Wish someone could add video of the pre-race in English.. I remember them asking Hakkinen what he'll do differently. He replied something like "For every corner, I'll brake 2 meters later" ... And Schumacher interrupts and said, "If he brakes 2 meters later, I'll brake 3 meters later!" ... damn I miss those days.
idk being able to setup the cars for quali & then the race was just another layer of separation between the teams, par ferme has actually been a great addition, don't mind the sprint races but they're not my favorite either however, being able to put on a fresh set of some other tyre for the start of the race now has worked out really well imo. ik your comment's quite old but it's pretty relieving looking back at all the stupidity that was being proposed towards the end of Ecclestone's ownership of formula 1, tbh I think f1 right now is in the best place it has been for a while, if the FIA handles 23-24's regulations decently they could cap the performance enough to see 3-4 drivers in contention for a WDC. plus the new fuel has made the turbo hybrids sound really good, almost sounds like a blown diffuser imo.
Suzuka qualifying in 1998, 1999, and 2000 was so epic between these two drivers in a league of their own. Even their respective teammates knew it. Great way to test out knew speakers too!
I dont want to be like those people who say 'F1 is dead'... But then you watch old footage like this, they may have a point. Michael vs Mika was a great rivalry. Great upload, really enjoyed that.
Antimatter31 being made slower? The modern f1 cars are on average 10 seconds a lap quicker than these v10 era cars. They’re much much faster, they just sound like they’re slower because of the v6 turbo
@@hydraz1443 faster because of slicks and aero and drs in specific situations. It just looks like a videogame. Flying glued to the ground. These ones, V10, look faster also because they were more challenging to drive on the limit, no gadgets. They were made to attack all the time. To sprint. F1 was made for that. Not this overly technological crap. Not to manage tyres and fuel. Basically, good drivers had balls. They were real drivers.
I realize more and more how much this sound *IS* Formula 1. This is peak automotive entertainment. Looks, sounds, broadcast, purity, sense of speed, camera angles, audio capturing all 10/10
This is the greatest qualifying session of all time the great Micheal Schumacher up against the fearsome Mika Hakkinen 3.0 lite v10s 130R beautiful cars beautiful sounds flat out driving pure skill and without a doubt one of the greatest seasons in motor racing history
5:48 ... that nod of acknowledgement, then he goes out on his next run and goes faster still! Hakkinen vs Schumacher was such an epic, respectful rivalry. I know it was really boring (and bad for ad revenue) with nobody but the back-markers on the track for the first half hour, but I prefer this format of qualifying session. When things got going, it was so good!
Atmospheric quality. 2 greats, 2 teams working hard, title nearing conclusion, one great track. It was beautiful. Michael though had to win it for ferrari. The broken leg drama of 1999 was a painful delay. Great way to start the century
he probably would have won in 1999 if it weren't for that Silverstone crash, Irvine iirc went on to come very close to winning it for Ferrari & you rather get the impression that had Micheal had not broken his leg it likely would have been a bit of a Ferrari walk out for both championships.
@@unfortunately_fortunate2000 por supuesto, era lo más probable que hubiese sucedido de no ser por esa lesión en la pierna, hubiese empezado antes la era Ferrari imbatible.
hardstyleaddict13 Thanks for that information, didn't know that. I remember the mercedes screamed in such a high tune, it really hurt your ears. But the sound was awesome.
+frenchhornplayer85 Yes you're right, i didn't have this information when i post 7 month ago. But i saw an article on magazine how talk about the deeper sound when beryllium was banned.
Without a doubt it is a great season so far. But what I meant by my comment, is that the Mika & Schumi rivalry was great because it spanned over a number of seasons, and there was also the rivalry between McLaren and Ferrari. Lewis and Nico's rivalry this year has been brilliant & tense to watch, which is fantastic. But will it go into the next year, and the year after that, and possibly beyond? I doubt it. But I could be wrong, only time will tell... :)
Brendan McCallion I hope it will go on to future years, but Vettel V Alonso with RB and Ferrari would've been great if that was as close as Hakin V Schumi. What we really need is aggressive cars raging down the track again. Hamilton made a brilliant overtake in Japan, but that's nothing like 9 years ago...
Fantastic battle. When the driver on pole was really on pole! Just because he pushed himself and the car to the limits....and not trying to save his tires or engine for the season. DRS and KERS are like "please overtake me button". Soon they will have RC F1....or electric cars silents!
Max Verstappen and Hamilton rivalry is nothing compared to these 2 legends like Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen. Michael and Mika is example of how Max and Hamilton sportsmanship should be. No bullshit drama, no bullshit politics, just racing and challenges.
you mean other than all the political maneuvering Toddt was doing for Micheal and Ferrari behind the scenes? this was the beginning of the Ferrari International Assistance era & ole Mikey was chalk full of "unsportsmanlike" behavior, how about Toddt walking down to the pits of another team that Ferrari was supplying engines to in order to get them to lift off and allow Micheal through? sure seems like there was a lot of "bullshit drama & politics" in this era to me
2 great drivers it's so amazing how they got faster every lap. It shows why they have their titles And in the end Hakkinnen vitually was 1/2 meter behind Michael as he finished his lap. That's crazy, simply crazy after 5,8 km...
FROOB202 Have you ever raced yourself? Because then you would know how difficult it is to improve in 4 consecutive laps especially when there is a pause between them.
***** Not saying it is easy, just saying if you keep putting in good laps then the lap times will naturally improve. I have done it myself on simulators and the rubbering up of tracks as well as experience are well known concepts. If you keep repeating something, you get better at it and if the track becomes more grippy, you can go faster.
Still, if you are able to improve in 4 consecutive laps while giving everything in each one of them it's proof of your quality. I can also do that but not on such a high driving level and that's why their job was amazing.
I watch this era of F1 as I have tears in my eyes. It's so sad that we aren't going to see these great cars and two great drivers fighting the hell out of each other.
It's becoming clear to everyone out there that Formula 1 is getting worse. Back then, the cars were performing faster and better just by looking at them rage around in circles getting angry. Racing was a whole lot better too. DRS and Pirelli tyres are totally unnecessary, and the sport is in danger of losing fans.
yeah idk what universe you were living in 9 years ago but the v10 era has very little on track action, nearly all the overtaking was done strategically via pit-stops, sure the engines were loud but my god are a lot of the races from 2000-2009 boring af.
How amazing this was true f1 racing the v10s sounded the best in 2000 the v10 will always be the greatest engine of all time and the Micheal and Mika battles that year was as the legend Murray Walker would say fantastic please bring this back
I think the greatest qualifying battle EVER to be televised. My eyes watered and my skin crawled and the hairs on my neck stood on end the whole way through.. And then I realised and noticed where Hakkinen lost the fight. Go to 14:07... that miniscule oversteer moment onto the front straight cost him less than a TENTH... a TENTH of a second in that session was all that separated them for pole... Absolutely... fucking... INCREDIBLE.
My take on Formula 1 then, and now, in terms of cars and driver ability: Today, track records are being broken left right and centre - almost every circuit we go to now, the lap record is broken. As great as that sounds, it's bullshit - the drivers aren't getting quicker, or have more ability, it's because the CARS are giving more grip - the tyres are slick (as opposed to grooved) and the aero is on another planet in comparison to 2001. When you take away a driver's need to modulate the throttle through a high speed corner, instead all he need do is keep his foot planted and turn the wheel, you take away individual skill, and reduce the proportion of a driver's lap time that reflects his ability. The RACING, however, I don't think has suffered much, or if anything has improved a little. Years ago, many races were very processional, today however, I think there's a lot of great close racing that people really do overlook.
@@bourlivak88 i mean if you took an ABSOLUTELY CLUELESS PERSON in regards to f1 and only let him/her hear this kind of v10 screaming vs the v6, he/she'd DEFINITLY say the v10 is faster ... What i'm trying to say is : these cars SOUND like speed .. it's all in our heads and stuff, but f1 doesn't have to be faster to be more of a spectacle .. i hope my broken english is understandable 🙃
The camerawork made the whole thing seem much more dynamic back then than it does nowadays, not to mention that the cars were a good deal smaller and lighter back then.
+damian sabin There wasn't endless tyres if I remember correctly. There was a limit of 7 sets of tyres. Same goes for the engine and gearbox, there was no qualifying version.
Save tyres , save engine. Fuck that modern rubbish. This qualifying sesh had you on the edge of your seat. The only driver that shows passion nowadays is Verstappen. Even he will be reigned in by rules , regs , sponsors. Sport , not just F1 is dead and money in one form or another killed it.
No Bullshit DRS, KERS, or ERS, just an angry roaring V10 engine and the drivers' skills behind them. It's either you have the skills to drive that beast or you don't, simple as that.
That doesn't make any sense. If anything KERS and DRS made it harder to drive because you had to use them at the right time or you won't get the best out of them and the current cars have way more torque to manage than these did, plus no traction control and more volatile tyres. Today's cars are harder to drive than these (although they are less of an assault in terms of G-force through the corner). So pretty much I could rewrite your statement for today's cars: No bullshit traction control, ABS or insane downforce, just 500lbs/ft torque to the rear wheels and the driver's skills behind them. It's either you have the skills to drive that beast or you don't, simple as that.
***** Banned but not possible to regulate properly. I don't know if these drivers were using them or not. I was talking about this period in general though not particularly this race or year. 2004 would apply to what I said more than this year I suppose. Regardless, these cars require no more skill to drive than today's cars. If you want cars that require more skill (debatable, could just be regarded as different skill) you have to go back to the 80s. I don't see what technology helps with the torque. We have seen lots more oversteer and people spinning out this year.
I want to know how come this myth on these days that the V10 era was the hardest or the best era of F1. Is it come from a Playstation era when these some V10 fanboys were kids when they started to watch F1? When FIA banned some aids for 1994, they did banned all the assistances that these cars had. Fly-by-wire and eletronic pedals, computers correcting any inconsistence of the pilots on the inputs, eletronic differs, stability controll acting on brake, too many hidden assistances. You can see on this video that both pilots are pushing too the limits. But this only possible because the cars were super stables. When the FIA cant to do proper inspection to find traction controll, they put the TC again for 2001 season, the cars become more easier. I agree the FROOB2002, the 80's cars were the hardest. It was in a era that engines was not so linear on make power, and the technology to assist driver couldnt work properly. The first traction controlls was totally crap, reducing the speed of the car. The first active suspension on 80's made the cars faster, but harder to controll. When the you can see tech on final of 80's and beggining of the 90's, the things not work so well. When you see a "pure" car from 2000 season, you are not really see a pure car, you see a car with very hidden tecnologies everywhere making the car super stable, and the pilots can drive on the limit lap after the lap because they gain confidence and trust more on the car, the car can do these fast corners, I can put pedal full on the throtle, they are simple not find any strugling when they are driving. Compare, for example, Michael Schumacher laps from 96 and 97 season to this. When 2004 season become, MS were super smotth, super stable. On 96 season, he strugle with the car everywhere.
From all engine sound than lisent in my life how ex F1 fan 1997-2013 the Mercedes Benz engine V10 from the mp4/15 Maclaren is the best engine sound of all times . No for be a fan of mika and Maclaren I said this because I listen every engine sound of all teams since Ferrari , Cosworth , Honda , Lamborghini , Yamaha , Matra , etc And for be honest Each engine has its own, but none compares to the sound as peculiar and futuristic as the Maclaren mp4 / 15 and mp4 / 16, and out-of-series sound that was completely distinguished from the rest, which marked a remarkable and unique difference in F1 history
Boy, what have they done to F1 cars these days... Great drivers too!! Epic qualy battle!! I will always watch F1, no matter what they do, but I have to admit the trend is scary...
That ground cam just before the 130R...EPIC!!! Just makes you appreciate the brute speed of F1 cars. While 2017 spec cars can go just as fast, they sound terrible, which I feel diminishes the sense of speed.
I watch this in 2024. 1988-2004 golden era in F1. Stars, real fights. Today, we have 10y one winner only, next 10y another winner. There are no two drivers who fight for the title. Before the season starts, we know the winner. Terrible
This was the greatest qualifying session I ever saw. I remember just being totally hypnotized by the whole thing. And boy did they ever have a go at it. Formula 1 today is a joke by comparison. These were two racing legends, just slogging it out for all they were worth. I remember Murray and Martin's commentary and Martin was just laughing at the end. I still have this taped on a video cassette somewhere with the original ITV commentary. Those were the days...
Frankly, this is the return to simplicity which would most benefit the sport in the long run even if implemented overnight. Simple outer aero (with whatever floor desired), choices of tyre to suit suspension (whoa, that matters?) AND two hours of qualifying to prove who has larger balls.
Remember this like it was yesterday. Glued to the TV with a pencil, pen and calculator. The gap between Schumi and Mika at the end if I remember is just 9 inches. Mega qualifying!
I mean the fact the cars had a screaming V10 and the cars actually looked wonderful, free flowing and, you had vintage Michael Schumacher and Mika dueling it out for pole. Today's F1, while I enjoy Fernando Alonso very much and thought his 2012 season was like classic Schumacher of 1990s, the cars lack the brute force and speed of the 2000-2005 cars. I also believe if you put Michael and Mika in their primes aganist today's grid, they would be quite near or exceed the level of Fernando Alonso.
Wish someone could add video of the pre-race in English.. I remember them asking Hakkinen what he'll do differently. He replied something like "For every corner, I'll brake 2 meters later" ... And Schumacher interrupts and said, "If he brakes 2 meters later, I'll brake 3 meters later!" ... damn I miss those days.
What about 8 metres later?
@@purwantiallan5089that's what Maldonado used to do😂
The sound of that MP4-15 is tremendous
Best sounding car of all time.
Sam K no way!!!
Sam K It was a better engine yes, but the sound not so much
@LuxeXx 👍👍
@@LuxeXx 1997's V10 Renault was the best imho
And that's why the 1 hour qualifying session is my favourite quali format
It's insane how they both just pull that kind of lap times over and over again:D
yes, imo the 2 best of all time, and best rivalry
Rodrigo almost like Hamilton and vettel today, but vettel is shit now so it’s no where near as good
You could put fernando instead of seb because he’s better than him
Best. Qualifying. Session. EVER.
It was such high quality. Just look at how these two compared against their team mates in some of the qualifying sessions.
Best ever!!!!! Absolutely
One of the best races too. Just magic.
Cof Cof Cof... Jerez 1997
1997 Jerez wants to talk with you
back then when qualifying session was a race of its own and even better than most of today's Sunday races
idk being able to setup the cars for quali & then the race was just another layer of separation between the teams, par ferme has actually been a great addition, don't mind the sprint races but they're not my favorite either however, being able to put on a fresh set of some other tyre for the start of the race now has worked out really well imo.
ik your comment's quite old but it's pretty relieving looking back at all the stupidity that was being proposed towards the end of Ecclestone's ownership of formula 1, tbh I think f1 right now is in the best place it has been for a while, if the FIA handles 23-24's regulations decently they could cap the performance enough to see 3-4 drivers in contention for a WDC.
plus the new fuel has made the turbo hybrids sound really good, almost sounds like a blown diffuser imo.
@@unfortunately_fortunate2000Sprint Shootout qualifying doesnt worked well at all unfortunately.
5:48 is the most badass moment ever. Mika just says to himself, "Alright Michael, let's really turn things up." AND HE DID.
Never forget him. Michael Schumacher is the GOAT.
Suzuka qualifying in 1998, 1999, and 2000 was so epic between these two drivers in a league of their own. Even their respective teammates knew it. Great way to test out knew speakers too!
Suzuka qualifying 1998 to 2000 > 2023 F1 Season.
Imola 1999 qualifying battle between Mika and Michael was epic too.
Why can't quali be like this. No bullshit managing of tyres for 2 quali runs. Plus those engines sound what F1 should sound like.
I dont want to be like those people who say 'F1 is dead'... But then you watch old footage like this, they may have a point. Michael vs Mika was a great rivalry. Great upload, really enjoyed that.
+Cosmo Smallpiece F1 is not dead, he sleeps
risc1598 An awakening in 2017? We can but hope.
Antimatter31 Yup, F1 is a sport of excess, you cant make it better by making by dumbing it down.
Antimatter31 being made slower? The modern f1 cars are on average 10 seconds a lap quicker than these v10 era cars. They’re much much faster, they just sound like they’re slower because of the v6 turbo
@@hydraz1443 faster because of slicks and aero and drs in specific situations. It just looks like a videogame. Flying glued to the ground. These ones, V10, look faster also because they were more challenging to drive on the limit, no gadgets. They were made to attack all the time. To sprint. F1 was made for that. Not this overly technological crap. Not to manage tyres and fuel. Basically, good drivers had balls. They were real drivers.
I realize more and more how much this sound *IS* Formula 1. This is peak automotive entertainment. Looks, sounds, broadcast, purity, sense of speed, camera angles, audio capturing all 10/10
This is the greatest qualifying session of all time the great Micheal Schumacher up against the fearsome Mika Hakkinen 3.0 lite v10s 130R beautiful cars beautiful sounds flat out driving pure skill and without a doubt one of the greatest seasons in motor racing history
That Mclaren sound is insane. One of kind. Eargasm.
I always found the Ferrari engine more aggressive and the Mercedes engine more refined
5:48 ... that nod of acknowledgement, then he goes out on his next run and goes faster still! Hakkinen vs Schumacher was such an epic, respectful rivalry. I know it was really boring (and bad for ad revenue) with nobody but the back-markers on the track for the first half hour, but I prefer this format of qualifying session. When things got going, it was so good!
Atmospheric quality. 2 greats, 2 teams working hard, title nearing conclusion, one great track. It was beautiful. Michael though had to win it for ferrari. The broken leg drama of 1999 was a painful delay. Great way to start the century
he probably would have won in 1999 if it weren't for that Silverstone crash, Irvine iirc went on to come very close to winning it for Ferrari & you rather get the impression that had Micheal had not broken his leg it likely would have been a bit of a Ferrari walk out for both championships.
@@unfortunately_fortunate2000 por supuesto, era lo más probable que hubiese sucedido de no ser por esa lesión en la pierna, hubiese empezado antes la era Ferrari imbatible.
@@patriciosilvarobalino9832 no thanks
Qualifying rounds very close to each other. 100 years of unforgettable struggle from two legends. F1's golden age. Amazing best time ever.
That McLaren sounded too good!
The Doppler effect on the sound of those engines is amazing! 😎🏎
The sound of the screaming V10 Mercedes is fabulous. It's thanks to the beryllium ! In 2001, when beryllium was banned, the sound was deeper
hardstyleaddict13 Thanks for that information, didn't know that. I remember the mercedes screamed in such a high tune, it really hurt your ears. But the sound was awesome.
+frenchhornplayer85 Yes you're right, i didn't have this information when i post 7 month ago. But i saw an article on magazine how talk about the deeper sound when beryllium was banned.
Hugo Merlhes Ferrari sounds better
Hugo Merlhes but the McLaren sounds better on low revs
It got banned in 2002
Amazing footage without commentary... two towering giants of the sport going at it, lap for lap.... on a legendary drivers track aswell.. thank you.
The Real F1. So sad we lost it. Epic battle.
The Suzuka race of 2000? That was just as epic as the qualification :)
An all time classic.
We don't get it like this anymore.
The last great rivalry of Formula 1.
Um, I'm pretty sure Rosberg V Hamilton is a great rivalry...
Without a doubt it is a great season so far. But what I meant by my comment, is that the Mika & Schumi rivalry was great because it spanned over a number of seasons, and there was also the rivalry between McLaren and Ferrari. Lewis and Nico's rivalry this year has been brilliant & tense to watch, which is fantastic. But will it go into the next year, and the year after that, and possibly beyond? I doubt it. But I could be wrong, only time will tell... :)
Brendan McCallion I hope it will go on to future years, but Vettel V Alonso with RB and Ferrari would've been great if that was as close as Hakin V Schumi. What we really need is aggressive cars raging down the track again. Hamilton made a brilliant overtake in Japan, but that's nothing like 9 years ago...
@@mclarenguy22
Nutella
@@mclarenguy22 same team
im from 1998 and this is what i missed. an entire season of this. mom why did you took so long 😄😄
Epic! Clash of the titans.
No words. Just the V10 sounds and excellent drivers. The real F1...I'm MSC fan but this battle is epic.
God I miss that sound. I'm so happy I lived to see this.
Fully agree one of the best qualifying sessions ever by two of the greats ❤️🙏🏽👍🏽
Fantastic battle. When the driver on pole was really on pole! Just because he pushed himself and the car to the limits....and not trying to save his tires or engine for the season. DRS and KERS are like "please overtake me button". Soon they will have RC F1....or electric cars silents!
Lmao mans predicted Formula E
The replays background of racing F1 cars is insane!
Max Verstappen and Hamilton rivalry is nothing compared to these 2 legends like Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen. Michael and Mika is example of how Max and Hamilton sportsmanship should be. No bullshit drama, no bullshit politics, just racing and challenges.
you mean other than all the political maneuvering Toddt was doing for Micheal and Ferrari behind the scenes?
this was the beginning of the Ferrari International Assistance era & ole Mikey was chalk full of "unsportsmanlike" behavior, how about Toddt walking down to the pits of another team that Ferrari was supplying engines to in order to get them to lift off and allow Micheal through?
sure seems like there was a lot of "bullshit drama & politics" in this era to me
@@unfortunately_fortunate2000 Wow, why don't you find another place to spew your vitriol.
@@AndyFromBeaverton ahh yes, not slobbering all over that ferrari knob is "vitriol"
The great days of Formula1, it's fair to say F1 is currently lacking this big time.
2 great drivers
it's so amazing how they got faster every lap. It shows why they have their titles
And in the end Hakkinnen vitually was 1/2 meter behind Michael as he finished his lap. That's crazy, simply crazy after 5,8 km...
Every lap means more rubber on the track and more experience of the current track fresh in mind. It's inevitable that laps will improve with each one.
FROOB202 Have you ever raced yourself? Because then you would know how difficult it is to improve in 4 consecutive laps especially when there is a pause between them.
***** Not saying it is easy, just saying if you keep putting in good laps then the lap times will naturally improve. I have done it myself on simulators and the rubbering up of tracks as well as experience are well known concepts. If you keep repeating something, you get better at it and if the track becomes more grippy, you can go faster.
Still, if you are able to improve in 4 consecutive laps while giving everything in each one of them it's proof of your quality.
I can also do that but not on such a high driving level and that's why their job was amazing.
***** True
I watch this era of F1 as I have tears in my eyes. It's so sad that we aren't going to see these great cars and two great drivers fighting the hell out of each other.
A respected rivalry of awesome speed and controlled precision.
It's becoming clear to everyone out there that Formula 1 is getting worse. Back then, the cars were performing faster and better just by looking at them rage around in circles getting angry. Racing was a whole lot better too. DRS and Pirelli tyres are totally unnecessary, and the sport is in danger of losing fans.
yeah idk what universe you were living in 9 years ago but the v10 era has very little on track action, nearly all the overtaking was done strategically via pit-stops, sure the engines were loud but my god are a lot of the races from 2000-2009 boring af.
How amazing this was true f1 racing the v10s sounded the best in 2000 the v10 will always be the greatest engine of all time and the Micheal and Mika battles that year was as the legend Murray Walker would say fantastic please bring this back
Agree. This was F1
I think the greatest qualifying battle EVER to be televised. My eyes watered and my skin crawled and the hairs on my neck stood on end the whole way through..
And then I realised and noticed where Hakkinen lost the fight. Go to 14:07... that miniscule oversteer moment onto the front straight cost him less than a TENTH... a TENTH of a second in that session was all that separated them for pole...
Absolutely... fucking... INCREDIBLE.
And also in the beginning of the second sector at 13:12, the slow car put him off.. costing him another tenth
@@rishabh3150 yeah you can hear he didn't quite accelerate as early as i would imagine he could ..
Clash of titans. Pure racing. Schumi!
Folks , this is the F1 that i know :(
The Good Old Days Maximum Attack. I miss that sound
but I don't miss my ex girlfriend
This is world class. Unreal.
The amount of precision required...7:51
indeed, much less downforce.
These F1 cars was like fighter jets on ground, nowdays F1 makes me cry
Mika was good for at least one more championship, sad that his car let him down so much
Legendary drivers probably one of the best if not the best qualifying sessions ever just wow
My take on Formula 1 then, and now, in terms of cars and driver ability:
Today, track records are being broken left right and centre - almost every circuit we go to now, the lap record is broken. As great as that sounds, it's bullshit - the drivers aren't getting quicker, or have more ability, it's because the CARS are giving more grip - the tyres are slick (as opposed to grooved) and the aero is on another planet in comparison to 2001. When you take away a driver's need to modulate the throttle through a high speed corner, instead all he need do is keep his foot planted and turn the wheel, you take away individual skill, and reduce the proportion of a driver's lap time that reflects his ability.
The RACING, however, I don't think has suffered much, or if anything has improved a little. Years ago, many races were very processional, today however, I think there's a lot of great close racing that people really do overlook.
Life wasn't easy for Schumi like it is with Hamilton ... That's the difference .
u can feel the tension wow. this was pure F1!!
This is incredible.
2 great drivers and champions.It's such a shame we didn't see them "fight" more.
04:09 Oh Man
BAR Honda V10 Engine downshift sound Actually I have Goose bumps !!!!
The real giants of F1
Amazing to watch. I think Mika might have lost time where he came across that back marker. What a battle. Proper 130R as well
Scrap the boring 1.6 and bring back this F1 the cars are a joy to hear and watch,Visibly much faster than today.
gilletteman78 much faster than today? look at the lap times, lol
@@bourlivak88 i mean if you took an ABSOLUTELY CLUELESS PERSON in regards to f1 and only let him/her hear this kind of v10 screaming vs the v6, he/she'd DEFINITLY say the v10 is faster ...
What i'm trying to say is : these cars SOUND like speed .. it's all in our heads and stuff, but f1 doesn't have to be faster to be more of a spectacle .. i hope my broken english is understandable 🙃
Michael Schumacher foi o talento puro da fórmula da f1
The good old days where f1 is exciting
The camerawork made the whole thing seem much more dynamic back then than it does nowadays, not to mention that the cars were a good deal smaller and lighter back then.
I love this old F1. Häkkinen vs Schumacher needs to be the next Rush movie!
Mika got held up in Degner corner during his final lap. A good qualy showdown nevertheless.
That Mercedes v10 sounds beautiful on the upshift out of the final chicane
What an incredible video. I’d long forgotten that session. Thanks for posting.
Fantastic, thank you! Best F1 duel and cars ever.
if you have watch rivalry like this epic no matter who wins just get up applause both side.
Agree
This video needs no commentary ....
The speed with these small twisty cars. It was great.
Came to listen to the music of those engines.
Beautifuly designed machine.
this was the best sistem of qualifinig
full power,endless tires,qualifing engine and gear box,flat out raceing!
+damian sabin There wasn't endless tyres if I remember correctly. There was a limit of 7 sets of tyres. Same goes for the engine and gearbox, there was no qualifying version.
+shedboy4lyf At this time the engine didn't have to last all weekend therefore there was a qualifying engine, more and less.
Save tyres , save engine. Fuck that modern rubbish. This qualifying sesh had you on the edge of your seat. The only driver that shows passion nowadays is Verstappen. Even he will be reigned in by rules , regs , sponsors. Sport , not just F1 is dead and money in one form or another killed it.
No Bullshit DRS, KERS, or ERS, just an angry roaring V10 engine and the drivers' skills behind them. It's either you have the skills to drive that beast or you don't, simple as that.
V10 - past. V4, H 4, H2 cryogentech based hybrid electric engines - it's future. And fully moving aerodinamics, ofcourse
That doesn't make any sense. If anything KERS and DRS made it harder to drive because you had to use them at the right time or you won't get the best out of them and the current cars have way more torque to manage than these did, plus no traction control and more volatile tyres. Today's cars are harder to drive than these (although they are less of an assault in terms of G-force through the corner). So pretty much I could rewrite your statement for today's cars:
No bullshit traction control, ABS or insane downforce, just 500lbs/ft torque to the rear wheels and the driver's skills behind them. It's either you have the skills to drive that beast or you don't, simple as that.
***** Banned but not possible to regulate properly. I don't know if these drivers were using them or not. I was talking about this period in general though not particularly this race or year. 2004 would apply to what I said more than this year I suppose. Regardless, these cars require no more skill to drive than today's cars. If you want cars that require more skill (debatable, could just be regarded as different skill) you have to go back to the 80s. I don't see what technology helps with the torque. We have seen lots more oversteer and people spinning out this year.
I want to know how come this myth on these days that the V10 era was the hardest or the best era of F1. Is it come from a Playstation era when these some V10 fanboys were kids when they started to watch F1? When FIA banned some aids for 1994, they did banned all the assistances that these cars had. Fly-by-wire and eletronic pedals, computers correcting any inconsistence of the pilots on the inputs, eletronic differs, stability controll acting on brake, too many hidden assistances. You can see on this video that both pilots are pushing too the limits. But this only possible because the cars were super stables. When the FIA cant to do proper inspection to find traction controll, they put the TC again for 2001 season, the cars become more easier. I agree the FROOB2002, the 80's cars were the hardest. It was in a era that engines was not so linear on make power, and the technology to assist driver couldnt work properly. The first traction controlls was totally crap, reducing the speed of the car. The first active suspension on 80's made the cars faster, but harder to controll. When the you can see tech on final of 80's and beggining of the 90's, the things not work so well. When you see a "pure" car from 2000 season, you are not really see a pure car, you see a car with very hidden tecnologies everywhere making the car super stable, and the pilots can drive on the limit lap after the lap because they gain confidence and trust more on the car, the car can do these fast corners, I can put pedal full on the throtle, they are simple not find any strugling when they are driving. Compare, for example, Michael Schumacher laps from 96 and 97 season to this. When 2004 season become, MS were super smotth, super stable. On 96 season, he strugle with the car everywhere.
From all engine sound than lisent in my life how ex F1 fan 1997-2013 the Mercedes Benz engine V10 from the mp4/15 Maclaren is the best engine sound of all times .
No for be a fan of mika and Maclaren I said this because I listen every engine sound of all teams since Ferrari , Cosworth , Honda , Lamborghini , Yamaha , Matra , etc
And for be honest Each engine has its own, but none compares to the sound as peculiar and futuristic as the Maclaren mp4 / 15 and mp4 / 16, and out-of-series sound that was completely distinguished from the rest, which marked a remarkable and unique difference in F1 history
Boy, what have they done to F1 cars these days... Great drivers too!! Epic qualy battle!! I will always watch F1, no matter what they do, but I have to admit the trend is scary...
In my opinion this was, by far, the best qualifying format of them all. One hour, four sets of fresh, sticky tyres, just do whatever you want.
Mika Hakkinen the Great Champion
Epico, leggendario!! Che ricordi e che nostalgia per una F1 che non esiste più..
Back when fuel load also played an important role during races. Splash and dash era
Thanks for the re-upload, been skagging to see this ever since Finnish Dude was blocked again
v10 sounds fucking great
Fantastic battle fantastic noise of the v10 this was just awesome great memories
Wow ...just wow!
Both pushing each other to the limit.
I love the upshifts on that McLaren
So after all these years watching F1, i get to see the F1 of today where cars sound like my 1,4 diesel fiesta. Fuck it, i ll go to sleep
Excellent upload!! : D
That ground cam just before the 130R...EPIC!!! Just makes you appreciate the brute speed of F1 cars. While 2017 spec cars can go just as fast, they sound terrible, which I feel diminishes the sense of speed.
Miss this era .. i grew up with Shumi and Mika .. God given pure talent .. Forza Ferrari ❤
Best quali ive ever seen
pure racing.
I watch this in 2024. 1988-2004 golden era in F1. Stars, real fights. Today, we have 10y one winner only, next 10y another winner. There are no two drivers who fight for the title. Before the season starts, we know the winner. Terrible
the camera work on this is incredibly good
This was the greatest qualifying session I ever saw. I remember just being totally hypnotized by the whole thing. And boy did they ever have a go at it. Formula 1 today is a joke by comparison. These were two racing legends, just slogging it out for all they were worth. I remember Murray and Martin's commentary and Martin was just laughing at the end. I still have this taped on a video cassette somewhere with the original ITV commentary. Those were the days...
Music, music!!! This was F1!!!
Frankly, this is the return to simplicity which would most benefit the sport in the long run even if implemented overnight. Simple outer aero (with whatever floor desired), choices of tyre to suit suspension (whoa, that matters?) AND two hours of qualifying to prove who has larger balls.
che splendide battaglie sui millesimi ! questa è la vera f1 !
14:07 the understeer in the end cost him the pole.
very nice cars, and a great sound from the mclaren. the exhaust was in the end of duffiusor tunnel. much the same a a ferrari v12
Wonderful battle !!!
Remember this like it was yesterday. Glued to the TV with a pencil, pen and calculator. The gap between Schumi and Mika at the end if I remember is just 9 inches. Mega qualifying!
I mean the fact the cars had a screaming V10 and the cars actually looked wonderful, free flowing and, you had vintage Michael Schumacher and Mika dueling it out for pole.
Today's F1, while I enjoy Fernando Alonso very much and thought his 2012 season was like classic Schumacher of 1990s, the cars lack the brute force and speed of the 2000-2005 cars.
I also believe if you put Michael and Mika in their primes aganist today's grid, they would be quite near or exceed the level of Fernando Alonso.
1:15 1:45 The sound of downshifting at the Casio triangle chicane is one of the most beautiful mental orgasms to hear.