I saw Michael race once at Melbourne. We were sitting 150m from the corner, and every driver, besides Michael was downshifting and braking. Michael pulled another gear and braked at 50. It was absolutely insane to see the Faz belting past and going faster before braking. And he was dominant. He could have braked at the same points as every other driver, but he was driving exactly the same, lap in, lap out, flat knacker and braking at 50m. I had an amazing experience at the drivers parade where I was near the track and held up 5 fingers and pointed at Michael, as, going into the season he was 4 times world champion, I was so confident in him winning I held up my 5 fingers. Michael god damn saw me, pointed at me, thumbs up and nodded at me. I was absolutely blown away. I remember watching the race he took the 5th title on and it was a really moving experience for me, that such a great, dominant man saw me, understood what I meant, and acknowledged it, and did what I had, and a lot of other people, had tipped him to do, and won that years title. Keep Fighting, Michael.

That helicopter view is the most amazing shot I've ever seen in F1. You can really see the sheer speed of the car.

As far as I can see, Schumacher brought driving up to a new, contemporary level. Senna was another benchmark back in the 80s but it was on bravery, commitment side of driving. Schumacher introduced scientific precision into driving which was not seen before.

johnny herbert: nothing extra special michael schumacher: 91 wins 7 titles

I think it was Prost who said Senna was dangerous because he took unnecessary risks safe in the knowledge that God would look after him. Schumacher was something else. As Braun said, he would hold normal conversations during the race asking about other drivers etc as if he wasn't driving a F1 car on the edge. He was doing it mostly subconsciously leaving his mind free to think about other things. Just incredible really.

Probably the most interesting F1 video i've ever watched in youtube.I wish there were many more of this kind.

Wait. Michael was 1.5 seconds faster than Herbert in qualifying at Silverstone? Yeah. Maybe there was something special he was doing behind the wheel.

Schumacher best driver ever ! Gratz from Poland

Micheal had a scientific mindset, he analysed everything from the drivers to the team itself to find every bit of time he could even if it meant dragging a failing team back to being in glory

Wake Up Michael!!

And for good reason. Senna proved why he's a legend several times. But, IMHO, people really sleep on Schumacher...They fail to realize that Schumacher has dominated in a Senna-esque manner several times. He'd get out on track, and, like a robot programmed to repeat 2+2=5 over and over again, would clip off perfect laps for 20-30 laps at a time...Which was no small feat in the un-driveable monsters we called F1 CARS of schumi's day.

I think it's probably fair to say all the drivers like that Senna, Schumacher, Clark, they all had that feeling of a limit almost genetically embedded, almost like it's something mystical that just makes them that good.

It all comes down to feel. He had a better feel for the car and the track. It's a bit like math. Once you get the feel for what you're doing it becomes much easier.

If you really want to assess Schumachers natural given talent, you just have to look at his last 3 years in Mercedes. Understanding the fact, how hard it is to end a career with 36 years of age on top of a Champions League level, being retired, having a difficult motorcycle injury and then come back into Formula 1 years later (older than 40!! imagine that) with changed rules and EXTREMLY limited opportunities of testing the new cars and it's tires, that changed so much during the years.... ... and still being able to reach the same level as Nico Rosberg in the last of these 3 seasons (who a few years later defeated Lewis Hamilton, who is one of his generation!) for me was just mindblowing!! Those who really watched the 2012 season, know what I mean and those who remember the Nigel Mansell's "comeback" with over 40 years old (also a great driver!...also in the Indicar Series!) know even more how to evaluate the 2012 season. Imagine Schumacher being 25 oder 30.... and even refueling being allowed again...

Schumacher,senna,prost,mansell,i miss the 90's era

I remember being so happy when Schumacher went to Ferrari. He was always my favourite driver and Ferrari my favourite manufacturer. I remember being bitterly disappointed when he broke his leg and was out of contention, but that feeling when he finally won the driver's championship at Ferrari was unbelievable. I watched him win a lot more (in the middle of the night here) and never got sick of it. When he retired, I stopped watching F1 completely. The awe and wonder had gone. Once they dumped the engines and stuffed around with the rules as well F1 died.

The greatest off all times! Talent, Technique, Passion!

He is the Fastest and has the most Feeling for the Car a Person has ever had and will ever have .. Nobody got that was he has . Doenst mean that there are many other very good Race Drivers, and one of the Best we know was Senna .. BUT .. nobody will be Like him , ever in this .

The Greatest Driver of all time, the most dominant of all time. One of the Greatest Personality in History ❤❤❤

I think we can all agree that every racer was the best when in the peak of their career. No one can possibly compare, or say who's better. Some might say Shumacher was best, some say Senna. In the end, they will all be remembered as heroes. Heroes that fought mostly against themselves than against each other.

Genius

Damon is a man of class !

Schumi, you're still THE one. I've missed you so much ! The grief is over, bring on next season... You're a phenix, I know that, so I am just waiting for you to rise again !

Thank you for posting this video. Very interesting and important knowledge of driving shared here. Excellent.

M C is the G.O.A.T.. Best and most adaptable driver ever in the "modern" era IMO

Indeed, schumy is the forever legend. I love him since he was in benetton. I believe in the coming years, this game will be dominated by Kimi, Fernando and Jenson.

the great legend and a hero of mine ..thx for the vid and wish shumi all the best for 2011 season .

Looking at his steering and I just remember the line "if the car is too easy to drive, you're not going fast enough".

i love Senna because it was actually fun to see him race. He's like the brave hero of F1..BUT, when comes to stats, numbers and perfection, Schumacher is the man! That ability to push 110% for the ENTIRE race is amazing!

I love the way Damon Hill can still be positive about Schumi, with the history they had.

Thanks for sharing this elkayem. Great video. I wish these tests could be made now and compare drivers like Schumi, Alonso, Raikkonen, Hamilton, perhaps Montoya...

Very informative video. Thanks

1:14 I think Johnny is a little bit mistaken talking about Senna's throttle control. In the turbo era, Senna was the only driver to perfect the way to keep the turbo spun up, which was necessary to reduce turbo lag. It's a little be silly to compare that throttle control using a turbo to a normally aspirated engine.

"nothing special really" - beaten by 1.5 seconds a lap. lol

Yeah, and damn he looks amazing to watch as well, long live Schumacher

Interesting video, thanks for uploading

Greatest of all time!

Great video! by the way nearly same style as Räikkönen, carrying insane speed through corners, and that demands really sharp front end, responsive car,specific setups and testing helps....and here you read all day that kimi is overrated...give Schumacher those crap 2014-2015 I bet he would struggle too. Hope 2017 will finally bring back f1 to what it used to be!

The best ever. Thanks for the video!!

interesting video. I never knew this about Schumis driving technique.

So what they are saying is that Michael uses the brakes and the gas at the same time by dragging the brake with his left foot but staying on the throttle???

All one has to do is look at his Bennaton or Ferrari. They were both inferior cars. Ferrari had not won in years, until Shuey came. Also if you look at his teammates, he usually out qualifies them by a full second sometime. It's usually Shuey poll, and his teammate 4th or 5th. Later on the Ferrari got very quick, but that was also his doing, with his input on the car.Even his comeback he was qualifying fast.

and he's back !!!!!

Mika and Schumi are the greatest drives I have ever seen..

Michael Schumacher still better than Hamilton. Because why? let Hamilton drive shitty car and develop that weak team like Michael did with Benneton, Ferrari and even Mercedes when they are far behind top competition. Until it doesn't happen then i will still said Hamilton is still Rookie compared to Legend Schumacher himself. Even Toto and Ex Mercedes engineer himself "Ross Brawn" said it was Michael who helps Mercedes develop the car better and become best team because he know the feeling of car better than anyone else, he is engineer too who know what is wrong with the car in engineer language which is far important for car development, in his era almost no driver have mechanics background like Michael. Don't forget, Hamilton win is in part of Michael too. This is why i never agree with those people who said Hamilton is the greatest of all. Records means to be broken but Michael Schumacher will forever remain as the greatest of all time ! #keepfightingmichael

"A good feel for the limit"; Ayrton found it the hard way in Brazil 1994. There is no comparison to Michael Schumacher; he was his own benchmark!

Yeah, that was kind of my point. He was amazing in his prime, and regardless of his motivation now, his record speaks for itself.

"god foot" would be a bit more appropriate. LOL. love the ID reference, though. Schumacher is an amazing driver. i see people are arguing about him and Senna. both awesome in their own time and i've enjoyed watching highlights of both.

Michael you are the greatest no Matter what. This guys now win with DRS NOW with a fastest car which is absolutely nonsense and there were fewer races in a season along with top 6 getting points. That is all enough to make you the Greatest pilot 👍

Stupid ppl saying Senna is better the Schumy xD In a whole different league? Dont make me laugh man pleas. Its like saying my god is better then your god. Would like to see the difference in telemetry Senna vs Schumy. I think all the Senna fanboys would be suprised. Let the trolling begin.

Der beste Fahrer den die Welt je gesehn hatt. Danke Schumi

What a great video hats off to Schumacher

Well i race for 12 years, i do retro formula 1 driving job as well. Senna was the better driver as reca/tyre driver, Shumacher always works in test, he always dependet on the car there is no place for comparing this two because in the end both are heroes from different era's. This is the sama as comparing Fagio and Nikki Lauda

F1 when Michael Schumacher still racing in Benetton and Ferrari : 70 laps, less reliable engine, no DRS, no ERS, car less stable than today F1 car, he even racing with manual clutch with H gear shift paterns, race in full wet conditions, has very tight competition because there are 3 team with 6 drivers fighting for the titles but still Michael able to get 7x WDC despite of being unlucky sometimes, causing him lose 3 WDC titles, also he didn't get best car all the times and even he got 2x WDC with midfield car like Benneton. All of those reasons is why Michael is the GOAT of F1, not fraud fake 7x WDC who are whinning spoiled arrogant kid who are lucky too aka Hamilton and who need fastest car and best team to win, need team order to win for many times (i can't even count how many times Bottas got team order to let Hamilton win), Hamilton need maFIA helps to win and even he still lose WDC just like in 2021 which is really pathetic. Hamilton is not legend, he is overrated fraud british driver. Fake championship !

amazing comments....totally agree with u

I say it is not possible to say he is the greatest, he is one of the greatest. No one is the greatest, there are several greatest of their eras.

Remember Hungary 1998, France 2004 etc etc...And he was very helpful with developing of the car, but that was Senna too. Still I can´t get rid of the flavour of nostalgia in one´s mind, when he says Senna was for sure the greatest...

Best f1 driver ever

luv this kinda stuff. hope they have one for every f1 driver

you are absoluly right

This video can be summed up with one of my favorite quotes "Loose is fast, and on the edge you're out of control." Control is lacking, but speed certainly is not.

A man said to be unbeatable in his prime

Schumacher and Barrichello are the last racers of great era. Enjoy their drive even if it is not perfect as it was in 90's.

nice video!

Μ.S is in the same level and league as V.R in moto gp.Both are the best drivers ever and none can compete with them,perfection achieved

The Champion is back !!!!

a part of what documentary is this? Brilliant stuff.

Definitely it will be the most exciting season.

@supacubano10 It was a type of launch control not TC. Benetton admitted the software had never been deleted from the ECU because it was an integrated part of the engines mapping. The only way to disable it was to not fit the sensor suit required for to feedback to the ECU. An active sensor suit was never found on the car over race weekends hence the FIA dropped the complaint

In the 50's the power density was way lower than today, the cars everything was different. Today such a performance as Fangio had is not possible anymore. Winning every second race for years. It is simply not comparable.

Go Schumi, show us what you got in the the F60 cockpit in Valencia!!

Schumacher is the best! He was born to race! He is the number one. The best!

of course he was! he has five world titles and had excellent rivals. now we got another century, but about the last two decades, schumacher was the best...and it is possible that any better can come...but we dont know yet...

That's what I call a legend. Senna was a great guy, loved around the world because he was a very kind human being, and considered as a legend because of his dramatic racing death, but you can't consider him as the greatest sportsman of all time.

he was like a robot-driver because he didn´t want to show emotions and stay focused on his career... no matter what some other f1-fans might say, he was the absolutly best in what he was doing, i just hope he will keep that title of the best driver....

Very interesting to hear. Every era has their best drivers. This style sounds a lot like Jackie Stewart and Aryton Senna.

SCHUMACHER IS THE BEST!!! i hope in a good new car... i believe he can win again!!!

Interesting vid :)

I still don't know why this clips ends half way. There's more, but I can't seem to upload the rest of the vid.

@hunt2727 (continuing) It's strange how Schumacher struggled in Donington while even Barrichello with his poor Jordan overtook him and was faster than him on the wet. Michael was extremely quick indeed, but he was only quick when he had conditions that favored him (a car suited for him, tires, managers telling him what to do and when to stop). Senna was fast in any conditions.

awesome!!! :D Schumi, you are still the greatest of all time!! hopefully his car will be more driveable next season so he can race against vettel, hamilton, alonso & so on for results^^

No hay palabras que describan la extraodinaria maestria de este hombre a la hora de llevar un coche de F1 al limite, cuando veo sus lecciones bajo la lluvia palidesco solo de pensar lo que era capaz de hacer. Dejo un profundo vacío que creo ningun otro piloto llenará.

@beqa16v Do you have those videos? =) thx

What surprises me is that Damon Hill of all people say he is a hell of a driver. I like Schumacher despite racing from his heart in dire situations involving him.

This video was made long time ago , it gives a clear understanding of why Schumacher has so many problems with F1 2010 cars , his driving style in early 90's was perfect for F1 of the past , the telemetry at 3:45 gives us the ultimate key , steering corrections in the corner was a + back then , it's ironic to think that what made him ahead of others , is now an handicap with more technologies and electronic for a driving style... Herbert driving style was more adapted for today's cars

"very good feel of the limit" that WAS his most important skill that made him 7 times champion. But (i think) he lost it during his accident in 2009. That injury was more serious. He told it was just a normal "training slip" but he hurt his neck and his wrist. The doctor told that he damaged his ganglions too, and (i think) it that was responsible for his most importatn skill, and he simply lost it. He now feels the limit just like the other drivers

@waterfeelsgood Agree because the car of Mercedes was developed using datas of last year's so many things are developed for Button's driving style, which are at the opposite of Schumacher's prefered settings. I mean i don't say a new thing if i say in F1 in many situations we have to project a brand new car if we want to change something. So i wait the next season already, too.

Poor Krusty, nothing clever to say ? My wife is laughing to death too !!! Soooooooo funny, keep on making us laugh like this, YOU4RE THE BEST CLOWN ON KZfaq !! I vote for you !!

schlickaz, What's the solution to the Collatz conjecture? It's been bugging me for ages.

No wonder I find watching Michael's cornering is like fast forwarded video when comparing to other drivers. I'm going to miss the days when he was in F1.

Some people just have it. People as Michael.

What's the song that plays while Schumacher is driving at 0:17-0:42? (I think the track is the Nurburgring) It sounds really epic and I could use it in my school media project lol.

I agree with you this time ;)

The Feedback a driver gives to the engineers is important. That is what makes Schumacher important, he can communicate with the engineers. Räikkönen for example is knowing nothing about that.

It is a shame Senna lost his life in that terrible accident in 94. We were robbed of what would have been some epic battles between himself and Schumi. The only person in my humble opinion that was consistently giving Micheal a run for his money was Mika Hakkinen.

do you have the full video @elkayem

nice

Does anyone know the song being played on this video?

Does anyone know where this clip came from?? Obviously a documentary but anyone know where? Thanks.

Is the rest of this video on youtube somewhere?