He went from being a 2 time champ to a team that hadn't won jack for 21 years and went on to create history. That's why Michael will always be at the top of the list for me.
Absolutely. He was the first to come and the last to leave the garage, stayed with the engineers up until very late. He knew all their names and sent every single one of them a gift when they had won. So everyone would work even harder knowing they get appreciated so much. There will never be anything or anyone like Michael Schumacher and Ferrari. This is simply a once in a lifetime experience I was glad I witnessed.
Absolutely, sure I have a few more favorites like Jim Clark of the past and while still early on, I go for Max Verstappen too in this age but could later prove to be wrong? Just say that what I see now, any racer worth his $ will not doubt the subtle techniques from that young man and his read of the track. But we all know, it is the right man in the right team at the right place and time that will produce the titles, not necessarily the skills alone of any given racer. That is also the reason I always slightly chuckle inside when reading these "Hamilton is the goat" sentences, especially from the crowd where you can tell don't know their apex's from their toe in's, their lift and coast's from their engine strat's, aso.. etc.. All these so called new fans the hypocritical establishment want in for $ and $ alone, lack of love the racing itself, just want to show off their religion, yes worship at highest level and they do not even know why they are doing it it looks like? Me too admit that Hamilton is a fantastic driver no doubt, but also a spoiled child at times with his passive aggressive sneers, comments with a sledge hidden in a sock aimed at others, constant blaming, never taking responsibility even in his own team we are supposed to act like he and he alone understood there was something wrong with a car concept and Merc got wrong alone, against his will? Just examples, even taken some credit for the new reg change 2014 when we all know it was Ross Brawn who actually talked him into joining Merc, convinced him of it not his own choice by analyzing the situation, Schumached did not only leave the winning formula at the time for a team in chaos, he stayed day and night with mechanics, designers building the cars, dialing them in. Dedication on a different level, Schumi had other offers from top level teams at the time too so the saying goes, he choose none of the easy ways to fastest title possible he tool a leap of faith and dedicated knowing full well he had it in him to take a good car to victories, he was for real in F1 despite some silly mistakes done, like they all do with different degree of seriousness. I like Max cause he is not false, always political correct trying to be liked, but the talent is there, take that over self proclaimed or media hyped God status any day. So yeah Michel's 7 weight heavier than Hamilton's 7, no way around that.
Its sad that Ferrari now are seen as a joke. I'm a Mclaren fan but Ferrari are a team that should be fighting for titles and should be doing way better than they are at the moment!
@@skillz_venomek7154 Didnt start watching till 2011. But Ive seen reviews from early 2000 seasons and in 2002 there was outrage on Ferrari ruining the sport. The reason is cos now its yr ago so u eventually praise for job they did
no one will ever be as great as Schumacher. The red car and Schumacher are always recognizable everywhere. It was a pleasure to watch him drive and it was the golden age of F1 for me.
Even in where I'm from, wherein F1 isn't even as popular, Michael's legacy was such that if you asked people my age what a racing car looked like, they'll always answer with the red F1 car, and how if you drove somewhat fast or drove dangerously, people will mock you for thinking you were like Michael.
@madlopt Honestly.... Schumacher had the best car for 2 arguably 3 Seasons in his entire career... After joining Ferrari he was still fighting for the Championship every year, even if the car was complete dogshit. He was such a beast - In the late 90s there wasnt even a debate of who is the best on the grid. Atleast i dont remember when that was the case last time. Senna was batteling and losing against Prost.. - Hamilton vs Vettel and Verstappen. People always say Schumacher had never a competitor in his own team. The reason was, nobody in the entire sport could match his racecraft. Its similar to what Verstappen is doing nowadays.. Who do you want to race against him? He will crush everyone anyways. Niki Lauda was maybe as special as Michael. But thats also decades ago and he couldnt dominate the sport nearly as michael did. In fact - nobody did. Just Hamilton, but he really had the undisputed best car for nearly a decade - and still lost 2 titles while sitting in the best car on the grid (vs Rosberg and Verstappen). This is something totally unimaginable for Schumacher.. The only way he would lose in the best car (or even just a competetive car) is when he got a broken leg half of the season.
@@madlopt Are we talking Michael or Lewis Hamilton now? Cause Hamilton is great, sure. Did not move to Mercedes out of own intention, read same Ross Brawn only other way around this time. Michael brought Ross in to take a chance, Ross brought Hamilton in with the promise than multiple engine configs already been running the benches years before some others even though of building one consider the 2014 reg change was not even established yet, 4 or 6 cyl, i or v? Yeah Michael was indeed great, more than just driving skills, ability to build up the team who later built the winning car kind of speaks for itself.
The Ferrari F2002 will probably remain my favorite F1 car forever. With Schumi behind the wheel, this car didn't just dominate the opposition, it displayed an automotive might that was on another level entirely. Schumi was mathematical world champion after 11 out of 17 races, and when the season was over, thanks to the fantastic drives of Schumi and Barrichello, Ferrari had as many constructor's points as _all other teams combined._ They were truly unrivaled, then. Maybe, _just maybe,_ we might see another title for the Schumacher name with Mick at Mercedes.
@@andrew-rn9ui In terms of legacy records, yes. In terms of absolutely shitting on the competition: no. Same reason the RB16B is my favorite Red Bull so far. It challenged AND won against what still was a mighty Mercedes team back in 2021.
That's why Michael is the greatest of all time, because he made us believe Ferrari is supposed to win and dominate championships, something which is far away from the truth.Pre 1996 and post 2006 era proved that Ferrari cannot win just with a great driver but also a great leader and Michael was the epitome of that guy.
my favorite team is Ferrari but come on man the GOAT is obviously Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will always be my second favorite team but McLaren is diffidently a close third
The more Ferrari continue to screw up since 2007, the more Schumacher and his allies will look like heroes of an almost mythical degree for making them win 5 consecutive championships.
And that's why Lewis Hamilton will never be close or better than Michael Schumacher. Schumi's legacy in Formula 1 goes beyond the grid, he is the most complete Formula 1 driver ever; on the grid, in the pit lane, in the paddock, at the factory, in the public and maintaining his privacy. Through all the mistakes, failures, wins and championships, if someone better than him won he never complained. He helped Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes become dominant forces in Formula 1. The Three Kings of Formula 1 are: Michael Schumacher, Jean Todt and Ross Brawn.💪🙏❤️🏎️🏆👑
Schumacher, Todt, Brawn, Byrne all 4 men proved you can be bigger than Ferrari Hands down this is the greatest team of all time, keep fighting Michael 🐐🐐🐐🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
The collaboration of Todt, Ross, Michael, and Rory made younger F1 audiences think that that was the norm at Ferrari. But looking at their history, there were far more years of dysfunction than dominance. And even the dominant years with Ascari and Niki Lauda still had infighting within the team.
01,02,04,05 were all dead. 05 had some interesting races but some were dominance 03 it got boring in the end since FIA helped Bridgestone by telling Michelin to change their tyre and giving Ferrari free championships. What a farce
Ferrari's always had a cult following in the F1 community but this era, this period, was imho definitely the reason why they're such a household name even today, despite the shortcomings the team's now plagued with again.
The FW14 and FW15 was that time for me. F1 should be based on pure technical excellence not drivers, they are turning it into a spec race parade for pure profit. They do need to make money, but it shouldn't be at the cost of innovation, between the cost cap and IP sharing at the end of a season that should be able to close the field enough to put on a show for the simps. If the car is safe, uses
A bit more context. Michael and Ross Brawn first met in the WEC ("Group C" as it was called) when Ross was working for Jaguar and Michael was driving for Mercedes. That's why Ross wanted to bring Michael to Benetton when the opportunity arose. Briatore had no clue who Michael actually was.
To add to that: If my information is correct, Michael opted for endurance racing to further improve his physical and mental form beyond the usual scope of single-seater racing.
Also to add onto this, Michael almost won the 24 hrs of Le Mans as a ROOKIE and set the fastest lap, only losing out because of reliability issues caused by the sudden ballast requirements. They absolutely deserved to win that year and were cucked by a technicality out of their control :(
It's kinda sad to see that Ferrari today isn't as strong as they were back in a day. At least right now, If Vasseur is able to turn it round in next couple of years and make that shake up which Ferrari Needs just as much as back then, before Michael Joined them... I would be more than happy. But I guess you never know.
I think that will be difficult. Ferrari was so successful back then because Montezemolo let the team around Jean Todf work in peace. He practically shielded the F1 team from the rest of the company and the management. Since Monte has been gone, every team boss has some manager breathing down his neck who thinks he knows better. It can't work that way. Why, for example, have Mercedes and Red Bull been so successful in recent years? Because Wolff and Horner have the sole say and because the structures have remained stable, with a few minor exceptions. Horner has been with the team since 2005 and Wolff since the end of 2012. Consistency pays off...
If there is someone who can do it, Vasseur is the guy. It's my opinion that Ferrari's upper management is its own worst enemy, and there are people to whom their personal reputation within the company is more important than winning. It's a similar problem to Toyota's upper management, though for different reasons. The Team Principal needs to be exactly that -- the person calling the shots. Binotto was not that guy. Maybe Vasseur is.
If they could just get their sh1t together even a little bit, they should be running for top 5 finishes consistently. Or as top gear put it, if they stop making good road cars then that means the F1 team will be champions soon, lol.
Thank you for your work. I wrote many comments about that Ferrari era and why it was that successful. Ferrari literally didn't win anything without the influence of these four since 40 years. Byrne and Michael were advisors the year Kimi won the title. I'm so happy that I watched nearly every race live between 1997 and 2007. As a German and huge Michael Schmacher fan that era was special. I cannot put in words what that means to me till today. Let's put it that way: I cry every damn time I see the re-live of Michaels first Ferrari titel in Suzuka 2000. Goosebumps.
the moment where he was just shouting in the radio "we have done it we have done it" ist just beautifull, not many really understand how much pressure they had in 2000
This era was so magical and epic even I as a American kid back in the 2000s seen Ferrari and Micheal Schumacher! It was the same with Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull during my teen years. Thats why I'm a Ferrari and Red Bull fan now that I follow F1.
7:10 And the other 2/17 races of the season schumi finished 1st in australia and 3rd in malaysia(after losing his front wing and charging back up to 3rd) in the modified F2001.. Schumi won so much that he wrapped up the title in France, round 11/17(64% through the season)
I always thought and said that Ferrari has SO MANY fans because of the 00s domination. I remember it all too well, never being a Ferrari fan myself. Although I was bored at the time, it still remains a good memory for me simply witnessing a part of history 🙂
I would argue that Ferrari has many fans because of the brand. Schumacher definitely helped, no doubt about that. But modern Ferrari is all about the brand
Yeah dude, I waited for this since you announced it last week or so Great video man as always! Btw dude, I watch a lot of F1 youtubers but I can proudly say that you are definitely my favourite one. The whole art style and the topic of your videos are just on point man Keep going!
I remember Michael saying after he had driven the '95 Ferrari V12, that he believed he could have won the championship with that car. According to Irvine, the '96 Ferrari apparently was terrible to drive, and he couldn't get his head around the fact that Schumacher had somehow managed to win 3 races, which possibly could have been 4 if it wasn't for the blown engine in France, where he started from pole. And speaking of that era, I also remember Gerhard Berger saying after he moved to Benetton in '96, how very difficult it was to drive Schumacher's '95 Benetton, and that it would take only someone with the highest ability to drive it. I'm not going to go into his driving style in detail, but I'll say that he drove on a knives edge, a small error would send you flying, it's fascinating to read about if you get a chance. But it was Schumacher who built this team around him, he knew every mechanics name, including their family members! This is why to me, he was the best 'all round' driver in history, and it was him that brought glory to Ferrari, because hadn't he gone there, it would not have happened for them. Would he still have had succeeded if there was no Brawn or Byrne? I believe so, yes, because they had the money and resources, but how much success is hard to say.
Rory Byrne, Ignazio Lunetta, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, John Iley, James Allison, Paolo Martinelli, Giles Simon, Nigel Stepney, Ruben Barrichello, Balbir Singh, Willi Weber and Herr Corinna Schumacher And now I need to wipe my tears
Your best video yet mate, great topic, sound, editing, great pace and tone with your voice, you do well to not be monotone and convey importance or emotion. Not many narrators can do it well. Well done, you've got it dialled in.
1993 a french team boss joins Ferrari. 2023 a french team boss joins Ferrari. It took 7 years then to win the title, so let's see how long will it take now.
Nice video with a sad ending. It seems the old guard (Ferrari, McLaren, Williams) is on the back foot. Seeing how it unfolds, I doubt Ferrari will win the title within the next 5 years. They must nail the 2026
The one thing I miss the most about Ferrari from that era is those pit stops. Those days Ferrari were the absolute masters of pit stops. They would always pull something out of the bag.
Nice video dude. It was a special Time. Perfect chemistry. Much like Clarkson, hammond and may. Happens once in a generation. Brawn, Todt, Stepney, and micheal. At Ferrari ! They rinsed it, with marlboro Throwing money at them. What a time. Nice job. 👍
Bro, I've wanted to say this to you for years now, but the music you put in your videos is sick. I've found myself Shazaming my TV a handful of times now when your content is on
Man some salty Ferrari crying fan here. Talk about bandwagon. Takes one to know one 🤣 Sorry that I’m not a fan of a cheating dirty driver that got handed two championships through crashing out someone else and FIA helping Bridgestone
I am certain if Michael didnt retire at the end of 2006 he would have won 07 and 08. The Ferrari made a significant step forward in 07 and his only rival Alonso was busy fighting with his own team. Kimi while excellent could never perform with the ferrari and bridgestone tires like with the Mclaren and Michelin tires. Schumi would have beaten him easily, especially since this was still his team.
The reason Ferrari managed to win a race in 1994 was the ban on active suspension. They were dreadful in both 1992 and 1993. Their 1995 car was surprisingly good, but in 1996, the year Schumacher joined, they once again had a dog of a car. They did improve from there and their 2002 and 2004 cars were incredibly good, but overall I'd say their dominance was mainly because of Schumacher.
Its the 1995 Ferrari 412 t2 v12. Schumacher tested it at the end of 1995. It is said when he got out of the car, he told ferrari he could challenge for the championship in that car. Alesi and berger won only 1 race with the car
The similarities are clear in the Hamilton/Wolff duo and the Verstappen/Horner/Newey trio. The level of utter dominance and cut throat winning culture is present in all three of these cases.
with the rumours of talks being conducted between adrian newey and ferrari, and with lewis joining the team, it looks like there's a new dream team brewing. I know I shouldn't but I'm getting my hopes up 😔
Bare in mind jean todt won the 1981 wrc championship with ari vatanen and ford, won peugeot 2 wrc manufacturers championships, a pikes peak hill climb victory and 4 paris dakar rallies in a row, and even got them 2 back to back wins at le mans. The man knew how to win.
This is pretty obviously NOT that Ferrari. THAT Ferrari didnt even last through The Michael's tenure as THAT Ferrari went back to its roots and there they remain. Stupidity like "prefer to hire Italians and not THE best", disdain of "outsiders" and brand primacy, worried about the perception of control and leadership and so on. Its almost certainly going to cost them LeClerc if something doesnt change.
@F1gilles As Schumacher ? Back to reality please. Schumacher was the last F1 legend. None of the drivers after him are to be legends. Alonso was closest but still not good enough.
I think ferraris biggest stumbling block in recent years is their own attitude. They seem to think that they deserve to be at the front of the grid because they have been around the longest. But in F1 you have to earn wins, championships etc. Ferrari is becoming the joke team in F1, all talk, no action
In recent years? You mean in their entire history. Enzo Ferrari created Ferrari because of falling out with Alfa Romeo. The first Ascari championship is basically worthless because Ferrari was the only manufacturer actually running Formula 1 spec cars in the championship that year. Ferrari then had sporadic success while several of their drivers died in the 60's/70's. Lotus and Cosworth bootyblasted them for decades. Lauda brought them back to prominence then they had a falling out. Giles died. Scuderia Ferrari languished for years. Enzo Ferrari himself died. The team remained a joke until the Benetton think tank all decided to join Ferrari and then Ferrari forced Schumi to retire so they could sign Kimi who largely won 2007 because McLaren had a civil war clownshow.
@@RAZGR1Z Truest comment ever. Ferrari is a beast that has to be tamed and it is why no one, not even Alonso with a good car and a miracle in the form of his competitors crashing each other out, could pull it off.
Great video 🎉🎉 & and wholeheartedly agree with it, & how important it is to F1 & the history of Ferrari itself! Could you please give a link to those 1996 testing vids from Fiorano :)
I'd like to say also that between 1999 and 2008 (so 10 years), Ferrari has won almost half of the championship they have (14 during this period; 31 in total). this explains how much Ferrari was dominant with that dream team
@@RAZGR1Z 😂😂😂😂massa was also outclassed. Getting lapped by your rival and spinning five times in the rain in the fastest car doesn’t deserve any sort of championship honestly. Massa also got handed a free win by the FIA in spa. As soon as kimi was in front of him it seemed suspicious with how kimi just crashed out. Almost as if Ferrari knew that massa was going to get handed the victory.
So, pretty much Ferrari were the cause of their own downfall? The whole “nobody can be bigger than Ferrari” motto they live by is only going to increase the number of years without having won any championships in Formula 1. They won’t get back to their “glory” days until they stop thinking they’re bigger than everything else and actually put people who are knowledgeable and passionate enough in charge.
when it comes to Formula One, there are only two Names that define this Sport ..... Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher , both of them are on the same Level, way high above all other
What is needed is not the same trio. What is needed is the same mentality. Not one driven by corporate at FIAT in Turin, but one of indipendence within the team, where engineers and technicians can work without the meddling of incompetent suits driven only by monetary revenue. (because, le'ts face it, Ferrari is a money making machine even when it lose).
The same exact things were said in the 90s when Ferrari wasn't winning a driver championship since '79. History clearly states this: "Ferrari will comeback, it's just a matter of time". The only team to have won at least a race with every single type of aero and every single type of engine. The only team to have participated at every single F1 season
@@RAZGR1Z Dont forget that in 17, 21 and 22, Rory Byrne, the guy who built the Schumacher cars was involved in development and when he got engine director in 2013, 2014 the engine was like Ferrari strategies. Don't lie yourself and what's in the backround.
You say in the video that in the last years Ferrari are struggling to put out two strong consecutive seasons. Well, that’s not really the case. Ferrari are currently struggling to put out two strong consecutive races.
As a big Ferrari fan I want to say: not enough credits to the brilliant people in the factory. Feels bad to every time hear Italians cannot win in F1, because this is not true. Technically they are the best of the best. MotoGP is ruled by Italians and in Mercedes and other winning F1 teams Italian engineers have done alot. (Yes even on Honda and Yamaha). For this reason I wanna say give some credit to the people in the factory in Ferrari. Also because of them we achieved those records. They are amazing brilliant engineers who need a good leader right now and a winning mentality!!!
Sometimes it seems as though Ferrari detest winning by default, and despite their great power do anything they can to prevent themselves from securing championships. They need figures like Brawn, Todt, Schumacher, etc. to forcefully wrangle them into winning against their will. Figures that are simply not present today on the grid, it doesn't matter what driver you put in their car, they will find a way to lose.
Man,Ferrari is full of non Italians. The entire pitwall and the engineer who designed this car are all non italian except one race engineer. Now even the TP is foreigner.
He went from being a 2 time champ to a team that hadn't won jack for 21 years and went on to create history. That's why Michael will always be at the top of the list for me.
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Absolutely. He was the first to come and the last to leave the garage, stayed with the engineers up until very late. He knew all their names and sent every single one of them a gift when they had won. So everyone would work even harder knowing they get appreciated so much. There will never be anything or anyone like Michael Schumacher and Ferrari. This is simply a once in a lifetime experience I was glad I witnessed.
Absolutely, sure I have a few more favorites like Jim Clark of the past and while still early on, I go for Max Verstappen too in this age but could later prove to be wrong? Just say that what I see now, any racer worth his $ will not doubt the subtle techniques from that young man and his read of the track. But we all know, it is the right man in the right team at the right place and time that will produce the titles, not necessarily the skills alone of any given racer.
That is also the reason I always slightly chuckle inside when reading these "Hamilton is the goat" sentences, especially from the crowd where you can tell don't know their apex's from their toe in's, their lift and coast's from their engine strat's, aso.. etc..
All these so called new fans the hypocritical establishment want in for $ and $ alone, lack of love the racing itself, just want to show off their religion, yes worship at highest level and they do not even know why they are doing it it looks like?
Me too admit that Hamilton is a fantastic driver no doubt, but also a spoiled child at times with his passive aggressive sneers, comments with a sledge hidden in a sock aimed at others, constant blaming, never taking responsibility even in his own team we are supposed to act like he and he alone understood there was something wrong with a car concept and Merc got wrong alone, against his will? Just examples, even taken some credit for the new reg change 2014 when we all know it was Ross Brawn who actually talked him into joining Merc, convinced him of it not his own choice by analyzing the situation, Schumached did not only leave the winning formula at the time for a team in chaos, he stayed day and night with mechanics, designers building the cars, dialing them in. Dedication on a different level, Schumi had other offers from top level teams at the time too so the saying goes, he choose none of the easy ways to fastest title possible he tool a leap of faith and dedicated knowing full well he had it in him to take a good car to victories, he was for real in F1 despite some silly mistakes done, like they all do with different degree of seriousness.
I like Max cause he is not false, always political correct trying to be liked, but the talent is there, take that over self proclaimed or media hyped God status any day.
So yeah Michel's 7 weight heavier than Hamilton's 7, no way around that.
VERY WELL SAID! THATS EXACTLY WHAT SOMETIMES I TRYING TO EXPLAIN PEOPLE!!!!!
Then Padre came around in a Renault and got him retired, love Schumacher tho
That era and Team was one hell of a combination. I am happy I saw them as a team. It was magical.
I'm so gutted I just missed that era
I watched my first f1 race in 2006
Its sad that Ferrari now are seen as a joke. I'm a Mclaren fan but Ferrari are a team that should be fighting for titles and should be doing way better than they are at the moment!
@@lukealvarez3744 As should McLaren. Let's hope they both find back to their old form.
I am confused… why is that era seen as “magical”, but now that Red Bull is dominating everything, it’s just seen as boring and bad for the sport?
@@skillz_venomek7154 Didnt start watching till 2011. But Ive seen reviews from early 2000 seasons and in 2002 there was outrage on Ferrari ruining the sport. The reason is cos now its yr ago so u eventually praise for job they did
no one will ever be as great as Schumacher. The red car and Schumacher are always recognizable everywhere. It was a pleasure to watch him drive and it was the golden age of F1 for me.
Even in where I'm from, wherein F1 isn't even as popular, Michael's legacy was such that if you asked people my age what a racing car looked like, they'll always answer with the red F1 car, and how if you drove somewhat fast or drove dangerously, people will mock you for thinking you were like Michael.
A lot of champions in the past were.much better. The fact that almost always he had the best car doesn't make him the best one
@madlopt Honestly.... Schumacher had the best car for 2 arguably 3 Seasons in his entire career... After joining Ferrari he was still fighting for the Championship every year, even if the car was complete dogshit. He was such a beast - In the late 90s there wasnt even a debate of who is the best on the grid. Atleast i dont remember when that was the case last time. Senna was batteling and losing against Prost.. - Hamilton vs Vettel and Verstappen. People always say Schumacher had never a competitor in his own team. The reason was, nobody in the entire sport could match his racecraft. Its similar to what Verstappen is doing nowadays.. Who do you want to race against him? He will crush everyone anyways. Niki Lauda was maybe as special as Michael. But thats also decades ago and he couldnt dominate the sport nearly as michael did. In fact - nobody did. Just Hamilton, but he really had the undisputed best car for nearly a decade - and still lost 2 titles while sitting in the best car on the grid (vs Rosberg and Verstappen). This is something totally unimaginable for Schumacher.. The only way he would lose in the best car (or even just a competetive car) is when he got a broken leg half of the season.
@@madlopt Are we talking Michael or Lewis Hamilton now? Cause Hamilton is great, sure. Did not move to Mercedes out of own intention, read same Ross Brawn only other way around this time. Michael brought Ross in to take a chance, Ross brought Hamilton in with the promise than multiple engine configs already been running the benches years before some others even though of building one consider the 2014 reg change was not even established yet, 4 or 6 cyl, i or v?
Yeah Michael was indeed great, more than just driving skills, ability to build up the team who later built the winning car kind of speaks for itself.
@@Zzarth senna could match him but after that no one at all
The Ferrari F2002 will probably remain my favorite F1 car forever. With Schumi behind the wheel, this car didn't just dominate the opposition, it displayed an automotive might that was on another level entirely. Schumi was mathematical world champion after 11 out of 17 races, and when the season was over, thanks to the fantastic drives of Schumi and Barrichello, Ferrari had as many constructor's points as _all other teams combined._
They were truly unrivaled, then.
Maybe, _just maybe,_ we might see another title for the Schumacher name with Mick at Mercedes.
Championship over in 11 out of 17 races that sounds boring as fuck
Wasn't the f2004 far better then the f2002 ?
@@andrew-rn9ui In terms of legacy records, yes. In terms of absolutely shitting on the competition: no.
Same reason the RB16B is my favorite Red Bull so far. It challenged AND won against what still was a mighty Mercedes team back in 2021.
im still bitter for what ferrari did to mick tbh
That's why Michael is the greatest of all time, because he made us believe Ferrari is supposed to win and dominate championships, something which is far away from the truth.Pre 1996 and post 2006 era proved that Ferrari cannot win just with a great driver but also a great leader and Michael was the epitome of that guy.
my favorite team is Ferrari but come on man the GOAT is obviously Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will always be my second favorite team but McLaren is diffidently a close third
Hamilton is nowhere near michael sorry @MK2-Trappy
The more Ferrari continue to screw up since 2007, the more Schumacher and his allies will look like heroes of an almost mythical degree for making them win 5 consecutive championships.
And that's why Lewis Hamilton will never be close or better than Michael Schumacher. Schumi's legacy in Formula 1 goes beyond the grid, he is the most complete Formula 1 driver ever; on the grid, in the pit lane, in the paddock, at the factory, in the public and maintaining his privacy. Through all the mistakes, failures, wins and championships, if someone better than him won he never complained. He helped Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes become dominant forces in Formula 1. The Three Kings of Formula 1 are: Michael Schumacher, Jean Todt and Ross Brawn.💪🙏❤️🏎️🏆👑
Schumacher, Todt, Brawn, Byrne all 4 men proved you can be bigger than Ferrari
Hands down this is the greatest team of all time, keep fighting Michael 🐐🐐🐐🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
Can really see the amount of effort you've put in, one of your best 👏
Much appreciated mate thanks for watching! 😄
The collaboration of Todt, Ross, Michael, and Rory made younger F1 audiences think that that was the norm at Ferrari. But looking at their history, there were far more years of dysfunction than dominance. And even the dominant years with Ascari and Niki Lauda still had infighting within the team.
Rory Byrne and Paolo Martinelli- the often forgotten KEY members of the Ferrari Dream Team of the early 2000s.
yes, because 85% of people doesnt have a clue about f1 in detail... I would also add here Luca Marmorini because of engine....
I don't remember the 94 German GP but damn, having 2 Ligiers, 2 Footworks and 1 Larrousse in the top 6 is bonkers.
I do, the williams dnfd.
Schu dnfd. Jos Verstappen had the fuel fire.
@@someoneunseen5168 Ah... for some reason I thought Jos' fire was in 95.
I just checked the wiki page for that race... 18 (!) DNF's. Mental.
This was THE era that cemented what F1 was, and will always be, for me as a fan.
For me, that era was 2007-2012.
Single team domination?
01,02,04,05 were all dead. 05 had some interesting races but some were dominance
03 it got boring in the end since FIA helped Bridgestone by telling Michelin to change their tyre and giving Ferrari free championships. What a farce
Ferrari's always had a cult following in the F1 community but this era, this period, was imho definitely the reason why they're such a household name even today, despite the shortcomings the team's now plagued with again.
The FW14 and FW15 was that time for me. F1 should be based on pure technical excellence not drivers, they are turning it into a spec race parade for pure profit. They do need to make money, but it shouldn't be at the cost of innovation, between the cost cap and IP sharing at the end of a season that should be able to close the field enough to put on a show for the simps. If the car is safe, uses
A bit more context.
Michael and Ross Brawn first met in the WEC ("Group C" as it was called) when Ross was working for Jaguar and Michael was driving for Mercedes. That's why Ross wanted to bring Michael to Benetton when the opportunity arose. Briatore had no clue who Michael actually was.
To add to that: If my information is correct, Michael opted for endurance racing to further improve his physical and mental form beyond the usual scope of single-seater racing.
Also to add onto this, Michael almost won the 24 hrs of Le Mans as a ROOKIE and set the fastest lap, only losing out because of reliability issues caused by the sudden ballast requirements. They absolutely deserved to win that year and were cucked by a technicality out of their control :(
@@JustSomeDinosaurPerson more rather that they were cucked by ecclestone and balestre trying to keep f1 relevant
It's kinda sad to see that Ferrari today isn't as strong as they were back in a day. At least right now, If Vasseur is able to turn it round in next couple of years and make that shake up which Ferrari Needs just as much as back then, before Michael Joined them... I would be more than happy. But I guess you never know.
I think that will be difficult. Ferrari was so successful back then because Montezemolo let the team around Jean Todf work in peace. He practically shielded the F1 team from the rest of the company and the management. Since Monte has been gone, every team boss has some manager breathing down his neck who thinks he knows better. It can't work that way. Why, for example, have Mercedes and Red Bull been so successful in recent years?
Because Wolff and Horner have the sole say and because the structures have remained stable, with a few minor exceptions. Horner has been with the team since 2005 and Wolff since the end of 2012. Consistency pays off...
@@benn87 Interesting take. Montezemolo really was a great loss for Ferrari, that much I'll agree with.
If there is someone who can do it, Vasseur is the guy. It's my opinion that Ferrari's upper management is its own worst enemy, and there are people to whom their personal reputation within the company is more important than winning. It's a similar problem to Toyota's upper management, though for different reasons. The Team Principal needs to be exactly that -- the person calling the shots. Binotto was not that guy. Maybe Vasseur is.
If they could just get their sh1t together even a little bit, they should be running for top 5 finishes consistently. Or as top gear put it, if they stop making good road cars then that means the F1 team will be champions soon, lol.
Back to their Italian roots
Thank you for your work. I wrote many comments about that Ferrari era and why it was that successful.
Ferrari literally didn't win anything without the influence of these four since 40 years. Byrne and Michael were advisors the year Kimi won the title.
I'm so happy that I watched nearly every race live between 1997 and 2007. As a German and huge Michael Schmacher fan that era was special. I cannot put in words what that means to me till today.
Let's put it that way: I cry every damn time I see the re-live of Michaels first Ferrari titel in Suzuka 2000. Goosebumps.
the moment where he was just shouting in the radio "we have done it we have done it" ist just beautifull, not many really understand how much pressure they had in 2000
Yeah as much as I was tired of Ferrari winning by being a bully on and off the track, I was so happy to see Kimi get his world championship!
This era was so magical and epic even I as a American kid back in the 2000s seen Ferrari and Micheal Schumacher! It was the same with Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull during my teen years. Thats why I'm a Ferrari and Red Bull fan now that I follow F1.
hope to see it go back to the old old days
The dream come true
Skullcaps and polo shirts at 150mph?
7:10 And the other 2/17 races of the season schumi finished 1st in australia and 3rd in malaysia(after losing his front wing and charging back up to 3rd) in the modified F2001.. Schumi won so much that he wrapped up the title in France, round 11/17(64% through the season)
Schumi and Ferrari was the perfect Match
Not Schumi and Ferrari. Schumi, Todt, Brawn and Byrne, this is what was truly dangerous.
@@RukaGoldheart and now the cheat is a cabbage. Karma
I feel like we're witnessing another dream team in current time within Christian Horner, Adrian Newey, and Max Verstappen at Red Bull
Mate you were not kidding when you said you put more effort into this than any other vid; it's definitely your best so far! Loved it!
Great video, small note: in 2002, Michael did have a P3 in Malaysia
He was driving the F2001 car in that race. ;) Not the F2002 car.With the F2002 car he was never below P2.
And changed a front wing in that race...
So basically Ferrari made key personnel acquisitions & it resulted in success, basically what RB & AM are doing right now
This type of video should be a series, mate. I really enjoyed it! 🤝🏼
Ferraris history and prestige imo is why theyve had so much success but has also brought them many of their problems
I always thought and said that Ferrari has SO MANY fans because of the 00s domination. I remember it all too well, never being a Ferrari fan myself. Although I was bored at the time, it still remains a good memory for me simply witnessing a part of history 🙂
I would argue that Ferrari has many fans because of the brand. Schumacher definitely helped, no doubt about that. But modern Ferrari is all about the brand
Greatest Era:
Michael Jordan in NBA
Michael Schumacher in F1
And
Valentino Rossi in MotoGp
These people just transcended their sport....
Don’t forget Jeff Gordon in Nascar
@@robertgwynn7466 Didnt forget, never knew him
@@tosehoed123 look him up. He changed the game.
What about Dale Earnhardt. He's bigger than Jeff Gordon
Tiger Woods Era in golf
Michael Jackson era in pop
Yeah dude, I waited for this since you announced it last week or so
Great video man as always!
Btw dude, I watch a lot of F1 youtubers but I can proudly say that you are definitely my favourite one. The whole art style and the topic of your videos are just on point man
Keep going!
I’ve watched you since the start but this video has been the best upload by you. Keep it up bud.
I remember Michael saying after he had driven the '95 Ferrari V12, that he believed he could have won the championship with that car.
According to Irvine, the '96 Ferrari apparently was terrible to drive, and he couldn't get his head around the fact that Schumacher had somehow managed to win 3 races, which possibly could have been 4 if it wasn't for the blown engine in France, where he started from pole. And speaking of that era, I also remember Gerhard Berger saying after he moved to Benetton in '96, how very difficult it was to drive Schumacher's '95 Benetton, and that it would take only someone with the highest ability to drive it. I'm not going to go into his driving style in detail, but I'll say that he drove on a knives edge, a small error would send you flying, it's fascinating to read about if you get a chance.
But it was Schumacher who built this team around him, he knew every mechanics name, including their family members!
This is why to me, he was the best 'all round' driver in history, and it was him that brought glory to Ferrari, because hadn't he gone there, it would not have happened for them. Would he still have had succeeded if there was no Brawn or Byrne? I believe so, yes, because they had the money and resources, but how much success is hard to say.
On his first test drives, Berger crashed the '95 Benetton straight away. And Alesi was spinning all the time.
Brawn,Todt and Schumacher; a great combination and time to be a Ferrari fan.
Seems like a century ago now.
Rory Byrne, Ignazio Lunetta, Aldo Costa, Marco Fainello, John Iley, James Allison, Paolo Martinelli, Giles Simon, Nigel Stepney, Ruben Barrichello, Balbir Singh, Willi Weber and Herr Corinna Schumacher
And now I need to wipe my tears
@@Enzoblueblood don't forget Mattia Binotto, who was part of the engine department during the 2000s
@@SigmaAngeloAsteria thanks, m8. Shame on me 🤣🤣👍
I think since 2009,they did win the constructors in 2008 ewen if they droped the ball on singapore.
Also they won the constructors in 2008 because Kovalainen only was 7th in championship .
Love the editing on this video
Your best video yet mate, great topic, sound, editing, great pace and tone with your voice, you do well to not be monotone and convey importance or emotion. Not many narrators can do it well.
Well done, you've got it dialled in.
1993 a french team boss joins Ferrari.
2023 a french team boss joins Ferrari.
It took 7 years then to win the title, so let's see how long will it take now.
Not really hopeful with that himbo being the main driver
They don’t have a Schumacher, though.
Nice video with a sad ending. It seems the old guard (Ferrari, McLaren, Williams) is on the back foot. Seeing how it unfolds, I doubt Ferrari will win the title within the next 5 years. They must nail the 2026
The one thing I miss the most about Ferrari from that era is those pit stops. Those days Ferrari were the absolute masters of pit stops. They would always pull something out of the bag.
Nice video dude. It was a special
Time. Perfect chemistry. Much like
Clarkson, hammond and may.
Happens once in a generation.
Brawn, Todt, Stepney, and micheal.
At Ferrari ! They rinsed it, with marlboro
Throwing money at them. What a time.
Nice job. 👍
the video is very very clever put up together just like the Ferrari team of that era. the outro is just pure first class! well well done !
Blimey this brings back very early childhood memories being a Michael Schumacher fan
Bro, I've wanted to say this to you for years now, but the music you put in your videos is sick. I've found myself Shazaming my TV a handful of times now when your content is on
Incredible to think that this was a one in a lifetime thing.
Ferrari is something else...
Schumacher/Ferrari is a household name, whereas Merc and Hamilton is known among the newbies in F1 and bandwagons who just started watching DTS
Hamilton is around since 2007 way way before DTS was a thing. Besides, weren't we all newbies at some point?
Schumi is the GOAT. Prost second.
LH statically is the greatest driver of all time. Fact. It's quite simple whether people like it or not.
Man some salty Ferrari crying fan here. Talk about bandwagon. Takes one to know one 🤣
Sorry that I’m not a fan of a cheating dirty driver that got handed two championships through crashing out someone else and FIA helping Bridgestone
Crymacher vegetable fan
Goat destroyed by Rosberg 3-0..😂😂😂😂
Michael the undisputed best👍👍👍
Man, your editing in this is next level
Awesome content Pers!
“You just can’t get a dream team like that again”
*Vasseur, Hamilton, and Newey* - “Please allow us to introduce ourselves”
daaamn so much nostalgia, ofc great video!
Appreciate it bro!
Mate great and very detailed video
For me, This is the Best Team in F1. Nobody can change my mind
Fantastic video
I am certain if Michael didnt retire at the end of 2006 he would have won 07 and 08.
The Ferrari made a significant step forward in 07 and his only rival Alonso was busy fighting with his own team.
Kimi while excellent could never perform with the ferrari and bridgestone tires like with the Mclaren and Michelin tires.
Schumi would have beaten him easily, especially since this was still his team.
The reason Ferrari managed to win a race in 1994 was the ban on active suspension. They were dreadful in both 1992 and 1993. Their 1995 car was surprisingly good, but in 1996, the year Schumacher joined, they once again had a dog of a car. They did improve from there and their 2002 and 2004 cars were incredibly good, but overall I'd say their dominance was mainly because of Schumacher.
Winning 3 races in that 96 car is probably his greatest achievement, better than any of the championships.
@@olivierkepothat's true
does anyone know from which year the car is at 1:49 ?
Its the 1995 Ferrari 412 t2 v12. Schumacher tested it at the end of 1995.
It is said when he got out of the car, he told ferrari he could challenge for the championship in that car.
Alesi and berger won only 1 race with the car
Really well-made video
The similarities are clear in the Hamilton/Wolff duo and the Verstappen/Horner/Newey trio. The level of utter dominance and cut throat winning culture is present in all three of these cases.
I hope that vasseur will do what todd did. Allez les bleu
One of the greatest.
Good video 🤝🏿
with the rumours of talks being conducted between adrian newey and ferrari, and with lewis joining the team, it looks like there's a new dream team brewing. I know I shouldn't but I'm getting my hopes up 😔
Great videos you are very talented
Bare in mind jean todt won the 1981 wrc championship with ari vatanen and ford, won peugeot 2 wrc manufacturers championships, a pikes peak hill climb victory and 4 paris dakar rallies in a row, and even got them 2 back to back wins at le mans. The man knew how to win.
Micheal didn't finish first or second in every race in 2002, although it was only 1 race he missed. 3rd at Malaysia after lap 1 contact with Montoya
Love the editing!
Thank you! 😄
Good video.
This is pretty obviously NOT that Ferrari. THAT Ferrari didnt even last through The Michael's tenure as THAT Ferrari went back to its roots and there they remain. Stupidity like "prefer to hire Italians and not THE best", disdain of "outsiders" and brand primacy, worried about the perception of control and leadership and so on. Its almost certainly going to cost them LeClerc if something doesnt change.
Now Leclerc, Vasseur and someone else should make a similar pact
Leclerc is not that good, Vasseur is not the half of the man Todt was in Ferrari...
@F1gilles As Schumacher ? Back to reality please. Schumacher was the last F1 legend. None of the drivers after him are to be legends. Alonso was closest but still not good enough.
Williams, ferrari, mclaren the three fallen giants
One is waking up, one is still asleep, and the other has sleep paralysis
I need to know why most RUclipsrs chose Charles Leclerc to win this year??
What type of Copium?? I need that much optimism in my life 😭😭
For the Tifosi, every year is THE year, until it's not. Then next year will be THE year. Repeat.
Tifosi are deluded what do you expect
THIS IS MY IDOL
Great video
Thanks for watching and supporting!
I think ferraris biggest stumbling block in recent years is their own attitude. They seem to think that they deserve to be at the front of the grid because they have been around the longest. But in F1 you have to earn wins, championships etc. Ferrari is becoming the joke team in F1, all talk, no action
In recent years? You mean in their entire history. Enzo Ferrari created Ferrari because of falling out with Alfa Romeo. The first Ascari championship is basically worthless because Ferrari was the only manufacturer actually running Formula 1 spec cars in the championship that year. Ferrari then had sporadic success while several of their drivers died in the 60's/70's. Lotus and Cosworth bootyblasted them for decades. Lauda brought them back to prominence then they had a falling out. Giles died. Scuderia Ferrari languished for years. Enzo Ferrari himself died. The team remained a joke until the Benetton think tank all decided to join Ferrari and then Ferrari forced Schumi to retire so they could sign Kimi who largely won 2007 because McLaren had a civil war clownshow.
@@RAZGR1Z Truest comment ever. Ferrari is a beast that has to be tamed and it is why no one, not even Alonso with a good car and a miracle in the form of his competitors crashing each other out, could pull it off.
You must do more videos like this.
Great video 🎉🎉 & and wholeheartedly agree with it, & how important it is to F1 & the history of Ferrari itself! Could you please give a link to those 1996 testing vids from Fiorano :)
I'd like to say also that between 1999 and 2008 (so 10 years), Ferrari has won almost half of the championship they have (14 during this period; 31 in total). this explains how much Ferrari was dominant with that dream team
Eddie Irvine and Felipe Massa could won those titles it a shame it never happened
@@aaronthe747fan for real. with those two missed championships, they could've won 16 in the period said previously, and 33 in total
@@aaronthe747fan Irvine was outclassed but Massa did win that championship in my book.
@@RAZGR1Z 😂😂😂😂massa was also outclassed. Getting lapped by your rival and spinning five times in the rain in the fastest car doesn’t deserve any sort of championship honestly.
Massa also got handed a free win by the FIA in spa. As soon as kimi was in front of him it seemed suspicious with how kimi just crashed out. Almost as if Ferrari knew that massa was going to get handed the victory.
1:32 what car is this?
You missed one of the most important people, Kees van der Grint
I think the trio dynamic belings to Red Bull with Adrian Newey, Christian Horner and Max
Just put the f2004 with slick tyres for the remaining 2023 season 😂 .
Better not.. RedBull would start crying 😂
It will run out of fuel in the middle of the race. It will also be illegal. Typical Ferrari
@@antonio_sf90 don't the always??
So, pretty much Ferrari were the cause of their own downfall? The whole “nobody can be bigger than Ferrari” motto they live by is only going to increase the number of years without having won any championships in Formula 1. They won’t get back to their “glory” days until they stop thinking they’re bigger than everything else and actually put people who are knowledgeable and passionate enough in charge.
I honestly wish i saw Ferrari domination
when it comes to Formula One, there are only two Names that define this Sport ..... Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher , both of them are on the same Level, way high above all other
What is needed is not the same trio.
What is needed is the same mentality. Not one driven by corporate at FIAT in Turin, but one of indipendence within the team, where engineers and technicians can work without the meddling of incompetent suits driven only by monetary revenue. (because, le'ts face it, Ferrari is a money making machine even when it lose).
The same exact things were said in the 90s when Ferrari wasn't winning a driver championship since '79. History clearly states this: "Ferrari will comeback, it's just a matter of time". The only team to have won at least a race with every single type of aero and every single type of engine. The only team to have participated at every single F1 season
What a Dream Team, GOATS🐐
The Ferrari holy trinity
At least the got rid of Binotto and do better strats and the best pitstops atm, which really was a meme last year
He was also the technical director though and has overseen the development of that PU which is formidable. He was also there during the Golden Years.
@@RAZGR1Z Dont forget that in 17, 21 and 22, Rory Byrne, the guy who built the Schumacher cars was involved in development and when he got engine director in 2013, 2014 the engine was like Ferrari strategies. Don't lie yourself and what's in the backround.
Ferrari wil never be able to do this again.
Michael actually finished below P2 that season with P3 in Malaysia 7:19
They ran the f2001 for first 2 or 3 races in the season.
@@srxt6758 at round 3/17, Ferrari #1 used the F2002 and #2 used F2001.
Ferrari can try to buy Horner-Newey-Verstappen
Most OP team ever.
"Next year is our year" - Ferrari
I still wont forgive Montezemolo for forcing Michael Shumacher into retirement.
You say in the video that in the last years Ferrari are struggling to put out two strong consecutive seasons. Well, that’s not really the case. Ferrari are currently struggling to put out two strong consecutive races.
As a big Ferrari fan I want to say: not enough credits to the brilliant people in the factory. Feels bad to every time hear Italians cannot win in F1, because this is not true. Technically they are the best of the best. MotoGP is ruled by Italians and in Mercedes and other winning F1 teams Italian engineers have done alot. (Yes even on Honda and Yamaha). For this reason I wanna say give some credit to the people in the factory in Ferrari. Also because of them we achieved those records. They are amazing brilliant engineers who need a good leader right now and a winning mentality!!!
agree
Great video, a few little mistakes, but it can’t be perfect.
Sometimes it seems as though Ferrari detest winning by default, and despite their great power do anything they can to prevent themselves from securing championships. They need figures like Brawn, Todt, Schumacher, etc. to forcefully wrangle them into winning against their will. Figures that are simply not present today on the grid, it doesn't matter what driver you put in their car, they will find a way to lose.
Jean Todt biggest accomplishment is still bagging Michelle Yeoh, lucky bastard
In other words, when Ferrari was dominant, they weren't Italian.
Man,Ferrari is full of non Italians. The entire pitwall and the engineer who designed this car are all non italian except one race engineer. Now even the TP is foreigner.
Luca di Montezemelo ended the dream team when he signed Kimi
Yes.. I like Kimi, but whit that move Montezemolo forced Schumi to retire. Massa had a contract and Kimi, so there was no room for Michael.