Ralf Schumacher Interview | Beyond The Grid | Official F1 Podcast
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- Racer, winner and father - Ralf Schumacher hasn't slowed down since he left the track. He talks to us about his life away from Formula 1, his racing son David Schumacher and also reflects on his racing days and how he doesn't think he would have made it without help from brother Michael Schumacher. This and more on this podcast episode of Beyond The Grid, supported by Bose
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Putting pictures of the events that are spoken about would be awesome
@@mk17b77 this doenst say they cant put some effort in the CZcams Version...
@@mk17b77 Y O U T U B E
@@Harrock Of course ít does. A Podcast is something you're supposed to listen to while doing other things. I know there are people that do provide visuell elements but that is just a bonus.
Why goes everyone nuts ? It was just a suggestion on what they could do better ... they dont have to do it ....
Apart from the CZcams Video Hacker community setting a bad trend, photos are always copyright to someone, and take hours to render and upload. Employing an editor might cost a few K a year, but licencing a single image can cost several K on its own. As an audio podcast Im surprised Liberty have afforded it in the first place, so Im happy we get to hear this stuff.
One of the most underrated drivers in history.
Ralf I know that the people know because of your brother Michael, but for me you were a really good driver
A really underrated driver
Surely underrated driver
But JP Montoya was (in my feeling) more underrated and was better
@@sibeksibowski2126 That doesn't mean this guy wasn't
I always liked Ralph. I saw him at goodwood back in 2002 and i think 🤔.. The good old days when the cars were deafening.
Complete respect for Ralph Schumacher. 55 minutes well spent. It's good to hear the truth about behind the scenes at Jordan and William's. Interesting to hear about his favourite teammate and who he thought was the fastest. He is honest.
Sorry to be ‘that guy’ but...
So much respect that you can’t even spell his name. It’s Ralf.
@@McPlayer8t you are indeed that guy.
Oh well, at least I apologised in advance. 🤣
Ralf always suffered by being brother of Michael, then everyone used to say he didn't deserved a F1 seat. But he was a very consistent driver. Good lap times and race understanding. Wasn't a champion, but never was clearly beaten by other well considered drivers like Fisichella, Trulli and Montoya.
Just being in Formula 1 is a huge proof of talent and achievement for anyone.
Imagine one day "Hi, I am Michael Schumacher, and you are listening to Beyond the Grid"
Beyond the Vegetable
will never happen now. i only hope he still gets to live a reasonable life.
@@thestig8846 downey on the grid?
@@thestig8846 f you man
@@thestig8846 much as I love Michael that comment was gold🤣
I liked Ralf, he was always in Michael’s shadow which was unfortunate but as Tom said...on his day he could take on anyone. I remember his first win at imola in 2001 and I was so happy. It’s a shame he never won a title or ever really had a chance to win one.
His best chance was probably 2003, he even was ahead of Montoya after his win in France but his season completely fell apart after scoring no points in GB, Germany, USA and Japan, and missing out Italy due to an injury which he suffered in a crash in testing.
Don't forget his second win at German
I saw his wins. In a competitive car, he was unbeatable.
He was probably just as good as Michael, but never got the chance to be in a really top team. If he was driving the same Ferrari Michael was, he'd be a multiple world champion as well.
“On his day he could take anyone”....this could be said for anyone. A universal bullshit truth.
Ralf was my hero when I was a Kid. He was talented and had the potential to be a champ, but after he went airborne in the Monza testings 2003, he was never the same again. Never took risks after that, which made him much slower.
19:09 what he is talking about is what Montoya said in podcast. Ralf was on the BMW side of the team & Montoya was on the Williams side. It was like two teams with two drivers trying to work together. (According to Montoya)
Crazy I never thought of it that way tbh especially going back and rewatching “older” races thinking about it being 2 separate teams
David and Mick Schumacher on the grid in a few years will be like watching the early 2000’s again
On the GP2 grid
@Neeravism and Massa and Barrichello's kids.
Gotta make sure Mick never goes for winter sports then
Luke22SV both suck. Their father give them a career lmao
Edd Dzahir So dominating F3 means you suck?
Wow, I absolutely admire his honesty. He seems to be a very intelligent guy. Eventhough I was a huge Montoya fan, I always loved seeing Ralf in the Williams and fighting for podiums.
as a big JPM fan i really respect Ralf. He was extremely quick
I always enjoyed Ralf Schumacher
and Michael Schumacher racing together it was a lot of fun seeing them battle it out from time to time. Ralf was my brothers favourite, while Michael was mine. Good times.
Agreed totally. I was a huge fan of the Schumacher brothers and I loved Canada 2001... Such precious moments... Remember 2000-2003 races till this day... I stopped watching F1 when the Schumachers left it... It wasn't the same for me anymore
I don't quite remember why, but when i got into sport back in early 00s Ralf was my favourite apart from finns (im Finnish so..). Probably because he was a good driver and the fact that he never got (obviusly) the same recognizion as his brother. I felt empathy for the man.
And Williams-BMW was so cool. Their pace, that livery, Ralf and JP driving.
Miss that.
I didn’t think he’d be so humble to be honest, given my opinion of him all these years.
He flat out admitted his win in Montreal 2001 was due to the car advantage over Ferrari, but he also crushed JPM that weekend.
Glad to have heard this one really.
We love Ralf. He was in a great era of F1
Love his honesty. And down to earth attitude.
Finally !!! Ralf was an humble and purely quick driver , shame for 03 his best season for me , Good old day's with the brother Shumacher on the podium ..
You were my favorite driver Ralf and my brother was also supported Michael. Miss the days you race and your yellow helmet
Ralf was underrated, unfortunately he always was in Michael's shadow...
Because he sucked....
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus based on what exactly?
@Anurag LMAO
Dude, stop with these bullshit 'He/she is or was underrated' type of comments, especially in these types of videos. Why, you ask? Well, those comments, who are often found in videos of a band, musician or actor. Their work is subjective, people like their music or films, or not. It's a matter of taste and can't be 'proven'. So they kinda fit there. But with sports like F1, it's completely the opposite. These sports are based on facts, i.e. accomplished results like F1 titles, points, race wins etc. Ralf, who is probably a great guy, simply wasn't as good as his older brother. If he was a huge champion like his brother, he'd be very popular, known etc. just like his brother and not ''underrated''. So stop with thse bs comments, fishing for upvotes.
Ervin you can still think an F1 driver is underrated, whether the sport is based off of fact or not. There are plenty of drivers that people would consider underrated.
ralf and montoya in the williams was fireworks every race very entertaining
At the time he was racing at BMW Williams, I was, of course, a big big fan of Montoya. Being a fan of Montoya meant that you couldn't be a Michael Schumacher fan. Nor his brother who seemed to be very cold. But years later, you realise that the team's heads were pushing the guys against each other and, years later, they actually get along well. Very very nice to hear his insight on what was one of the best eras of F1 - powerful screaming V10's, pure racing - except for Shchumi's extreme domination ;-)
this was one of the best episodes. i think it's cause i loved that time of f1. ralf like tom said, unbeatable on his day. results don't do him justice.
Would love to see Frentzen on here he was really a standout guy
I love his honesty. 😊
Awesome interview with a great driver of my childhood. Hoping that i will watch nephew Mick and son David in F1 sometime.
What a great and worthy chat! Thank you. He was definitely one of the very, very, VERY fastest!
Tom Clarkson can you please get Nelson Piquet in..... He is a legend, he is funny and he is straight talking.... I have no doubt tens of thousands of avid fans will agree and want to hear the great man
Yes, I am a massive fan of Nelson Piquet. He would be a great guy to interview. But I am not sure if Nelson likes doing interviews.
Thank you so much for this podcast and posting it. Loved this. Growing up, I was a huge fan of Ralf and of Michael of course. I remember every single race that you mentioned in this podcast. I found it funny he didn't remember Canada 2001... Coz I remember every single second of it... I bet he does too 😊
He just doesn't want to talk about it. He was never good at expressing himself esp emotions and Canada 2001 is about him racing his brother and winning it... Of course he won't b able to talk about it in detail given Michael's present condition... He said it elsewhere that "Never wanted to come out of the shadow... I was insanely proud of my brother"... It must've bn hard being compared to THE Michael Schumacher in his hey days... and i loved them racing against each other... They were competitive but Ralf was clearly proud of Michael and Michael was that typical older brother 😊... They brought life to the F1 circuit... I was surprised he was candid about his relationship with media... I remember the tough time he was given by the British media all the time...
Brought back so many memories from my teens and 20s when I would record keep for both Michael and Ralf... lol... Really miss those days x
Much love and respect to Ralf and Forza Michael... You're loved by many like me who are not even German x
great interview and insight from ralf. Interesting character, almost forgotten these days, despite a very solid career.
It's sad that we never heard Micheal himself talking in this podcast.
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Seeing as it was Podcast about Ralf.... why would it need Michael?
Not this specific episode. I think they meant he would be an interesting guest. Pre-accident.
Unfair fight thanks for the update.
Finally! He used to be my favorite driver when I was young. Wasn't the easiest time supporting him :D But I still believe that he had the potential to become a worldchampion, when he was in his prime.
Victor Pawelleck sorry if i have to say - no thats wrong. Ok, maybe the potential was there, but he was not able to use it. Ralf was never pushy enough. Never focused enough. And never consistent enough. And if you want to get World Champion in F1 you have to be totally commited, totally pushy, totally consistent. Thats why it's so hard to get a multiple World Champion. Mika Hakkinen was totally burned out because of that in 2001...and retired. People outside F1 will never understand what Michael Schumacher achieved. Driving on that level for so many years, is extraordinary! Ralf never achieved it for even 1 Season and Most Drivers ever in F1 don't.
@@michaelastockbauer672 maybe you're right. Even in his prime, he lacked a bit of consistency, but I think if he would have been in Michael's position, he would have been able to beat Rubens. But of course Michael worked really hard to get in this position, and I guess Ralf wasn't working hard enough to get himself in such a position. But still he was a very good driver and I enjoyed supporting him :)
@@victorpawelleck4367 I loved supporting Ralf when he was in Williams and I hated the way the British media would go at him. But I still kept rooting for him till the end. I agree he wasn't as focused as Michael but I loved his style of driving and Canada 2001 and his wins in 2003 were my most favourite races to watch...
A great driver in his own right. If he wasn't associated with Michael, he would be respected a lot more
Ralf always comes across as bit grumpy. But you gotta say he's a straight-talker. Very honest, most of the time, and without the posturing of some other ex-drivers.
He spun his Jordan at Abbey in morning warm up and because all the brits gave him stick he didn't get out of the car straight away , he floored the throttle and covered us in pea shingle !!!!!!!! Legend
Great hearing some insights from Ralf. I had always heard different types of information back in the early 2000s about the politics going on within the team. This now clarified it as sort of “unclassified“ information being released so many years later.
This is an awesome podcast with a great character.
Love Schumacher Bros
As a 40-year Williams fan, thanks Ralf for all you did. Mind you, Ralf also produced my favourite Martin Brundle quote when he blamed Johnny Herbert for a shunt; "I guess if your name is Schumacher you can talk cobblers!"
Sir Frank's stubbornness has been part of Williams downfall . Claire is also quite stubborn.
Stephen Taylor so he wasn’t stubborn when they won 9 constructers championship and 7 drivers champions? All of a sudden it’s a problem now?
william Strachan I think his point is a little reductive, but I agree that not necessarily stubbornness but ‘inability to change quickly enough’ has clearly been an issue for them.
@@slowspecv69 He was . His tendency to to be stubborn and not evolve the business.
@@slowspecv69 Yes it's a problem NOW. Look at them! They forgot change is crucial to F1.
Stephen Taylor look up what Peter Windsor said about Williams in an article I think it was last year. Very brutal with his opinion.
I Loved this! Thank you. It was awesome to listen Ralf :) Hope to see him soon with his son!
Ralf was a very underated driver. He never had the quickest car but that didn't mean he couldn't win. Easily the fastest driver in 2001 in my opinion. If he was in that ferrari he would have beaten micheal that year
He was not the fastest in 2001 but he was quiet quick. Certainly a underrated driver.
@@skudaaron1986 well who do you think was the fastest in 2001. I guess juan pablo and micheal schumacher where also really fast. And ofcorse we had kimi räikkönen, david coulthard. Who was your favorite i'd like to know
Sorry but couldn't agree less. He had a pop when he dominated Zanardi but earned a reputation as an underperformer until contract time came around. He was good but underrated? Nah
@@pauldixon1013 underpreformer he was not. He was consistant and fast and a proven race winner. He had terrible luck with retirments though. For example, he retired 7 times in 2001. Michael only 2. He was also just as quick as Juan pablo on some days and he was always just known for his outright speed.
I love how he is on PayTV Sky together with Sascha. He is a great commentator for F1 ❤️❤️❤️ many facts. Funny. Just an overall lovely guy! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Ralf reminds me of Hulkenberg and to a certain extent Ricciardo. He was as quick as anyone but just couldn’t get himself in the right place at the right time.
This was a surprisingly good interview with some really interesting insights. Actually I always like Ralf... mainly for silly reasons like he wore a yellow crash helmet and raced a yellow Jordan, yellow was my childhood favourite colour! Then he moved to my favourite team, Williams. I was always aware that I was in a minority of F1 fans to like Ralf... maybe I connected a bit because he seemed a bit awkward... like me 🤣
I loved Ralf too and always rooted for him when the world was going nuts over Montoya... lol... I loved the showdown between Michael and Ralf more than with their teammates x
spirit I think it was kind of neat that it was Ralf who actually led the first Schumacher one two as well! At Montreal 2001 if I recall.
One of my all time favourite drivers, i just loved his style, extremely late braking and aggresively smooth
I'd like to here Riccardo Patrese as he drove though so many era's.
I loved this interview. So great to listen to drivers from that particular era of f1. 👍👍👍
P.s. so glad to have been born in 1974! Have been able to witness such great moments in motor sports and Jedi talent like Schumacher, , Doohan, Senna, Rossi, Lewis, Marquez, etc.. These men inspired me and still do. 👍
Ralf in DTM 2011 was fire
Hearing the first 5 Mins of this podcast i already can predict this would be on The Radio
to be called "The Formula News"
Never knew Ralph was actually a pretty cool guy......... always thought he was an uptight no nonsense kinda guy.
Ralph for me mate you was numero uno matey
Great interview. Very interesting conversation. Thanks
Love Ralf. He had a good thing with his big bro, The King.
If you have someone who is as naturally cagey as Ralf say "I said things I normally wouldn't say", that's about as ringing an endorsement as you could ever hope to have for an interview. Great job.
RESPECT
Brilliant interview
At some point there in the interview I thought he was Nico Rosberg... Respect Ralph!! Hope to see David in F1 soon.
Mick before that.
@@samarvora7185 Both, and as soon as possible. Preferably racing eaqually good and getting a couple (or more) championships each.
underrated
Interesting podcast, too bad the sponsors kill the flow of it.
sponsor
@@GloomGaiGar Sponsors. If you have three separate commercial breaks for three separate companies, you tend to use the plural of the word.
Interesting Ralf thought Montoya was the fastest teammate. And that he liked Montoya!
what a treat it would be if we could have Michael on beyond the grid :(
Great interview.
Most fucking improved channel on CZcams for this year. Absolutely love it
He was my first favourite driver when I begun watching f1 when I was 5 or 6 years old. Now I am 21 and my favourite driver is Kimi but soon I have to find another one again, currently I am thinking of Lando or Max.
Mine is Lando and Charles
@@sibeksibowski2126 lol Charles is the biggest crybaby EVER. Hate that guy
Yuji Ide
@@kevinvandorst he isn't like Mark Webber (I know he couldn't do anything about it) in Red Bull
He knows he's young and he's got big value so he want to prove it
@@JC-cg9zx taki inuoe over yuji ide for the self aware memes
A very interesting interview. Thanks! :)
Love this!
It’s great that we don’t necessarily need to have the most successful always give insights
He would be amazing at broadcasting with that voice.
Adam Petten I Think he is doing some commentating on Skysports Germany if I am not mistaken
Thank you @f1
Great show.Keep up.
Thanks! And soon 3 million subscribers! :)
Still waiting for Alonso or Seb Vettel 😊
And Hakkinen please :)
And Berger
@@BlueflagAlpha he has been done already, unless you want him interviewed again 😛
And Dick Seaman
We need seb after retireing so that he can talk about more stuff without the restrictions that Ferrari or any other team would have on him. See the Lewis Hamilton episode, that was not what it could have been
Strange. You got the most (more than I ever expected) out of Jos, and that was a nice conversation. This one was really stuck in neutral, and when there were a few glimmers of Ralf being ready to open up a bit more, you killed it. Too bad, this could have been much more interesting, must have not been your best day, Tom. Better luck next time! Oh, and... three sponsor breaks this time? It's getting slowly out of hand, wouldn't you say?
David coultard, Hakinen, Mike and ralf top of their game..
I really enjoyed the interview and insight into whom I thought was a gargantuas enigma
He comes accross much better than I expected, he should have worked with the press more in his day as I had the impression of a different kind of character back then.
He's matured. He was in his 20s/30s then now Ralf is currently 46
Interesting insights on Williams and Toyota not succeeding as much as they should have and as much as Ralf himself should have...still was a great driver to watch, especially against his brother and Montoya.
One of my favorite Driver. & Next Beyond the Grid:
Rubens Barrichello, Jarno Truilli, Giancarlo Fisichella, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Marc Gené,
Nick Heidfeld , Eddie Irvine, Pedro de la Rosa,
Heikki Kovalainen, Timo Glock
Now you're just naming random drivers lol
@@erikheijden9828 Well..... I asked 3 times Nigel Mansell and Tom pickin up Random Drivers. Only 2 Wishes: Mansell & Kovalainen are my options
Is that Glock?
@@phoenyx555 OH MY GOODNESS! ME!
Why Marc or Heikki ?
They did nothing in F1
He is a champion of japanese formula 3000 1996 dramatic title...
I wanna see Michael again
Sweet dreams 👋😂
Hi Tom, a very well articulated and beautiful interview. However I feel there is a lot of lost opportunities here. There are so many questions that could have been asked regarding the driver relationships and the dynamics between schumacher brothers. Eg: Micheal having a confrontation with Eddie after ralf being told to not overtake Damon.
Please it is a request to ask more revealing questions
As an Australian, the way he correctly pronounced Melbourne was heartwarming. Especially when even other countries with english as their first language butcher it lol 💛 Love Ralf 💛
There was no Grill the Grid back then. If there were, it'll be fun to have "brother on brother" :-)
Ralf Schumacheeeuuuuur...
Formula 1 Please Post The Toro Rosso Grill The Grid 2019
@Anurag But Alex Albon Was There At Senior Red Bull Team To Partner Max Verstappen On The Next Grill The Grid 2019
@Anurag Not Yet Its Coming Soon
Lol I tried to comment it said the vid is private
@@shaikolm We Will Try To See It Later Or Tomorrow
It's really rare to see them post two videos for a day
First. Don't do B&W thumbnails pls, like somebody is dead
Would be a bit hard doing a podcast with them if they were dead
His career did die a long time ago so it is justified in a sense.
First stop moaning about a picture. Ffs
It's just a picture, why are you freaking out?
So was everyone before the 1920s dead?
Jenson Button's first teammate
I enjoyed watching him and Juan Pablo drive that Williams BMW
{Edit- entering the link as described it did not lead to the site.} Would have bought the razors, but there was nowhere to enter the code. The closest thing they had was a three blade set for $15... how about a direct link in the description ? or, Maybe in the next Podcast ?
I loved F1 with Ralf, Michael, Mika, David. Cannot believe papers today saying Lewis Hamilton will overtake Michael soon with more than 7 wins. Hell no, never, ever in my eyes. Greatest driver ever but these guys made F1. Sadly stopped watching after MS left.
Your Listend to all 55 min, video only dropped 8min ago
He looks so much like Gerard Butler on the thumbnail
I think u should have gone to specsavers
Ya on drugs.
@@MCsmileyB she definitely needs glasses.
The podcasts in general are great because they let to listen to fantastic F1 people. But I think a bit of video/photos would help a lot to liven it up. Also some more interesting questionnaire, maybe a bit more creative, why not make something like 5 questions from the fans at the end or something like that? I mean it’s 2019.
Video is pretty easy to do. Inexpensive Zoom audio recorder and an iPhone would work fine. Put the subject where the light is shining on their face and you're in business.
Jenson's interview pops on right..., and in his book he called Ralf 'a diva'... somehow I get that feeling too, but RS seems interesting in this interview
I think Ralf has mellowed a bit since those days going by this interview.
Jenson's a diva to, they're all divas surely.
*too
🏎
Well there should be an interview with Montoya and Ralf together. Both had the potential of becoming world champion. It's a shame that politics shuts the doors for amazing talent despite F1 being pinnacle of Motorsports and technological marvel, human social interaction disrupts advancement.
Honestly speaking did not liked Ralf back in Williams days , since I was and still am a huge fan of Montoya, but here listening to Ralf after so many years was really nice.
NOT politics, but Williams. I was a Williams fan at that time, and it was so frustrating that the cars (at least in 2003) can win one title (drivers or manufacters). And in this interview, Ralf gave us a number of explanations for this (and responsabilize Williams team). How Williams didn't made a good car?
You could have asked much more interesting questions, man. I listen you quite regulatory and every once in a while you miss the good questions. I would have loved to know how is he helping his son, is he telling him how to set up the car or which lines to take. Was he ever gonna be a teammate with his brother? Who he believes was faster, Michael or him. Has Michael taught him at the beginning?
And all sorts of questions.
What I remember Ralf for the most are those huge lights-out shunts that he frequently triggered!