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Finally someone who doesn't just compare Senna and Schumacher, just gives their remunerates. Thank you.

You missed an important clip "When you spend so long sitting behind a driver in second place, you have lots of time to learn their driving style. Sometimes I drove aggressively like Senna, sometimes I drove smoothly like Alan, sometimes cleanly to conserve tyres. I could adapt my driving style to match my opponent, and use their special moves on the track. I was lucky to be able to learn from the best, from the greats, at the right time, and they give me those skills." - or words to that effect.

Schumacher was a student of driving. He clearly understood the dynamics of what his car was doing, how and why it was doing it. A master of driving technique and style. Simply one of, if not the greatest F1 driver ever.

Remember, he'll forever remain as the last person to win a GP with an H pattern manual gearbox.

I've heard something like this years ago about Schumacher's driving technique - he was like a human ABS/TCS/ESC system. His multitudes of micro-inputs of braking, throttle and steering were what made him such a great driver.

First time I saw Schumi was at Silverstone in first practice (can't remember what year - I do remember the Prost team being there and the noise their cars made was different). I stood at the very first kink at Maggot's. There was a gape in between the advertising boards there. All other cars going past had started braking by the time they passed that and they were glowing bright red. Schumi was the only one going past without any redness showing, he was INCREDIBLY late on the brakes and it was almost frightening to watch him lunge into a corner and somehow make it round. Quite how he managed it I'll never know but it broke my brain at the time.

Dude was faster in the wet than other guys in the dry. He dominated his era and right up until he retired.

I remember once, Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen were walking about after a race checking out the other's car. One of the commentators remarked that the difference between the two was that Michael knew what he was looking at and Mika didn't

another lesser known fact about his driving style: during his earlier Benetton years, he used to have three speedometers installed on his dashboard, which displayed the minimum, maximum and current speed in corners, so he could always check if he was improving or going slower during an entire race, boosting his consistency. this also gave way to all sorts of experiments with different approaches to the racing line, carrying more or less speed on the straights depending on the circumstances. it then lead to his ultimate perception of the limit, as explained in the video

Wow the steering input comparison was cool to see, I haven’t seen traces shown and compared and explained so well.

Michael Schumacher is one of the Motorsport greatest drivers and my childhood hero I wish him a good recovery from his skiing accident

This was one of the best analysis of my all time favorite driver. The thing I loved about Schumacher was that he was "consistently" on the edge, getting the maximum performance out of any car, every corner every lap. This is why he really had a huge relationship with whoever was providing him tires. He knew he was always making tiny micro adjustments - feeling for the "edge" on every lap, every turn. It was amazing seeing him drive inferior cars for wins. Spain and Ferrari his first year if I recall was stunning. I could be wrong though but he pulled out wins nobody else could have with the same car.

Miss you Schumi. Keep fighting Michael.

I think you kind of mentioned the reason I think schumi changed F1. He came in as a super fit, super focused driver that wasn’t had before. He was fit enough to run every lap at the limit and in control. Before him we often saw drivers back off during a race as their fitness waived.

When asked about his driving style during an interview years ago, Schumacher explained how the car spoke to him when he was driving at the "limit" and that was how he was able to do the things he did. The interviewer then asked how that differed when driving in the rain. Mike said the car still spoke to him in the wet , but it only whispered.

My first experience of seeing Schumacher live attending a race was at Silverstone in 2005, when that particular Ferrari wasn't a front running car. I watched this red car turn in, in Friday practice on a surface that was 'green' and everyone was building up speed and at turn one, (a mighty corner) this red car at the absolute limit on a near flat out corner lost the rear end and the crowd went crazy, because the car was out of control mid corner and within milliseconds was corrected all the way through with reactions incomprehensible. I was absolutely stunned. You just knew that it was something superhuman. I couldn't get over what I just saw.

I remember watching Schum's car during races and it seemed to be sliding sideways into each corner. Like the tail of the car was turning with the front wheels. So you're explanation of how he did that makes a lot of sense.

I recently rewatched the the Belgium Grand Prix from 1995 where Schumacher started from 16, stayed on Slicks during the first rain and won at the end. I was seven years old when that race actually happened and of course didn't know what went on just was happy that the fellow German guy my father was a fan of won. But watching it back now I realised how great of a performance I have witnessed. He was an amazingly talented driver and then in the early 2000s Ferrari managed to give him a beast of a car on a regular basis. And it became one hell of a pairing.

Great video! I also recommend listening to the John Barnard episode of F1's Beyond the Grid podcast - he has some great insight into Schumacher's driving style. Basically, Schumacher would take a car that naturally had great front-end and turn-in, and then use his talent to keep the back end in order. That lines up well with what's in this video. Prost was the opposite - he liked a car with a very planted rear end, so the rear would naturally stay in line while Prost used his talent to create better turn-in than anybody else could manage in that car. Barnard actually preferred Prost's style, since Barnard always focused on creating a very stable rear end for his cars. Schumacher was also known for liking very stiff suspension setups. That made the car more difficult to drive - very knife-edge handling - but also faster if you could balance it on that edge. It also made the car more sensitive, which likely added to Schumacher's feel for what the car was doing. Put that together with his preference for a free rear end, and you had a car that was phenomenally difficult to drive, but ultimately faster if you had somebody with the talent to manage it. That explains why so few of Schumacher's teammates were able to come close to his pace, especially in the mid-90s Benettons that were notoriously difficult to drive. The other aspect of Schumacher's genius is that he could drive those knife-edge cars on the very limit for every corner of every lap without using his full mental capacity. He could keep track of everything else that was going on in a race while tearing around faster than anybody else. There's a great story about the 1994 Hungarian GP. In one of the most demanding cars on one of the most demanding tracks in F1, Schumacher was leading late when he suddenly called the team on the radio to ask about his teammate Verstappen's strategy. He then suggested a new strategy for Verstappen and helped the team implement it to get Verstappen on the podium, all while continuing to dominate the race. It was like he didn't even have to think about driving faster than everybody else. That's a big reason why he and Brawn made such a potent strategic combo.

I remember when I was a big fan of Schumacher when I was a kid, my dad would bring me toy F1 cars and I would pretend Schumacher was driving it, watched F1 on TV all the time. It's been almost 15 years already.

For me, Schumacher's driving style at Ferrari in the 2000s was his style absolutely refined and perfected. If you watch the onboards and focus on the nose of the car, keeping the steering wheel below and track above, in your periphery, you get a real idea about the attitude of the car through a corner. He braked hard into corners, shifted the weight to the front axel, and then began rotating the car. I've no idea about the specifics of the setup of the car, but from that initial turn-in, he managed to energise the rear, making the front end the major pivot point, modulating throttle and steering input for best rotation. Around mid-corner, he'd unwind the lock on the steering wheel (much earlier than other drivers), often ending up with it straight early after the apex, yet the car would still be rotating - getting the perfect slip angle allowing him to then apply throttle earlier. It was an absolute art form. The fact he managed to do this (relatively) flawlessly lap after lap after lap (often being asked by the pit wall to put in 10-15 qualifying laps in the race to make the strategy work) demonstrated his absolute mastery on the track.

Schu comes from a modest family background, but he and his brother literally grew up on a cart track. Their father was the guy who had the rental cart business at the track. When they were kids they used to grab the old tyres out of the trash bin which the richer kids had thrown away. I guess that’s when he learned how to get the best lap times out of his material. Basically all those years until Schu got hired by the Mercedes Junior Team at 18y/o he had lesser resources while being more sucessful than the competion. It were those years of constant struggle against hardships and the need to be more sucessful with lesser resources that formed Schu into that brilliant driver and athlete.

Michael Schumacher was and is my idol. I loved how he could win with a car that was much slower and took the car he had to its maxiumum. I loved the 90's and his last race with ferrari when he droppep to the back and made an unbeliveable drive back to the fronrunners, he showed everyone the magical driveing of his whole career. Just imagine if he would have continued 2 or 3 years moore with mercedes, he would be a 8 or 9 time world champion, he is the best to ever do it.

Watching Shumacher in the Benetton days you got the feeling of what this video has explained without fully analysing it or understanding why. It was just exciting to watch and you could just tell it was special not anywhere near the ordinary.

I used to watch F1 just for Schumacher, as many others did, and just like them, I didn't consciously understood what set him apart but now I do, thank you.

I swear everything you make is perfectly informative. I've actually learned a lot and I wanna say thank you

“And Michael Schumacher is 37 seconds ahead, so he can refuel the car, change all four wheels, take off his helmet, have a smoke and a cup of tea, and rejoin in first.” - Murray Walker Superb video mate!

After the video, i stood up and clapped my hands. Thank you. Never saw Schumacher's skills this way. Thanks a lot!

People who say silly things like “it’s ALL down to the car in F1” need to watch this. Sure if you put the best driver in the best car he will dominate (Hamilton : Mercedes), but if you put the best driver in a slower car he will destroy his team mate and finish several places higher than the car deserves by the end of the season, (Alonso : Ferrari). 😎Wishing Michael the best possible recovery 🙏🏼

When you apply this logic, it makes sense why some of Schumacher's best moments for Mercedes were in the wet, Canada 2011 where he was up there with the Red Bulls and McLarens. Or if look at British GP 2012 qualifying, Alonso and Webber had 2 runs on the intermediate where as Mercedes only sent Michael for one because they made a mistake and sent him on the full wets, meaning he only had 1 lap in the last 3 mins to get a time in and he only ended only 2 tenths off pole in the car that was a second or more off the pace in the race the day after, had he gone for 2 runs like the others, I'm sure he would have been on pole. German GP the race after he qualified 4th in the rain too. The problem with Michael's comeback is his ability to maximise a car that doesn't suit his style had diminished, and this stood out even more because the Mercedes was generally 0.5-1.0 sec slower than the front teams. In the rain, as it always does, neutralized the field and this inherent problem was covered up, allowing him to for the top positions. They worked the Mercedes better to suit Michael's style in 2012 hence he was generally a match for Nico or faster, but that generation of F1 was never going to suit him, so for him to be so competitve in 2012 at his age of 43 speaks volumes to who the real GOAT is. A lot of people keep saying Nico thrased Michael in 3 seasons, he never, Michael's car failured a good 10 times between 2011 and 2012 whilst he was ahead of Nico in the races.

The biggest regret of my life is not seeing him in person at a grand prix. I love him so much

That all combined with a on track attitude, that didn´t accept compromises made him sooo good. Some might call it "ruthless" or "ugly" what he did at times but this was another aspect that made him an ultimate winner. About that particular aspect (not about the driving technique) he was quite like Senna. The Brazilian also had a "either you break or we crash, I won`t change the line" attitude.

Schumacher biggest asset is actually his development driving skills. He is said to speak the Mechanic language. If you walk around the paddock and ask who is the best driver is the answer might vary but, if you ask who is the best development driver is its always going to be Schumacher

Berger and Alesi were not able to handle the Benetton of Michael.. then...Berger recognized how brilliant he was.

Schumacher is probably the only driver who looked the same when was winning cart championships in 1987 at the age of 18 to when he finally retired at the age 43 in 2012.

This man is so special and it's so sad what happened to him.

Amazing insight.... not enough is done on the Red Baron and that special visual driving style of his.. thanks #keepfighting

One of my favorite driver, he was squeezing as much as he could from any car and was passionate about it same like my other favorite Senna, with a different driving style, but sharing the same passion. And I think that all about racing. THE PASSION.

He's still the greatest in my eyes.

He was my fav, I grew up watching him after Senna was tragically taken away from this world Schumi took the mantle up and provided us with Magic, what a talent who worked extremely hard to keep at the front and always performed regardless what motor he had.

Great Video man Really learning a lot from your channel 🙏

I've never said this about a channel but I love this one. Dude has a ridiculous amount of not only knowledge (anyone can get that) but understanding. This was a very nerdy video but still couldn't turn it off. Keep them coming!

What brought me into following F1 is Schumacher himself, always reading the headlines with his name and articles speak of him in great praising sense, it made want to know why is he so good!!! then I became so attached to watching him every weekend, the amount of dedication he has and consistency in his performance is beyond anything i have ever scene in any discipline in life and not only sport. he is phenomenally talented, and he is dearly missed as well... wish him the Legend well and recovery.

Thanks for the explanation. It always struck me in the early Benetton days that his entry was a visibly sharper angle than the others, now I know why.

Great video Scott, big thank you ... I describe Michael as the most complete driver to ever drive an F1 car, unfortunately he often doesn’t the credit he deserves from fans whom focus on the controversy’s. But those whom really understand F1, understand what an incredible talent he was and why his style, both in and out of the car, is the yardstick in which young drivers today are measured against. Keep Fighting Michael.

I drove 2 GoKart races with(against) him in my youth, the gokart scene in this time in germany was pretty hard and competetive. he dominated alone with this technique so hard, difference in gokart is that you do most of this with your bodyweight and movement and he was well known for that :-). his cars got way more heavier so he had to adapt to this(his?) technique you showed here. nicely video :)

I miss Michael Schumacher so much... legendary badass. I hope he can at least know how much the world loves him. 😔💙

Schumacher nailed it in his own words. His ability to perceive and react to feedback is/was insane. Most drivers couldn't even bare to drive his car. He thrived on feedback, as all drivers of F1 caliber do... but he took it took extremes. Most drivers would literally be frazzled after just a few laps trying to wrestle the feedback he preferred in his steering and suspension preferences.

I've seen/read elsewhere that a lot of Schumacher's speed came from his tremendous feel in the pedals, and that he would balance the car and steer it slightly by slightly overlapping the brake and accelerator, and generally having perfect footwork. Do you think this is the case Scott?

Schumi forever!❤️❤️❤️

For someone who occasionally drives there 1.0 ecoboost focus to the shops i am certainly learning alot more then I need 😂

I remember in the early 2000’s when Michael came out for one lap qualifying and was like a second and a half faster at Melbourne. All the teams looking at their monitors like “fuck...”

Great video! I was a huge Schumacher fan when he was at Ferrari. This was very informative. Thanks!

What a fantastic video! Love the insights. Schumacher was truly a great driver and a great man. To me, he is the GOAT!

I remember some journalist got to sit in a car driven by Schumacher , it was a demo run with their new car , I forgot who it was or what car it was but I remember the journalist write that it was scary how precise Schumacher was, there were markers to show where the perfect line was for drivers who were there to test the car. Schumacher hit everyone perfectly on both laps way faster than the guy thought was safe. On the second lap Schumacher said it was a fun lap and drifted the car a little, but once again hitting every marker perfectly.

Great video and really good;)Thx Schumy for 19 years of great amazing racing keep fighting;)

Schumacher is basically driving a f1 race like it's a drag strip with some corners mixed in.

If you have ever seen Schumacher in a kart race video, you might notice that he is a master tactician.

What can you say about this video other than "well done,sir"?! A worthy sub, my friend! Flawlessly put together all the information to let us know exactlly what happened, how it happened and what it achieved. Schumi was really one of a kind, real genius!

It’s refreshing to hear clear, concise, and expert driving skills explained in this kind of format. I’ve been a professional driving instructor for military and law enforcement since 2009 and current stunt coordinator for over 30 years. I will pass your channel onto all my future students. The 100% adhesion rule is explained far better in this brief video than I’ve ever heard. Best to you and all your future endeavors.

Great video, some really good insight. Schumacher was amazingly fit and in an actual race was there ever anyone better? Yes, others like Senna were better qualifiers but over a tough race distance MSc really hard to beat

Nice video, well explained 👍! To all those who keep saying he didn't deserve his championships, well, good luck with that. His driving style and technique were unique, and I have always loved seeing him race the best drivers from his time, so to me he still stands on p1, along with Senna and Prost. Keep those videos coming!

your passionate explanation of the small inputs Schumi didmade me smile so big the whole time. pointing out how I am inconsistent at "feeling the car" thanks, Scott!!

As a newer fan of F1, especially the science and technology behind it, I really appreciate these types of videos. Thanks for breaking it down and helping to visualize the science of grip and driving styles. New fan and subscriber!

Imagine what could have been if Ferrari actually had build good cars for more than only half of his time with them.

Briatore was right about Schumacher...he fought through so many eras and adversaries... Villeneuve,Hill,Prost,Mansell,Senna, Coulthard,Hakkinnen, Raikkonnen, JPM and ultimately Alonso...he had top class competitiveness from his rivals throughout his career.

Really loving your channel. You're going to real depth. Cool to see the overlays as well. We always here the commentators referring to them but never get to actually see them. Top job!

Thankyou so much for this video, this is fantastic Scott. Michael Schumacher is my favourite F1 driver of all time and it's important that someone pays good tribute to his insane ability instead of comparing him to lewis.

Love these videos Scott! Would be absolutely awesome if you could continue this series and add Hakkinen, Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel and Hamilton too. Thanks for making the quarantine just that bit more bearable!

Please make a video about Gilles Villeneuve driving style, that would certainly be interesting because of his unorthodox approach to racing.

What an amazing explanation! Your videos are so well put together and informative. Would love to watch F1 with your commentary.

Excellent Analysis Sir!! Happy I found your channel!! Thank you for all the hard work!

The first driver to truly dominate F1 as a hole in a way we’ve never seen before. Yes there have been moments where his morality of racing has come into question. But you can not deny the impact this guy had on the sport as a whole and the records he wrote.

Once I heard that Shumacher was so great, that he spoke calmly during racing, like he was cornering flat out a corner while thinking what he was going to eat for dinner on his private jet.

thank you for sharing this, clearly a lot of experience, knowledge and effort has gone into this video and you have identified some fantastic footage. brilliant channel!

Shumy used the 4 wheel drift to set the chassis for fast exits like few drivers have. Often an instantaneous act that while almost impreceptible made his a championship style.

This is for the people, who said Schumchar was a mid-tier driver, cheater..... I mean he was something else, people need to respect legends and it doesn't matter if it is Lewis, Ayrton, Micheal or Fangio. All of them from different eras, all exceptional.

Schumacher's driving style was exemplary- can't be beaten!

Awesome as always, can never wait to drive again after watching your videos. Thanks for your work!

Real good video , really like the way you break it down. Insightful!

I wish this video was longer

Schumacher used extreme oversteer to help the car turn, which made him really fast, especially in the mid-90s. This driving style, however, would also wear out the rear tires faster, which especially hurt him at the end of his career.

your videos are among the most interesting about F1, thank you very much, one of the best subscriptions I could do.

Fascinating video Scott - I watched Schumacher perform at a total of 11 Formula One races during his career. Such an exciting driver to watch live on the track - he was such a master. Love the channel mate, good luck #KPI26

I love this series of videos, very fascinating. I'd love to see the current driver's with proper cars, pushing to the limit every lap, a lot are very fast but I reckon a lot won't be able to carry their speed all the time without mistakes.

The amount of kerb Schumacher took in that chicane is probably why the steering wheel is shaking so much

Just stumbled onto this video and it’s superb. 👏🏽👍🏽 Love the tear down of his technique, the old footage, and the engine noises are magnificent!😋Thank you, and this is awesome content. Subscribing! 👍🏽

Your videos are incredible!! So knowledgeable. It’s great to learn!

Sensibility is the key. Schumy was a "gently beast" driver. No one can match his sensibility for the limit. He could feel the speed and car equilibrium better than anyone else.

"Write that down! Write that down!!"

Hands down the best f1 analysis channel, great video!

Another fantastic video. Now that my racing is limited to simracing on iRacing, this is EXACTLY what I am working on trying to master in the Skippy. Slip angle, scrub, rotation at apex, etc. It’s amazing how 1% more Brake Bias towards the front or rear can completely change that rotation ability - making early laps on cold tires much more difficult, but once warm having the BB more rearward lends itself to better lap times by being able to brake later and get back on the gas earlier thanks to that bit of intended rotation at the apex. Another fantastic video! I would love one about driving i the rain, and how best to get a feel for it for those of us who have only gone during optimal weather conditions.

The fact that Schumi was fighting for the champion with Jacques in 97 and Mika in 98 and 99 shows how good he is. Ferrari's cars at that time were inferior.

I really enjoy these videos. Would love to see one on Alonso. 🙂

Love this kind of content, great job!

Discovered your channel this morning. Fantastic work in breaking this down for us motorsport nerds. SUBSCRIBED!

This Language of "Feel" is the essence of Motorcycle Racing. The motorcycle rider has many more inputs that determine performance & lap time. This is why the skill of the Rider has so much more to do with the overall lap time than the driver of a car does. Essentially the fastest car with an average driver has a much better chance of winning than an average rider on the fastest motorcycle.

Scott, you can do "why Fangio was so fast" please

Oceanside, California. What an incredible KZfaq site. The best f1 and driving in general analyst I've ever seen. Great job Steve !