a clown show with an occasional flash of brilliance to an unbeatable juggernaut, can consider ourselves lucky for having witnessed such motorsport greatness...sure Senna and Ham are also great, and I would have liked to see all three drivers pitted against each other on equal terms, but that can never happen, and we must consider each for the era and equipment and against the competitors they drove. All I can say is that I couldn't keep a dry eye while watching this, thinking of how many times he was at 18kPRM and 200mph, and lived, and shined, only to have that stupid accident while skiing... Keep fighting Michael, you will NEVER be forgotten!
Michael Schumacher is thee most brilliant Formula 1 driver that I have ever watched.....
I cried a bit watching this. He was my childhood hero ☹️
Alif Nurfakhri he was a cheat
@@Maxwell0910 Your father is called Schumacher?
He is* :-)
Brandon Clevert LOL
@@Maxwell0910 your mother is a cheater
A special mention also when Schumacher won knowing his mother had passed away before the race !
Imola 2003.
That's character. His mom probably put it in him and raised him that way. Absolute class. The Champion.
Imola 2003 Easter Sunday remember like it was yesterday what a race he put on full peddle to the metal as Murray Walker would say.
San Marino 🇸🇲 RIP
@@moeez1211 That's a pretty ridiculous argument in my opinion. His mother fell a week earlier and went into coma. So rather than be with his mother during this tragedy the guy is racing on track?? And you still have the guts to defend him while he suffers the same fate?
Probably the best driver to ever sit in an F1 car Full Stop. Not only a phenomenal driver, but he had such talent in setting a car up from scratch. He put both Benneton and Ferrari on the map.
He won in the Benneton, whilst Alesi and Berger struggled when they went there, and he took Ferrari to the top when again Alesi and Berger had struggled with Ferrari. "Legend.
Schumacher would have easily won championships in the 94 & 95 Ferraris.
Even if Hamilton wins 10 titles he will never be on Michaels level
he would if he switched to a crap car that takes 3-4 years to become competitive :)
@@marcopoloplanner8843 we both know he's not gonna do that. Don't get me wrong if he starts driving for ferrari I'd like nothing more than to see him win more titles but as for now I don't see him in the top 5, maybe top 10 at a push. The competition in michaels era was probably at the highest standard its ever been
@@stooby267 he won't do that for sure. I think Schumacher was moved by money and of course by the challenge and the opportunity to show he was the greatest of all time. He took a bit of a gamble career wise (not financially) and it paid off. That pass of Alesi was ridiculous. Even 1 car could hardly squeeze through that chicane. And that wet race in 1996 in the rain was out of this world. In 1994 he was a complete nightmare to Williams.
Hater
Driver's factor is much lesser in f1 today but can't deny that Lewis and Fenando are 2 top drivers of this generation after Schumacher era ended in 2006. Max, Leclerc and Russell are future top drivers.
4:15
Ahhhhh, back in the good old days where Ferrari actually had good strategists
Lol
Ross Brawn
Ishaan Ashwin Schumacher was Ferrari , he was a good driver and strategists
@@fifoschka4523 nikki lauda was a head also
That's what happened when you have Schumacher and Ross Brawn in the same team
So much of his career centred around Spa, his debut was there in 1991, his first win in F1 in 1992, (controversially) disqualified from winning in 1994, won from 16th on the grid in 1995, won by a country mile in 1997 thanks partly to an inspired decision to start the race on intermediate tyres as opposed to the rest of the field being on full wets, collided with David Coulthard in 1998 while trying to lap the latter (possibly a factor costing him the championship that year), beat Alain Prost's record of 51 wins by winning in 2001 and finally, securing what would be his seventh and last championship title there in 2004
Wow! Great comment, youre right with all of this. And youve wrote a couple of interesting facts.
And competing his 300th race there in 2011
@@itswais77 Oh yes I forgot, if I'm not mistaken it was Barrichello who had it in 2011
@@f1fan1998 in 2011 he celebrated 20 years since his debut (wearing a gold coloured helmet)
The only point you missed was another memorable race in 2000 when he passed hakkinen on the kemmel straight and went on to win the race
The man who made me a formula one fan..The Greatest ever
Schumacher stuck 5th gear : its all good.
Hamilton falling back after strategy not paying : just retire the car.
To his defense: lewis was sick that day
@@sbinotto3780 Jordan was sick at the flu game too . See the difference in mentality? Im a fan of Ham as a driver btw. But there are levels.
Cant compare it. 1 mistake bevause of not concentrating can kill someone. In basketball not rly.
@@hititmanify Its about the winner's / champion mentality . Obsession. You focus on the tree and miss the Forrest.
Btw , the chances of an F1 driver dying is very very very slim . The only flaw was fixed with the HALO . Theoretically you could get killed or injured in basketball too. If a 250 lb guy runs towards you or falls on you after a rebound.
being stuck in 5th gear in those cars wasnt a big problem, today he would have finished last
Michael & Ayrton! The Greatest drivers of all times. I miss both!
Senna is the greatest driver this world has seen, he's on another level!
@@andrecaio01
Senna is nothing compared to Schumacher
@@intermaths1128 actually, as much as i know, ayrton was michael's favourite driver, and schumi also cried when he equaled ayrton's race win record
It's only Micheal
Imagine if senna had survived the crash. What a rivalry that would have been.
Belgium was best place for Michael Schumacher,first appearance,first win,lot of drama,and more for a great Legend #KeepFightingMichael
1995 was probably his best Spa win considering he started 16th on the grid and used dry tires in the wet I think
7th and last championship also
Fantastic!!!
@@henrywhatzal4724 Yeah dry tyres in wet qualifying.
Interestingly it’s also where he was famously overtaken by Hakkinen in 2000.
A legendary driver with almost no equal to his driving ability, Merry Christmas Michael
Karlos B
Every sympathy in the world for Michael Schumacher and hope he makes a speedy recovery but how anyone can consider him the greatest driver of all time is beyond me. He BLATANTLY CHEATED to win 3 of his world titles and endangered the lives of others doing so.
Well maybe Mika Häkkonen but Schumacher was mynfzvorite so i cant argue there
The truth about Schumacher needing his teammates to sign #2 driver contracts so they weren't allowed to beat compete against him on a level playing field had been leaked. His whole first career is based in a lie:
"At the time I handled people like Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jean Alesi, and every time we went to sign a contract with Michael Schumacher or Ferrari it always had conditions in it" - Eddie Jordon.
"Whether I signed with Eddie Irvine, Rubens Barrichello or whoever they were - there was a clause there that they always had to play second-fiddle to Michael Schumacher.' Eddie Jordan
"I had an opportunity to go to Ferrari but the contract that was offered by Jean was that if Michael was 5th and I was 4th, I had to move over, and, if I was 1st and he was 2nd, I had to move over.I couldn't sign a contract that committed me to being a #2" - David Coulthard.
"Ferrari, the contract that was offered effectively made me, on paper, number two to Michael. I've no doubt that Michael was the stronger driver out of the two because I recognise he was a better overall package than I was but at that stage of my career, I just couldn't accept signing a number two contract and that's why I decided to sign at McLaren and I think that was the right decision for my career." David Coulthard.
Schumacher was the greatest F1 driver. He started with nothing and his determination made him a champion.
Who is Michael Schumacher?
91 race wins, 77 fastest lap, 68 pole position,7 world titles. Who are you?(from WTF1)
68 pole positions
Peter are you stupid?
eh?
in post-ussr lands we even have eponym “Schumacher” which describes mad, fast driver. Most people don’t even know where it’s comes from
The who crashed against Hill and Villeneuve...
He was, is, and always will be the best. I will never forget the first F1 race I watched on TV, it was the 2000 Brazilian GP and when I saw Michael in his beautiful red Ferrari mercilessly chasing Hakkinen and winning the race then I instantly became hooked on F1. Thank you Michael for all the great memories. #Legend
Racing Red Hero my arse He deliberately ran others off the track, here in Australia he actually pushed another out of his way.
Get another hero TRY fANGIO, mOSS, bRABHAM,
@@hoatattis7283 100% agree with YOU
@@hoatattis7283 he never said hero. Schumacher was the best driver. Best driver. Not human. Driver. And man, it was.
@@hoatattis7283 you get a 🖕 for this
@@f1pro299 i totally agree with u 😃👍🏿
Even if Hamilton wins 8, 9 or even 10 WDS, he will not beat Schumacher's greatness. Cos greatness alone is not defined by the number of championships you have.
Agree!
Imagine if Schumacher moved to Williams in 1996
He’d have won 4 straight titles before 1998 even starts. Who knows what would happen from there, he legit had the talent for 8-9 titles, it’s utterly insane
Until someone takes a team from mediocrity to dominating for years shumacher will always be the best
Schumacher is legendary but senna is the 🐐
Hammy boy is an opportunist. Just wait until the Mercedes becomes a bit of a dog. He'll flee to the team with the fastest car.
A simple Word is Needed to describing this man = GOAT🐐
MIchael Schumacher was the fittest driver ever. I remember the podium of the 1999 Malaysian GP. The face of Eddie Irvine was as red as his overall, Mika Häkkinen was close to collapse and Schumacher was standing there smiling (and not even sweating). Unbelievable
He took driver's to a whole new level. People sneer at his comeback in the Benz, but don't realise he was responsible for the others drivers being so much better, he raised the game level. Drivers today don't even look like they just had a race they are so damn fit now.
There is a rumour his dog wasn't allowed to go running with him due to exhaustion for the dog!
That's because he introduced fitness to Formula 1... He loves to train before he starts racing and his fitness legacy lives on!
My all time greatest hero. I started watching f1 when he signed for Benetton. Then he went to give us a decade of excellence. My greatest memory was his win in Hungary. What a turn around. The Maclarens were way ahead till he switched strategy and then those 15 or so Hot laps with Murray Walker screaming : "I can believe it Martin, Schumacher is going faster and faster" So many great memories. An inspiration. I wish you well Michael.
@F ten Stay ignorant.
@Ryan ..wtf?!!!!
Where are you from?
When i was 10 years old and watching F1 race on tv,
my father always said,
“If you want to be a racer, make sure your idol is Michael Schumacher”
I really miss Michael, he was dedicated to the sport. He faced the ups and downs and raced like a true champion.
The best. Ever. A legend. Keep fighting, Michael!
Vytautas: Fangio better
@@hoatattis7283 forgot senna, prost, gilles, piquet, e. fittipaldi and jim clark?
Why do you have to compare? To me, Schumi is the Greatest. I fully understand that this differs from fan to fan and I'm not about to bash Senna, Fangio, or Hamilton. All are greats.
thank you :,)
@It doesn’t matter What your name is Schumacher had already outscored Senna by 1992 amd would've still beat hin to the title in 95 for sure
I've been a Schumacher fan since I was a kid. I remember the moment when I found out that we share our birthday. What an honor, to share birthdays with my childhood hero. I can now only wish you a happy 50th birthday, Michael.
The man shaped and revived Ferrari. They touched the heavens with a kind of success no one had ever seen before. Now, everytime we associate 'Ferrari' with the pinnacle of motorsport, with this powerful, legendary team, it is because of him. For what we're seeing now, and according to such big names as Ross Brown and Toto Wolff, he was crucial in laying the foundations of Mercedes' current success, the most dominant team in the last decade. His work ethic, absolute professionalism, perfectionism and atention to detail changed F1 forever. His amazing, incredible talent, pace, determination, commitment, competitiveness, pure desire to win, made him (as I read in another comment) the epitome of a champion. He was the pure definition of a champion. He's an absolute legend, and in my humble opinion, The Greatest of All Times.
Keep fighting Michael.
Incredible talent, fierce commitment, single minded focus on best result in any given situation and above all his love and passion for this sport is unmatched
In 2006, his engine gave up while leading the race prior to finale in Brazil, robbing him of potential season victory. Everyone in his team was so dejected but he came to the paddock and was cheering them up. I was so shocked pleasantly ... in his final race year back then ... he was so unaffected by cruel luck. And then again in Brazil, had a puncture, dropped to last position and then had a drive of his life to finish 4th ... simply amazing.
My favourite sportsman by miles
As a brazilian I have no personal reason to say this, but he is the best of all, unquestionably. Every great driver had masterful performances and victories, but Michael was only one of the very few that accepted a real challenge, in this case, to go to Ferrari with a much inferior equipment. Bravo, really, bravo.
Thank you for your honesty. Stay health.
You can say what you like about Michael Schumacher,people call him a cheat but all he did was attack and defend aggressively,which if you look back through the history of f1 they all did it from fangio, Clark,senna,Prost it’s called racing,look at other motorsports where they constantly barge each other off the track like touring cars or the gt series. Michael Schumacher was one of my heroes and it’s so sad what happened to him because he is without doubt one of the greatest f1 drivers ever,I know he won his last 2 titles quite comfortably but the 97/98/99/00 seasons he shouldn’t have even been in contention really as the Williams in 97 and mclaren in 98/99/00 was a far superior car but that’s what he did,he won when he shouldn’t because he was an absolute master of getting every last thousandth of a second out of the car. If Lewis Hamilton beats all his records which could happen,I still believe in the same car there’s no one to touch Schumacher,he’d wipe the floor with all of them...keep fighting Michael 🤞👍
Well Said.
Contact makes F1 fun. It can ruin both of their races. Look at Max vs Leclerc in Silverstone,so much contact yet the excitement overwhelmed everyone
Traction control, launch control , illegal fuel rigs, ramming poeople of the track plus loads we dont even know. He was a cheat to say the least.
@@sonicboove4865 oh shut it, typical British media, always coming out with some hate. Just like in the cricket during that era they use to accuse teams of ball tampering in cricket, when they were doing it themselves.
@@sonicboove4865 Prick, Senna rammed prost to win a championship, no one ever comments on that
I just love everything about
Michael Schumacher, my face just lights up watching these classic moments. A top 10’s not enough, can we have a
top 30 or something?!
Wish FOM would release Michael Schumacher’s entire career footage so we fans can relive it all over again.
My hero forever.
#KeepFighting Champ!
A lot of onboards are available from Japanese TV - notably Monaco 1992 and Monza 1992; full manual car in '92 with h-pattern shifting and at Monza the same; broken front wing on lap 1, and the onboard is his fightback through the field.
Let's hope they release everything as a celebration of his recovery and not otherwise! #KeepFightingMichael #KaiserSchumi
This video needs to be half an hour long
There is no greater legend than the great Michael Schumacher 🏎🇩🇪🏎🇩🇪🏎🇩🇪🏎🇩🇪🏎
Michael Schumacher the greatest Formula One driver! I have been following his career since the late 90s, when I was a child, I always supported him. It is unfortunate that such a misfortune happened to him. For me, he will forever remain the greatest. Red Baron, miss you.
He's an undisputed driver. There's a lot of rain performance superhuman. It is also unique in history with the feature of developing the team. If I were a team boss, I wouldn't think about a pilot for 1 second except this guy.
Thank you Michael, for everything. Also for terrific struggles with Mika.
Agree!
Hamilton broke the record, but Schumacher will always be the champion! And now the legend!
The truth about Schumacher needing his teammates to sign #2 driver contracts so they weren't allowed to beat compete against him on a level playing field had been leaked. His whole first career is based in a lie:
"At the time I handled people like Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jean Alesi, and every time we went to sign a contract with Michael Schumacher or Ferrari it always had conditions in it" - Eddie Jordon.
"Whether I signed with Eddie Irvine, Rubens Barrichello or whoever they were - there was a clause there that they always had to play second-fiddle to Michael Schumacher.' Eddie Jordan
"I had an opportunity to go to Ferrari but the contract that was offered by Jean was that if Michael was 5th and I was 4th, I had to move over, and, if I was 1st and he was 2nd, I had to move over.I couldn't sign a contract that committed me to being a #2" - David Coulthard.
"Ferrari, the contract that was offered effectively made me, on paper, number two to Michael. I've no doubt that Michael was the stronger driver out of the two because I recognise he was a better overall package than I was but at that stage of my career, I just couldn't accept signing a number two contract and that's why I decided to sign at McLaren and I think that was the right decision for my career." David Coulthard.
Silverstone 2021: "Okay Valtteri, we invert the cars into turn 15 this lap"
I think it's pretty clear who signed what in Mercedes and how LH won that race (and many others).
He should kiss Valtteri's shoes.
@@cinegraphics Schumacher had the same contract with the likes of Alesi, Irvine, and Barrichello. Unlike Hamilton however he treated the guys who were working with and for him as coworkers compatriots and friends and not as disposable lackeys.
@@MT-pv2rf Sorry to break it to you bud, Hamilton likely did the very same thing Schumacher did. Not with Alesi, Irvine, and Barrichello but with Bottas.
@@zeinmets3550 actually, Bottas did much worse things to ensure LH winning some of the races. Including hitting other drivers to stop them, or pretending his car has died on the track, in order to deploy the safety car, so LH can catch up with the leading drivers. I don't remember Irvine or Barichello doing any of that.
Michael Schumacher is the greatest sportsperson of all time, there has never been anyone greater before or since and there never will be
Keep fighting Michael 🏎🏎🏎🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🐐🐐🐐👑👑👑
I dont care what people say. Michael will always be the GOAT!
Qualified P7 on his debut in a Jordan while replacing another driver (best qualifying result for Jordan that season)
Went to Benetton (4th best team in the grid) and won two world titles with them (the first titles for Benetton ever in F1)
Went to Ferrari (third best team at that moment while having contract proposals from the top teams like Williams and McLaren, but went to Ferrari instead) and became the face of the Italian brand by building his own team and helping mechanics by himself on his own car and giving Ferrari their first F1 titles in more than 20 years!
He did something that no other driver has ever done before and did that TWICE!
If Michael took the “easy” route, he would be a 10+ world champion easily.
When you have a mechanical engineering genius behind the wheel... im feeling privileged that i was able to see him alive and on tv performing some of the greatest driving moments.
This could’ve been a Top 50 for all I know, but Schumi was and will always be the GOAT. F1 will never be what it was without him.
Thanks for the great Memories Michael and keep fighting.
I live in Germany and for me Formel 1 was Simply Michael Schumacher whenever I hear f1 his name was the first thing what came into my mind.
I really miss watching Michael racing.
Who doesn't ?? except Lewis fanboy
Michael was committed 100% to win. That's what cost him a lot of sympathy points from both, viewers and drivers. But gained him title after title, record after record. He wasn't placed in a superior car - he created a superior car. He took any chance he saw, even when it went wrong. It was worth it to him. And he made mistakes. Those would have been accepted made by other drivers, but lacking sympathy points, he was painted as a bad person. And regarding Senna: it was Michael who chased him in his last races, gave him a real headache and forced him to give his very best - or lose to a newcomer. There will never be another Senna or another Michael, both of them were great at their time and both deserve to be on par in terms of respect. But that inch more goes to Michael. He truly is the GOAT.
Watching this man at work was nothing short of an honour. GOAT. Childhood hero.
It's pointless to argue: Schumacher was the best driver of F1 ever. He dethroned Piquet, Mansell, Senna and Prost altogether in 3 years.
the GOAT , he could have done so much more if he had the chance
the best ever...best in qualifing,best in race,best on single lap,best to prepare the car...absolutely incomparable..
Their number 4 moment, Schumacher’s win at Hungary in 1998, was the best race craft I’ve seen in my entire life. Brilliant call strategically from Ross Braun, and then what were essentially qualifying laps for almost the entire race from Schuey. I think he even had an off at one point, because he really was on the edge every single lap. McLaren were so ridiculously superior to everybody else at the beginning of that year. If my memory is correct, David Coulthard won the first race in Melbourne, by lapping every single car except his teammate, Mika Hakkinen. The devolopment of the Ferrari that year was nothing short of astonishing, and evidence of how Schumacher was the greatest, not only for what he could do on the track, but also for how he could develop a car and galvanize a team. That performance in Hungary was was the absolute epitome of the brilliance of Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher. I’m so thankful to have witnessed it.
I was knocked of my seat that day watching what was happening. It was genius. I had never seen such a strategy.
The greatest ever.
Don't forget France 2004 when they did four stops to beat Renault.
I always will remember that first win with Ferrari in Spain. That car was a nightmare, and in that conditions even worse. Love you Michael, miss you very much. Thanks for filling my childhood with your awesomeness.
Schumi was a outstanding Driver, always at the limit. But what him made so special is that he was also an awesome mechanic with technical understanding. He pushed every Team to the best with his knowhow. If he hasn't that accident in 2013, he surely would be an excellent Team Manager yet.
Greatest of all time and for me best time in Formula One History. I miss this guy. Keep fighting Michael!!!
"Kaiser of formula one"
Schumacher is the Maradona of F1, second best of all times.
@@neblinasp and who is the best?
@@ezrealfourever Senna is the PELÉ of F1.
SENNA IS THE BIGGEST.
@@neblinasp pele is not the best footballer and senna is not the best f1 driver
@Nicolomeus Fuck off idiot
I think this video undersells just how great Schumacher was in the rain.
Michael has over 90 wins and gets barely 6 mins. Lewis gets 21 mins of his best moments. Definitely no biase there...
Getting emotional seeing this. Have tears in my eyes writing this. Thank you Schumi for this magic moments of brilliance! I am still a huge fan of you and your lifetime achievement. For me you are the GOAT taking 2 Teams from midfield to top and become 7 time World Champion! I hope you will get better. Keep fighting!
Michael Schumacher is the best Formula 1 driver in history! Keep fighting Michael
!
We didn't truly appreciate how special it was watching him back then. It's only looking back you realize. Thanks Michael.
Schumacher is a legend, the best of the best . May God grant him health.
Senna was better.
schumi greatest of all time no questions asked
One of the things that made Michael so great was his dynamic ways of completing races, and winning them, tackling so many variables that would leave most drivers of today in the rear. He handled challenges better than anyone I’ve seen drive a race car ever
Drivers today moan to much instead of getting on with it, slow pit stop poor qualifying or get told to do another strategy and complain it couldn’t work
Schumacher gets told he’s got 19 laps to make up 25 seconds and goes ok thank you, and sets about doing it
@@peterlee6374 you read my mind, i like it
I'm pretty sure Michael was addicted to beating his own times. He just happened to beat everyone else whilst doing so the LEGEND 😂 Also the reason I have an Abarth is because he said he drives one. Greatest of all time, and of the true F1 era.
Monsieur Schumacher ! Le plus grand des pilotes de formule 1 . Merci monsieur du grand spectacle !!!
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER IS THE FORMULA 1.
God I miss Schumacher one of the greatest ever to do it. Keep fighting Michael
Every time I watch something about Michael Schumacher I get sad, such an incredibly great man and an absolutely tragic destiny :-(
His pole on Hungaroring 2005 with a Ferrari crippled by rule changes with Michelin tyres should be right up here.
Even BitchiliTon wins 15 titels, he's never even come close to the LEGENDARY racing level and fighting spirit of the Red Baron, Michael Schumacher GOAT 🇩🇪. Keep fighting legend💪💪
It is hard to overstate just how good Michael was.
Being in a Ferrari that was the best car on the grid is what he seems to be remembered for the most, but that's really not telling much. Obviously it's hard to compare but it's not unreasonable to put him as a very very strong candidate for "the best of all time".
I seem to remember in Spain '96 that his engine was only firing on 9 cylinders as well? What a drive. He clearly had fun that day, I remember the controlled power slides too. It was inspirational, and made everyone else look like a school boy. That car was a dog by all accounts, but Michael made it punch well above its weight. What an absolute legend. Numbers and records aside, he will always be the best racer there ever was, in lesser cars he's beaten other champions in far better machinery. Since Michael, who else has won anything in anything less than the best car? What a Hero. What an inspirational man. What a blessing is was to watch you race. Thank you. #KeepFightingMichael
You remember perfectly...During press conference after the race he said that.
he is the reason i used to watch F1
Michael Schumacher isn’t just the best in F1. He is F1!!! 💪
never been a huge fan of michael, but this video reminds me why he is the GOAT for most people. nice.
I was a Mika Fan back in the day but when Michael showed up for the second leg of his career I wanted to see him win soooo badly.
Goosebumps and tears in my eyes.
Only pictures of Schumi driving can cause this.
Schumi-The legendary racing Legend of all time. Won in several un-race-able cars. ☝️
Man I remember having F1 car toys as a kid!!! I would say the most awesome childhood toys ever!!
Difference: Hamilton went to Mercedes when they were on a upward spiral while Schumacher went to ferrari when they were on a downward spiral
If Schumacher would have stayed in 07 and 08, he would end with 9 titles. Also if he took the “easy” route, he would be a 10+ world champion easily.
One of the things I remember most clearly, is watching Schumacher in Brazil 1994, in a Benetton, definitely only the third or fourth best car on the grid, out-drive Senna (who was definitely driving the best car on the grid ) for most of the race ... IN BRAZIL!!!! Talk about proving you're truly something quite above anything else. Schu - definitely the king of F1. Debating it is futile.
Still the best of all time...grats 4 Birthday today
I remember watching MS's first race in 1991. I was 9 and I decided that he was my guy.
Keep fighting Michael.
Prime Lewis Hamilton wouldn’t hold a candle to this man is his prime.
Never compare a legend (Michael) to a peasant. 😂
Well lets be fair. Lewis is a great driver. But's he not a schumacher. let's be realistic.
Fact is, Fernando alonso was and is the most recent legend of the sport we have seen. Schumacher, for me is the all time biggest legend we have seen.
Now we have Lewis... well he's an excellent driver. He's not a legend of the sport. He's never done anything incredible apart from giving up when things go against him. And the fact is, every driver on the grid are all excellent drivers. just like lewis. and would all win just like lewis in the machine lewis has. And Lewis will probably beat Shumachers records. but he will never ever be a legend because he's a quieter and has never been able to drive fast unless the car is fast. THis is what makes legends. Fast drivers in a bad car. Lewis... vettle also... excellent drivers. But not legends becasue they are only fast IF the car is fast. Legends... they make bad cars fast cars. That's what legends are made of.
DingBatDave but schumachers dirty driving makes him a legend?
@@martin3288 Senna done the same as schumacher. So you have to balance your views young man. Balance is key. Critical and emotionless thinking. you can't let personal feelings get the better of you. The best of the best, the likes of senna shumacher etc etc. they stopped at nothing to succeed. I respect that. But what makes them legends was their ability to drive anything.
Look at alonso also. His win stats are not nearly as impressive as some others. But his status as a legend who can drive anything and drive it fast is established beyond question. Kimi could possibly come into the legends conversation also. and he's only won the title once.
DingBatDave lewis is also a legend he may not be an fan favorite but he will break all the records, if you don’t see him as a legend i find that very weird and i am not saying schumi and senna are not legends but you can’t say lewis ain’t a legend
The 🐐
The legend, no other driver close to him
without doubt, Schumacher is the best ever. i don't think there will never be such a legend again. i hope he is getting better.
And to think, he has so many more special moments that could've easily be in this Top 10. He was the Best.
My biggest hero ever 😎
Thank you for alle the great memories!!
#keepfightingmichael
Thank God there is no shitty comments here, he was a great driver nonetheless
That man was an absolute UNIT of a man!!! He was not only arguably the best F1 driver ever, but countless professional football players said about him, that he could easily play first division football! And other sports too. Even his skiing game was of the charts, thats why he felt save going of course...what a legend, proud to have watched his whole career in my youth, absolute legend!!!
It's always a pleasure in watching him drive. He makes the car dance around like no other driver. You can always tell when a car is driven by him. His style may not be suited to today's F1 cars but he was certainly the master of his era.