He was one of the greatest natural talents. Maybe not one of the hard-working guys but he replaced it with the natural speed. Ferrari was ahead of McLaren since 1998 but they made many mistakes and also Schumacher had his injury in 1999. Even Eddie Irvine was able to fight for the title.
James Lewis When Mika get slightly of the track they say something like "Oh now it's over, there's nothing he can do now. The competition really is that hard." When he crosses the line Keke Rosberg (former F1 champ) screams "Perkele!". I don't think I need to translate that part. But it really is a classic moment.
and as Mika fishtails out of the final chicane you can hear that howling V10 slam straight into the redline as if it's being launched from a standstill.
well tbh fishtailing out of the final chicane was OK. Alonso said that if the finish line is near the exit of the final corner then you only need to go through the corner quick and no need for good traction at the exit. However, if Mika was to start a flying lap the he would need to get good traction and avoid fishtailing.
2:15 mad engine power! :D Mika floors the pedal and u can hear the engine going crazy revs and back end drifting in the acceleration even though the legendary commentator shouts on it!
Back in 1994 Schumacher was interviewed and he told what he thought about his competitors. When he talked about Hakkinen he said:"When it comes to speed, Hakkinen is seriously fast. Unfortunately he hasn't driven a good car yet." Well that changed in 1998... David Coulthard moved from Williams to McLaren in 1996 and when he drove the 1995 McLaren he said it was practically undrivable and had a terrible chassis which was very twitchy and unpredictable.
I particularly remember this race.. i was a kid 10yrold kid back then and watching this as a whole family... one side of d family mclaren and one side ferrari.. what a great battle.. and dont forget Mika's wife too.... she always follow wherever mika goes... Go Finn !
i remember this qualfying like its yesterday. i recorded the gp+ qual. on vhs and was absolute spechless because of this performance. It is the best i have ever seen in the history of F1. The fail just after the second sector and then the magic corner speed and full risk at 2:00. He risks everything for the pole. This was the era where true champions are on the front and managed to ride on those beasts, nowadays every good driver with mechanic background make a good job because of the easy car controls..so sad
These have to be the best generation of F1 cars: 3.0L V10. More torque than god, greatest sound ever, naturally aspirated, no shitty potato-powered KERS, and large wings providing tons of downforce. Hopefully we'll see this kind of car again...
soberek Maybe when redbull eventually buys F1 circus, they bring the fun and awesomeness back to it. Fat tires, huge downforce /w DRS, pretty free electronics, V8, V10 or V12 free rules, proper fast tracks, aka. spa, monza, imola, suzuka...
Mika was the one driver who had the measure of Schumi and Schumi had mutual respect to Mika for that! those 2 were at their peak of their powers and was a great time for F1 back in 2000!!!
i dont know if he owned him but Hakkinens driving was always impeccable. he was so awesome to watch. The end of the lap as he's fish tailing and still pulls pole. that was so very cool!!!!!!!
Man, this brings back lots of memories and emotions, i still remember when i was in Finland as a little kid watching this at my Grandmother's house with my father and my uncle's. Oh man did we all scream out of enjoyment, Mika Häkkinen, a living Legend, and so is Schumacher.
They had the exhaust inside the rear diffuser back then, which distorted the sound. by 2002 they went with the rest of the teams and put the exhaust on top of the bodywork and then that magic sound was lost. Had the same as you at the 2001 British GP by the way, you could make up laps going by with each time Mika passed by when you were busy going to another place...it was just so different :)
Announcer: "And häkkinen drifts rivage-corner sideways.. there is now change anymore.. schumcher will win... 10 seconds later: OAOOOOJOOJOJOOI MIKA WINS! MIKA! MIKA! MIKA BEATS FERRARIS" I loved that old announcer and free F1 on tv.. and i love both häkkinen and schumi.. great times!
These were the moments why I loved Mikas driving. He was an exceptional leadfoot and, im my opinion, had more raw speed than Schumacher. One can only wonder how good Mika would've been without that life threatening crash @ Australia in '95.
Great lap, but actually not regular. He came to wide at the chicane and left the track with all four tyres. Also in the last chicane, he almost cutted, but this was okay. All in all great performance by Mika
That was really special. Sometimes when these guys just get into the proverbial "zone" they can do some truly unbelievable things, and I bet that if you asked him afterwards, he'd be able to tell you about every single moment of that lap, such is their concentration.
It was always amazing to watch the fight b/w the tow :) amazing times.I thought F1 was at it's peak then. One more thing I would like to say that whenever I see Schumacher driving he just fits so well in the car and drives it like the part of his own car :).
If Hakkinen had one more drop of ketchup on his sandwich that morning, he would've lost that. Mesmerizing spectacle... Pretty sure these are the best memories for both us and the drivers.
People will say: Oh so it WAS because he NEVER had a really top-class teammate ever, and was damn lucky to just be in the right teams at the right time! That aspect alone makes this season exciting!
the final sector was just mental! You'd think after being slower in the other two sectors and having the back end fly out a couple of times he'd have been slower...
The Hakkinen/Schumacher rivalry was one of the greatest in the history of F1. While the FIA seems to have finally settled on a qualifying format that they are happy with, I never understood their dislike for the old 1 hour/4 timed laps format. Some of the most exciting memories of F1 that I have came out of the qualifying sessions with that format. I still have the entire '98 season on VHS. I think I'll watch it again during this off season and relive one of the most exciting seasons ever.
There was something very magic about Mika's last sector, trailing after first 2 sectors and having an unforced error. The expressions at McLaren & Ferrari say it all.
less than a tenth wouldn't say thats been owned tbh ... best season ever 00 season and loved the schumi mika rivalry. That years mercades engine was the one of the best sounding engines ever
No, it was Kimi at Silverstone in 2004. He was 1/2 a second behind pole after the first sector, but he went so fast in the last two sectors that he got pole by almost 1/10th of a second.
Bring back this qualifying format please! Seeing the top drivers going blow for blow and following their laps on the ragged edge was a real treat! Today we just watch cars crossing the line one by one 🥱
He was 0.4 behind after the first sector that was probably because the Ferrari and the McLaren cars had their strenghts on different parts of the track. Mika going off like that and still taking pole is a greater comeback in my book.
This is Matti Kyllönen, legendary Finnish F1 commentator. The other one is Erkki Mustakari. Keke Rosberg was commentating with him every now and then in the 90's and early '00.
yep, and 2003 was very close between schumi and raikkonen, and 2005 raikkonen with liiitle better luck and engine he's now 2005 world champion, and that nurburgring... but mika is one of top. 10 greatest drivers
Don´t know why you guys keep arguing. Schumacher has said that the only driver he feared was Häkkinen. On the other hand they are very god friends when they are not racing. Booth are great drivers :) Love there battles
Finns are often really quiet and serious, but this commentators are pure madness.
We finns can be the most talkative and vocal people on earth when we're in our favorite comfort zone.
Cèsar Rangel Yes. He is Matti Kyllönen. He was very good
+Cèsar Rangel
That's just the image we need to protect
Matti Kyllönen !! :D
+Cèsar Rangel we take our sports serious and when something truly great happens, we are not shy to shout :D
Hakkinen was one hell of a driver.
He was one of the greatest natural talents. Maybe not one of the hard-working guys but he replaced it with the natural speed. Ferrari was ahead of McLaren since 1998 but they made many mistakes and also Schumacher had his injury in 1999. Even Eddie Irvine was able to fight for the title.
@@SavikujaTeroMcLaren were faster in 98 99 and 2000 Ferrari just had Schumacher
I dont know what those Finnish guys were saying, but i felt their passion
James Lewis When Mika get slightly of the track they say something like "Oh now it's over, there's nothing he can do now. The competition really is that hard." When he crosses the line Keke Rosberg (former F1 champ) screams "Perkele!". I don't think I need to translate that part. But it really is a classic moment.
WrathWithinMe Ei ole Rosberg vaan erkki eki mustakari ja sanoo "KÄRKEEN" ei "Perkele"....mustakari says "Kärkeen" no "PERKELE"
Feezer Finn69 Fuck you're right! My bad.
The commentator also said that Mika made the Ferrari team shit their pants when he took P1.
When they screamed, I felt their passion run through my skin haha.
One of the greatest lap in F1 history!! MIKA!!
Down in S1. Down in S2. On the grass, fishtailing out of the final chicane... BOOM! P1
akula444 how is that even possible. I don't get it
A really fast car is how.
A really fast (but unreliable) car and pure sisu.
and as Mika fishtails out of the final chicane you can hear that howling V10 slam straight into the redline as if it's being launched from a standstill.
well tbh fishtailing out of the final chicane was OK. Alonso said that if the finish line is near the exit of the final corner then you only need to go through the corner quick and no need for good traction at the exit. However, if Mika was to start a flying lap the he would need to get good traction and avoid fishtailing.
qualifying alone in this is more exciting than any 2014 races
Yea..
This brings a tear to my eyes, god i miss Mika and the old times.
mika is the reason why i started watching F1!!
he's a real sportsman, an idol and a legende!!
i miss him!!
2:15 mad engine power! :D Mika floors the pedal and u can hear the engine going crazy revs and back end drifting in the acceleration even though the legendary commentator shouts on it!
Hakkinen together with Senna are the best qualifiers in F1 history
Mika literally (almost) drove the rubber off the tyres ! These moments show the character these people are made of.
Respect !
3:40 - Schumacher thinking: How did he do that?
Some day, when I got nothing else to do, Im gonna translate this "play-by-play" to the english crowd, fun stuff from the best years of F1.
Back in 1994 Schumacher was interviewed and he told what he thought about his competitors. When he talked about Hakkinen he said:"When it comes to speed, Hakkinen is seriously fast. Unfortunately he hasn't driven a good car yet."
Well that changed in 1998...
David Coulthard moved from Williams to McLaren in 1996 and when he drove the 1995 McLaren he said it was practically undrivable and had a terrible chassis which was very twitchy and unpredictable.
I love how when he steps on it at the exit onto the straight that brilliant v10 is just going mad while the car struggles for grip. Bloody fantastic.
Those Mclaren MP4-15 cars had the most amazing engine sound of every f1 cars i've ever heard.
I love the revving sound, the engine was like whistling.
2:15 lol Mika pushes the pedal through the floor, you can hear the engine reving 19k+ there when he slides over the finishing line, so epic moments..
One of the best qualifying run...felt like Mika winning the race itself...great days ...lots of excitement
WHAT a Great freaking lap
I particularly remember this race.. i was a kid 10yrold kid back then and watching this as a whole family... one side of d family mclaren and one side ferrari.. what a great battle.. and dont forget Mika's wife too.... she always follow wherever mika goes... Go Finn !
i remember this qualfying like its yesterday. i recorded the gp+ qual. on vhs and was absolute spechless because of this performance. It is the best i have ever seen in the history of F1. The fail just after the second sector and then the magic corner speed and full risk at 2:00. He risks everything for the pole. This was the era where true champions are on the front and managed to ride on those beasts, nowadays every good driver with mechanic background make a good job because of the easy car controls..so sad
ObirFenomenO You do know they don't use assists? These guys used TC and other assists. Assists have been banned since 2007.
@@Minx5892 There was no TC between 1993 and till Barcelona 2001.
getting that early on the throttle in the final corner and holding it takes a massive amount of bravery and skill
im a schumacher fan through and through but i loved this lap from hakkinen. the last corner was epic. Pole truly deserved
These have to be the best generation of F1 cars: 3.0L V10. More torque than god, greatest sound ever, naturally aspirated, no shitty potato-powered KERS, and large wings providing tons of downforce. Hopefully we'll see this kind of car again...
soberek Maybe when redbull eventually buys F1 circus, they bring the fun and awesomeness back to it. Fat tires, huge downforce /w DRS, pretty free electronics, V8, V10 or V12 free rules, proper fast tracks, aka. spa, monza, imola, suzuka...
Mika Hakkinen awesome!!
No, this was indeed year 2000! If I remember correctly, Schumi changed to the red helmet at the Monaco GP that year.
2:16 thats what V10's were all about... You can hear the car hitting rev limiter and see the back end loose, yet still good acceleration thought.
Mika was the one driver who had the measure of Schumi and Schumi had mutual respect to Mika for that! those 2 were at their peak of their powers and was a great time for F1 back in 2000!!!
i dont know if he owned him but Hakkinens driving was always impeccable. he was so awesome to watch. The end of the lap as he's fish tailing and still pulls pole. that was so very cool!!!!!!!
Man, this brings back lots of memories and emotions, i still remember when i was in Finland as a little kid watching this at my Grandmother's house with my father and my uncle's. Oh man did we all scream out of enjoyment, Mika Häkkinen, a living Legend, and so is Schumacher.
Simply awesome!
Wonderful Mercedes engine sound, wonderful livery, wonderful pilot.
I still watch F1, but that rivalry was spectacular.
They had the exhaust inside the rear diffuser back then, which distorted the sound. by 2002 they went with the rest of the teams and put the exhaust on top of the bodywork and then that magic sound was lost.
Had the same as you at the 2001 British GP by the way, you could make up laps going by with each time Mika passed by when you were busy going to another place...it was just so different :)
This qualifying and Mika's brilliant overtaking in Spa the same year was worthy of a third title.
Schumacher beating Mika in Monza and in the wet Nurburgring makes him all the more worthy of a 3rd WDC.
Announcer: "And häkkinen drifts rivage-corner sideways.. there is now change anymore.. schumcher will win... 10 seconds later: OAOOOOJOOJOJOOI MIKA WINS! MIKA! MIKA! MIKA BEATS FERRARIS"
I loved that old announcer and free F1 on tv.. and i love both häkkinen and schumi.. great times!
Adrian Newey master piece. This McLaren still look stunning even in 2021.
i dont remember when last time commentator has sweared PERKELE on live tv
That's "Kärkeen!" for you.
Missä kohtaa sanotaan "PERKELE"???
Feezer 69 Ei missään.
Ei niin mutta kysymys olikin kohdistettu herra Niilo47:kalle...et missä kohtaa hän muka kuulee sanan perkele
Feezer 69 ***** kokeilkaa mustakaria kohdassa 2.19
That last sector has to be the fastest sector ever... and he slid off twice !!!
Mika gave Schumi nightmares !! Lol
pushing the beast to the limit
These were the moments why I loved Mikas driving. He was an exceptional leadfoot and, im my opinion, had more raw speed than Schumacher. One can only wonder how good Mika would've been without that life threatening crash @ Australia in '95.
Best time of f1 ever
thrilling performance and amazing commentary. no need for translation at all.
Even out of control, Mika got better times than Michael, flipping incredible
Here before it gets recommended to everyone in 2021
Great lap, but actually not regular. He came to wide at the chicane and left the track with all four tyres. Also in the last chicane, he almost cutted, but this was okay. All in all great performance by Mika
F1 legends..legendary times.Ferrari vs Mclaren was the best rivalry..And also i love the way statistics were shown back then.times and everything..
Unbeliavable! And the commentary is fantastic, of course!
That is why Mika is loved !
quando la formula 1 era ancora uno sport dove c'erano gli uomini i campioni e le macchine... e pochi computer ... emozionante grazie Mika
(1), West, Mclaren, Mercedes, Mika, Mobile, we miss all of that :((( come back mika
amazing mika using every inch of the track and then some, what a legend
Never mind every inch of the track, Häkkinen uses every millimeter! amazing performance
Nice.. Memories memories. =)
This was one of my favourite Hakkinen moments, superb!
That was really special. Sometimes when these guys just get into the proverbial "zone" they can do some truly unbelievable things, and I bet that if you asked him afterwards, he'd be able to tell you about every single moment of that lap, such is their concentration.
Seriously, just look at the way he drifts out of the last corner, fucking amazing.
Häkkinen on takuulla yks kaikkien aikojen parhaita yhellä kierroksella?
Sen jälkeenku sai kunnon auton, mies oli aivan loistava aika-ajoissa!
It was always amazing to watch the fight b/w the tow :) amazing times.I thought F1 was at it's peak then. One more thing I would like to say that whenever I see Schumacher driving he just fits so well in the car and drives it like the part of his own car :).
i was always big schumacher fan. But i miss those days.
Mika was awesome driver. Always very close and good battles.
If Hakkinen had one more drop of ketchup on his sandwich that morning, he would've lost that. Mesmerizing spectacle... Pretty sure these are the best memories for both us and the drivers.
That 3 sector was so amazing when u look at all the mistakes he made and yet still took pole! Go Mika!
that wheel spin was awesome
Pure magic, Mika shure had his greatmoments.
Great driver.
simply magic mika!! driving the wheels of the car... last corner losing traction made it exciting!
Miki and Michael 1998-2000 = most enjoyable races I remember. I must have been 12 or 13 at the time!
People will say: Oh so it WAS because he NEVER had a really top-class teammate ever, and was damn lucky to just be in the right teams at the right time!
That aspect alone makes this season exciting!
Most beautiful mclaren ever.
Wow V10 - 110 degree ilmor! WOW! A symphony on wheels.
the final sector was just mental! You'd think after being slower in the other two sectors and having the back end fly out a couple of times he'd have been slower...
The Hakkinen/Schumacher rivalry was one of the greatest in the history of F1. While the FIA seems to have finally settled on a qualifying format that they are happy with, I never understood their dislike for the old 1 hour/4 timed laps format. Some of the most exciting memories of F1 that I have came out of the qualifying sessions with that format. I still have the entire '98 season on VHS. I think I'll watch it again during this off season and relive one of the most exciting seasons ever.
There was something very magic about Mika's last sector, trailing after first 2 sectors and having an unforced error. The expressions at McLaren & Ferrari say it all.
the last sector was EPIC!!
the best qualifying between schumacher and hakkinen was suzuka 2000 towards the ending of this season. but this was great also :)
less than a tenth wouldn't say thats been owned tbh ... best season ever 00 season and loved the schumi mika rivalry. That years mercades engine was the one of the best sounding engines ever
Oh how I cheered when I watched this on tv... What a driver.. wow!
What a BADASS 3rd sector. Pure guts!
one of the best poles i've ever seen.
like senna's in apcific '94.
No, it was Kimi at Silverstone in 2004. He was 1/2 a second behind pole after the first sector, but he went so fast in the last two sectors that he got pole by almost 1/10th of a second.
Bring back this qualifying format please! Seeing the top drivers going blow for blow and following their laps on the ragged edge was a real treat! Today we just watch cars crossing the line one by one 🥱
schumi had to take a closer look...
hakkinen was is and will be the greatest driver to me.
FANTASTIC!
He was 0.4 behind after the first sector that was probably because the Ferrari and the McLaren cars had their strenghts on different parts of the track. Mika going off like that and still taking pole is a greater comeback in my book.
miss these old tracks from back in the day. all the new ones look the same.
He didn't 'own' Schumacher. Schumacher set a great time. Hakkinen just set a greater one. 2 of the greatest in that era.
Good old times. I remember i was 15 and i was eating my fingernails during almost every race. Best qualy lap ever.
I miss those epic battles...
This is Matti Kyllönen, legendary Finnish F1 commentator. The other one is Erkki Mustakari. Keke Rosberg was commentating with him every now and then in the 90's and early '00.
WOAH THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!!!!
i remember this so well
i bet this was the best qualifying lap Mika ever did
there is only one flying FINN,,,mika mika MIIIIIKAAAAA!!!98-00 the most glorious season ever i wont 4get
Mika and Ferrari at the time... Can´t even imagine... That man was fast!!
To the ragged eged and back!. Great lap by Mikka H.
2:17 you can hear the engine hitting max rpm coming out of that corner, love it
Häkkinen, right at the height of his power.
I had no idea Finns could get that emotional... ;)
@P1MSC I agree. The duel between these two is for me the best moment in F1 I have ever watched.
yep, and 2003 was very close between schumi and raikkonen, and 2005 raikkonen with liiitle better luck and engine he's now 2005 world champion, and that nurburgring... but mika is one of top. 10 greatest drivers
Don´t know why you guys keep arguing. Schumacher has said that the only driver he feared was Häkkinen. On the other hand they are very god friends when they are not racing.
Booth are great drivers :) Love there battles
I am Brazilian admire most the riding style of Mika Hakkinen, Mika was in my opinion a super F1 racer Ayrton Senna's post.
cuz mika is just the man.
MIKA IS THE ONE!
These were the days