When he first tested the 95 car at Estoril with the V12 engine he was very fast. He did a time that would have got him pole for the race. He put John Barnard in a pickle because Schumacher loved the how characteristics of the V12 it suited his style. But JB had told Ferrari they need a V10. He said “ what could I do ? I told them to build a V10 which was already nearly completed. But I’ve got the current world champion and the best driver by far telling me he wants the V12 and is incredibly quick with it.” It just showed oh much he was better than everyone else. Berger and Alesi were no slouches and they complained about that car when Michael thought it was brilliant and said he felt sorry for Berger and Alesi because if they thought that car was bad they would hate the Benetton.
@@theiceman7590 what, you think it was the 4th fastest? I think that’s going a step far buddy. We all know the FW17 was the class of the field, and as discussed here the 412T2 arguably had better pace than the B195, but I think it’s ambitious of you to think any other cars were quicker.
I don't know, Ferrari hasn't been able to win a title for so much time. Maybe after the rules change in 98 they have a chance. But only if Williams doesn't dominate again or some other team (maybe McLaren? Hakkinen is pretty good). I don't see them dominating though. No way.
@@The_Curious_CatThis year they seem to have mostly fixed the tyre deg issues in the race that plagued them for past 2 yrs....& the engine is also the best, they just need a better aero team, with someone like Newey's experience to compete for the title...I believe they can do it., they are on the right path,...but their race strategy team also needs to be rejigged
Imagine Schumacher driving for Ferrari with their modern day strategy. Just imagine, he pulls of a masterclass first two stints, pits in for some hard tyres and a full tank of fuel with like 10 laps to go and loses the race.
I remember reading that after Schumacher tested that 1995 412 T2, he said that it was as good as the Benetton he had won the title with in 1995. It's a shame he had to wait a year for Rory Byrne & Ross Brawn to move over, who knows what he may have achieved in 1996 & 1997 with a better designed car. That F310 in 1996 was an absolute dog of a car
He finished 3rd behind villenueve, which was in touching distance. Michael had 7 dnfs. !!!! He put the car on pole 3 times as well. With reliability he is in the 96 title fight. Irvine scored points 3 times.
@@someoneunseen5168 lol there is no world Michael was in the title fight in 1996. That F310 was a pig of a car. Often it would be a second off the Williams in qualifying. Michael managing to win 3 races & get 3 poles was a testament to his skill. Irvine was a good driver & look how he struggled with it. The car was god awful until Canada when Ferrari finally developed a raised nose design (they were the only team not to follow this design in 1996) which improved performance slightly, but it was miles off the Williams. Like when Michael won the Spanish GP it was down to his skill in the wet. In the dry in quali he was a full second off Hill on pole
@@someoneunseen5168 I agree, I've written similar posts before. 1996 - 1998 were some of Michael's best performances and, as you said, had reliability been on his side, he would have challenged for the title. The car was slow but Michael was super fast.
Schumacher was shocked at the 1995 car with the original V12 engine. He said it was better than his Benetton car! John Bernard was not happy because they already designed and installed a new v10.
he said he would have won with them in 95 with that car! but in fiorano u dont see the real problem ferrari had till like 97-to 98...week engines! with other words they didnt have enough head room to compensate...so u never knew is the engine too week or the design wrong!
Schumacher was amazing but F1 was very boring when he won all the time. Kinda like when Lewis won or now when max wins. We know the winner before the race. Thats alright for 1 year but not 4-5-6 etc. It gets very boring. They scuppered Schumacher by a rule change with the tyres that he and ferrari couldn't adapt to but Alonso could. Suddenly Schumacher was beatable.
youre right however theres a difference in boring; back then we had V10s (and a V12 till 95) to be enthralled by, a paddock full of characters that spoke without censor, T cars, refueling, ciggy sponsorships, pit girls, shady businessmen doing shady sponsorship deals, real backmarkers, no costcaps, more real testing (less sim) F1 was real, unlike the sterilized liberty media show bs we have today
When he first tested the 95 car at Estoril with the V12 engine he was very fast. He did a time that would have got him pole for the race. He put John Barnard in a pickle because Schumacher loved the how characteristics of the V12 it suited his style. But JB had told Ferrari they need a V10. He said “ what could I do ? I told them to build a V10 which was already nearly completed. But I’ve got the current world champion and the best driver by far telling me he wants the V12 and is incredibly quick with it.” It just showed oh much he was better than everyone else. Berger and Alesi were no slouches and they complained about that car when Michael thought it was brilliant and said he felt sorry for Berger and Alesi because if they thought that car was bad they would hate the Benetton.
He said he could've challenged for the championship in it
Just shows how epic his ‘95 season was, dominated in arguably the 3rd fastest car.
@@mitchdaytonam3haha 😂😂
@@theiceman7590 what, you think it was the 4th fastest? I think that’s going a step far buddy.
We all know the FW17 was the class of the field, and as discussed here the 412T2 arguably had better pace than the B195, but I think it’s ambitious of you to think any other cars were quicker.
@@mitchdaytonam3Yet Herbert still finished 4th in the standings ahead of both Berger and Alesi
What glorious fashion the mid 90s brought us.
Those were the days ❤
I reckon he’ll do ok at Ferrari. I predict 5 titles in a row but be a few years before they get it right
He might do well at Mercedes
I don't know, Ferrari hasn't been able to win a title for so much time. Maybe after the rules change in 98 they have a chance. But only if Williams doesn't dominate again or some other team (maybe McLaren? Hakkinen is pretty good). I don't see them dominating though. No way.
@@The_Curious_Cat i Think they should hire Ros Brawn, he seems to know how it's done!
A promising young talent
@@The_Curious_CatThis year they seem to have mostly fixed the tyre deg issues in the race that plagued them for past 2 yrs....& the engine is also the best, they just need a better aero team, with someone like Newey's experience to compete for the title...I believe they can do it., they are on the right path,...but their race strategy team also needs to be rejigged
Schumi the best of the best! Nice to see Eddie decent number 2 great “B” rated driver
I remember this gave me more excitement than any of Hamilton's titles with mercedes....the team Michael also built foundations for
Imagine Schumacher driving for Ferrari with their modern day strategy. Just imagine, he pulls of a masterclass first two stints, pits in for some hard tyres and a full tank of fuel with like 10 laps to go and loses the race.
0:48 Of course they left Eddie the backseat!
I remember reading that after Schumacher tested that 1995 412 T2, he said that it was as good as the Benetton he had won the title with in 1995. It's a shame he had to wait a year for Rory Byrne & Ross Brawn to move over, who knows what he may have achieved in 1996 & 1997 with a better designed car. That F310 in 1996 was an absolute dog of a car
But it looked cool!
He finished 3rd behind villenueve, which was in touching distance.
Michael had 7 dnfs. !!!!
He put the car on pole 3 times as well.
With reliability he is in the 96 title fight.
Irvine scored points 3 times.
@@someoneunseen5168 lol there is no world Michael was in the title fight in 1996. That F310 was a pig of a car. Often it would be a second off the Williams in qualifying. Michael managing to win 3 races & get 3 poles was a testament to his skill. Irvine was a good driver & look how he struggled with it. The car was god awful until Canada when Ferrari finally developed a raised nose design (they were the only team not to follow this design in 1996) which improved performance slightly, but it was miles off the Williams. Like when Michael won the Spanish GP it was down to his skill in the wet. In the dry in quali he was a full second off Hill on pole
@@someoneunseen5168 I agree, I've written similar posts before. 1996 - 1998 were some of Michael's best performances and, as you said, had reliability been on his side, he would have challenged for the title. The car was slow but Michael was super fast.
The way Michael arrives looking like the The Stig at 0:10. lol
Schumacher was shocked at the 1995 car with the original V12 engine. He said it was better than his Benetton car! John Bernard was not happy because they already designed and installed a new v10.
"It's a shitbox! All these facilities and you come up with a piece of crap like this"
😮
"Uhh!" 🤪
0:57 the days when you had to ‘lock’ a car
The GOAT 💪
5 titles in a row
Never done
and the rest history
Jean Todt: 🧐🍷
Bet Eddie didn't argue about having to sit in the back 😄
Class jackets
It won't go anywhere.
Yeah not sure of the car and Michael is an inconsistent driver
he said he would have won with them in 95 with that car!
but in fiorano u dont see the real problem ferrari had till like 97-to 98...week engines!
with other words they didnt have enough head room to compensate...so u never knew is the engine too week or the design wrong!
Didn't turn out too bad.
the real mrderers of an F1
Schumacher was amazing but F1 was very boring when he won all the time. Kinda like when Lewis won or now when max wins. We know the winner before the race. Thats alright for 1 year but not 4-5-6 etc. It gets very boring. They scuppered Schumacher by a rule change with the tyres that he and ferrari couldn't adapt to but Alonso could. Suddenly Schumacher was beatable.
youre right however theres a difference in boring; back then we had V10s (and a V12 till 95) to be enthralled by, a paddock full of characters that spoke without censor, T cars, refueling, ciggy sponsorships, pit girls, shady businessmen doing shady sponsorship deals, real backmarkers, no costcaps, more real testing (less sim)
F1 was real, unlike the sterilized liberty media show bs we have today
they made that rules specifically to stop ferrari
@@1greenMitsi and still, early 2000's had a lot of boring races.
@@jortm4075 nobody said there wasnt boring races
Yep F1 was peak just before this.