F1 Japanese GP 2000 Qualifying - Hakkinen Vs Schumacher

[wpsracing108]

Pure. Driving. Two legends

[darthbandon10]

Minardi still stayed within 4 seconds of them (Gene anyway). Unlike today's joke of a backmarker team HRT :p

[djcheff]

One person is a Nascar fan.

[dazleeders]

they were the days when u didnt know who was gonna win. no1 dominated. shame we hav this dickhed vettel

[launger]

wow what an era, they pushed eachother right on the limit

05:47 i bet there is a smile under that helmet just from the quality of challenge they offered eachother

[darthbandon10]

These two were in a league of their own in the race: Hakkinen just 1.8sec behind MS, both were over 1 minute ahead of Coulthard and Barrichello.

[JontieDesario]

shame that backmarker ruined Hakkinen's last run, but what an epic battle, especially the sounds :D

[Finnishdude107]

1 person must have had a heart attack or something to dislike this video.

[pureguy1]

@Finnishdude107 , probably it was max or bernie...

[Finnishdude107]

@pureguy1 Yea :/

[pixelsblack]

I wanted mika on pole :(

[gooseneck12]

sweet ass vid,keep on youtube.

[aa5566a6]

This is the real F1

[AdityaCasio]

what amazing sound...just raw f1 racing. so much faster than now a days

[raphaelchekroun]

@AdityaCasio actually the '00 were much slower ! Nowadays cars are faster because of slick tyres, better traction and superior aerodynamics !

[manichevtec]

Fantastic drive, Michael! P1!

[NottinghamForest22]

the mclaren sounds better.

[NottinghamForest22]

V8s suck. V6 soon :(

[AlonsoElNano]

What a fight!Both on the limit trying to beat the other time!This are the days i miss.....

[Pacaveli04]

no KERS, no DRS ......only pilot skills with V10 engines ....damn I miss real F1 !!!

[OoOo8oOoO]

I miss the V10 sound, especially of the mclaren mp4-15

[wsfcm]

outstanding

[mxu79]

Häkkinen is legend!!

[TheNeverEndingGame]

And 11 years after that Vettel also beat Button by 0.009 seconds :D

Very great battle between Hakkinen and Schumacher, that must be one reason why Schumacher said that Hakkinen was his favourite rival in his career :)

[InuKun2008]

@TheNeverEndingGame And why when Michael had his last race with Ferrari in '06 in Brazil before retiring the first time, Hakkinen flew to Sao Paulo to join Ferrari in celebrating Schumacher's F1 career and to play tennis with Michael at a venue outside Monte Carlo and Geneva where they usually play together.

[Slu4ainika]

@InuKun2008 He meant great rivals on the track not rivals in the life. Dont jump on the dude, he is right Schumacher mentioned before in many interviews that his favourite on-track rival was Hakkinen.

[TokyoForever1981]

It was better than now. According with Povilas7, without KERS and this and this... a real battle! Awesome video!!! 5/5

[5950ziel]

my god <3333333333

[bytiful]

Wow, thank you so much for posting! I totally forgot WHY exactly F1 fascinated me so much back then. This clip made me remembering it all. The machines from this era were so intimidating and brutal, yet so delicate and razor-sharp. This qualifying battle may well be considered the true climax of the rivalry between these two titans; anyone watching would understand what the Hakkinen-Schumacher fight was all about and how legendary it truely is. Thank you so much - again.

[flaskpost]

Please bring back the sweet sounding V10 engine. F1 is not the same nowadays.

[blerand91]

Damm.Look at Schumacher's car moves at 0:10.I mean we really should feel thankful for having the priviledge to watch this man's masterpieces.Miss the classic battle between these 2 legends of the sport.

[Scarmond]

5:51 Tesco Ferrari :D

[LoopInc]

damn, this is hella old school

p.s i am only 20

[22marlboro22]

lisen the sound, it's magic ! V10 rule's now the f1 is so boring....

[martinenq]

THE GREATEST QUALIFYING SESSION EVER

Michael-Mika great opposition

[Michaelingolfhansen]

Great battle!

At the end Hakkinen lost that final sector correcting wheelspin at 14:06...but he had to take the chance!

[JayJay843]

Ahh I remember seeing this car test at Silverstone when I was 9, and the sound still buzzes thru my ears...such a sexy car!

[10110101100]

Suzuka is such beautiful circuit. Whoever designed it certainly had formula 1 in mind. The circuit just flows so well with its high speed corners. The newer circuits of today like Abu Dhabi, Indonesia, China, etc. are so pathetic with their excessive low speed and unoriginal corners.

[1989SupraGuyFIN]

@10110101100

Indonesia? There are not Indonesia in F1 racing calendar. You mean Singapore? But yes, I have allways hated that damn Shanghai International Circuit, it's just as crap as crap can be, so is Abu Dhabi...

[10110101100]

@1989SupraGuyFIN Sorry, my mistake. I actually meant that sorry excuse for a track in Singapore.

[1989SupraGuyFIN]

@10110101100

Still that track sucks too, glad they change it littlebit for this years race, though I don't think it will be any better... But my fav tracks are Monaco, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Montreal), Suzuka and Spa. And from those Spa and CGV in F1 2010 is just, well. They are really nice to drive in it....

[PulletSurprise]

@10110101100

It actually started off as a motorcycle racing circuit. That's why it's awfully narrow, even compared to the other old circuits on the F1 calendar.

New circuits should just be knocked over and replaced with a parking lot. That's all they are with their mile long runoff areas, anyway.

[ThePhenomTaker]

Two Of The Very Best Going Toe To Toe, Lap For Lap, Absolutely Brilliant

[toddy136311]

both are the BEST

[JuhaMR]

Beautiful cars

[AlexCluster]

So much faster than nowadays' F1

[PerfectBalance]

@AlexCluster They aren't actually.

[finch9899]

@AlexCluster Actually, they're much slower. Vettel's pole lap last year was a 1:30.785

[Slu4ainika]

@finch9899 It's because of the new systems like KERS. The cars on this video are much more powerful than today's car when it comes to pure power of the engine. The two cars of McLaren and Ferrari here are among the best cars in the history. Don't give me Vettel times here because it's pointless. Today the driver is not so important anymore because the cars are full with some BS. One the video we talk about pure driver class not only talking about the tires like today with Vettel and Hamilton

[finch9899]

@Slu4ainika I quoted Vettel's time because it shows AlexCluster's statement is incorrect, so it's not pointless, and I didn't claim these were bad cars because they're not. Today's cars are faster primarily as a result of advances in aerodynamics and tyres, KERS is only worth half a second per lap at the best of times and the engine in Schumacher's car here is putting out about 780bhp, very similar to today's engines which have been homologated since the end of 2006.

[luckbox360]

@finch9899

Proves how much faster todays drivers really are.

[LDis1]

@luckbox360

That doesn't make a difference. The aerodynamics are the greaest difference since 2000 and 2010-2011.

Ayrton Senna, the greatest of all time, would easily beat Vettel, Alonso, Mika Hakkinen, and even Michael Schumacher for pole position.

Still, the 2000 Michael Schumacher is better than 2010 Alonso or Vettel by miles given his season with Ferrari.

[GreenEyesBJK]

@luckbox360

todays drivers are never faster then before. To drive these cars needs much skill then todays bobby cars. In the past they were driving with much more trottle and steering skills!

[Wojticivic1993]

First corner at Suzuka is just astonishing.. Amazing performance and sounds from both cars. Way better timing graphics than this all we have today. F1 is going bad way..

[Povilas7]

no stupid KERS, no stupid hubcaps, no stupid rules. These were the days...

[Michaelingolfhansen]

@Povilas7

Without the at least some of the rules, the richest team would win EVERY time! Sound quite boring to me!

And you have to look hard in the history books to find 5 seasons in a row, that have been so close as the last 5!

However, the cars could look a lot better! The rear wings are hideous!

Also new engine rules are welcome! Going back to smaller turbocharged-engines would be in the spirit of whats happening in the roadcar industry in which new tech invented in F1 could be used!

[JontieDesario]

@Povilas7 i agree, they sounded wayyyyyy better too, but im glad for all today's gadgets cos the races used to be pretty dull

[CaptainBanglawala]

@Povilas7 Although they had traction control for this qualy session, so not as much skill is required compared to today's cars...

[jonomutiny]

@Povilas7 Check out 1990's and 70's man :-)

[rochez]

@Povilas7

And above all, no blown diffusers!

[Bret3030]

SWEET BABY JESUS!!!!

[electrolove87x]

Oh My God! Look at how fast the cars were! and hear at this fantastic sounds! when F 1 was a pleasure to watch!

[Lyricoholic]

the time where f1 was f1

[Povilas7]

@Lyricoholic so much truth...

[Lyricoholic]

@Povilas7

yes, mate

like the most things, f1 died in the early 2000's

[LDis1]

@Lyricoholic

Well said.

It seems that a lot of things went down hill, every motorsport category, 2000-2003 era.....

[Lyricoholic]

i miss the time where motorsport was sport and not a financial aspect

[Xqwtzs]

@Lyricoholic you mean 50 years ago? :D

[Lyricoholic]

@Xqwtzs

not so late, mate

in the end of sixties it changes into a advertisment for firms or something else

[DeadbeatXT]

@Lyricoholic It's been financial since 1996. Even before, only reason williams didn't win was cause of MSC.

[Arrows]

Definitely amazing performance from both drivers!

[MrBond8821]

Ahh.. but yes.... McLaren still won at the start of the main race... McLaren takes the lead even from position 2 with Ferrari on Pole

[MrBond8821]

Man... I wish they would bring back the V10s