Ron Dennis Talks to M. Schumacher

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0:26 LIKE A BOSS !!

[10110101100]

Ron's definitely had too much to drink.

[lionofthejungle]

He wants Michael to slow down, lol

[ImFasterThanTheStig]

Which year? 94 or 95? Thanks in advance.

[jc790]

@ImFasterThanTheStig

This was actually in 1993. This was part of a Mclaren behind the scenes feature they did in '93. You can find the whole segment on youtube.

[BeatniKkers]

Anyone know the song playing in the background while Ron and Schumacher are talking? 0:41?

[KimiHamilton123]

@BeatniKkers I think it was Robert miles Children

[bourlivak88]

Denis was freakin drunk lol

[ingrogies1]

"Just look after yourself". He's now a 7 time world champion, he did alright

[supercas46]

Really interesting video, not a lot was said I guess but you never get to see something like this.

[montoya6k]

I think ron dennis just learned some lesson on ayrton senna's prespective. i just find it similar to both on them, no wonder they fit to each other

[cloughers]

CLASSIC RONSPEAK

[humooo]

ron dennis had a few drinks here?

[NothingEverything1]

was Ron drunk here? seriously? (this comes from a Ron Dennis Fan)

[jerkholic]

They look like like guys from different mafia families trying to negotiate how to share a business; Willy Weber with his red suit adding to the atmosphere

[bob22bob]

Hahahahahahaha, this is so funny. He sounds like hes trying to threaten michael but hes not very good at it. "one chance" ya michael took 7 chances all of which wern't at McLaren.

[Sheraad190]

1:33

Michael: "Do you think some problem coming up for me?"

Ron: "No...."

Ron meant: yes, the problem is Mika

[f1fighters]

ron is trying to make him drive slower so the mclaren can win ...thats what its all about...



[MrThreshold2009]

@f1fighters Er, no. You'd have to be an idiot not to see he was trying to angle Michael over to McLaren.

[angelica1891]

''llok after yourself'' hahaha...was he threatening schumi?? haha

[R3A50N20]

..Ron still made it in the end

Lewis Hamilton..a breath of fresh AIR

[GoAround1]

This was taken from "The Team - A Season with McLaren" aired in november 93 on BBC

[Fredstar88]

Ron Dennis and Willi Weber are so gangster, looked like it was right out of a movie

[ImAWiseguy123]

Ron Dennis=The Godfather

:D

[SexySeanVALEN]

wRONg Dennis should be put to death for not speaking to Michael with more respect.

Who the fuck does that bald, middle aged nobody think he is.

If Michael did a shit in wRONg's mouth, he would still be treating this rotten cunt too well.

[LeonWgner]

@SexySeanVALEN

This was August 1993. At that time of this interview, Schumacher was a bum. He had only won 1 race in 31 GP's from 91 to Aug 93. (A lucky race at spa 1992 that Mansell would have easily won without his engine problems)

Dennis was right what he said.

[flipsidedogchop]

u gotta hand it to ron dennis.... he's always got a plan.

[Carlogratto]

...He's always a cheater. Well...Both of them two really ARE.

[Sooksawaspakdee961]

I just hate to see this asshole in the Mclaren pit box in the final race this year. Why is this wanker allowed near any gp???? kick his out of there just like fat ass Flavio discusting Briatore.

[DAH210774]

I don't think Dennis the Menace did himself any favours here. "Well Big Ron thanks for advice but I quite like Ferrari's thank you and I know where the limit is too, now go and sober up and stop trying to entice me to McLaren in front of the camera!". Does anyone know what year this is taken? 92, 93, 94 or 95?

[GeriatricFan1963]

It's 1993, I'm pretty sure because I can see Damon Hill in the Labbats Williams Renault gear on the right at the beggining. Also it says that Hakkinen is New to the team, and he replaced Andretti in 1993 at estoril, didn't he?

[DAH210774]

Yes i agree, i trawled through all of the comments to work it out. thanks anyway

[sennafanbr]

it's 1994, maybe end of 1993, but surely referring to the following season.

[PhantomMark]

Obviously whilst he was still with Benetton I think ?? Very interesting, never seen this footage before.....

[DAH210774]

Yes end of '93 I believe...

[davidlars99]

Ohh yes, he took your advise and did look after himself...

[GeriatricFan1963]

:) The Ronster sounds like a drug dealer:

"...At the right time...Come and see, come and feel...Look after yourself, Sometimes, You're on the limit...There's uh...one thing that you can't replace y'know...Juuust above yourself...You are...Hooorendously Impressive...and...(You think there is a problem coming up with me?) No! I didn't say a problem! Just look after yourself, cause, You're controling you're own destiny...Y'know? and there's only YOU, that knows...Where the limit is."

[MigelitoMN]

:)))))))))))))))

[mikeXdeakin]

come to the dark side, we have cookies!

[FatPizza56]

tapping up

[TomH2681]

Ron was completely drunk here. Completely. You can hear it in his voice and in the fact that he's having trouble finding the right words. And Michael realized it as well, he's trying not to laugh near the end of the conversation.

[stripy4]

Ron Dennis sounds like Del Boy, trying to flog Schumacher a dodgy suit.

[Gwestiel]

Aaah, it would have been awesome if Mika and Michael were on the same team together, and it were a good team of course.

[yaivaa]

Dennis, if you wanted to make Michael interested that was not the way.

[GoAround1]

What a slimeball that Ron Dennis......ulaghhh

[Coiler82]

Michael is our champion!! Forza Ferrari!

[MoMoney717]

Ha he thought is was a threat from Dennis. when he said "look after yourself" schumi asked if he was saying there were going to problems in the future...

[justjesper]

Ron is an idiot. Trying to be a Dad, he can play that game with his lover Lewis

[kimirferrari]

Nice to see Ron Dennis begging for whom he knew was the best. Schumacher had no intentions of going to cold Woking. Viva Ferrari I say.

[zomgjabroni]

And as thanks Ferrari forced him out before he wanted to leave.

[mickeynismocat]

Well i'm glad that little chat didn't eventuate into anything else, Schumacher wouldn't have won any races if he went to McLaren anyway! Ron Dennis wouldn't have let him cheat!!

[michaelstillidie]

hah, u think ron dennis is a bit nice! funnies :P

[giorgiocosmin]

@mickeynismocat dude, you're talking about the guy that used stolen information from ferrari. if that s not cheating, I don t know what is

[MrThreshold2009]

@giorgiocosmin It was an issue between two employees, one from McLaren the other from Ferrari. Ron Dennis was left in the cold on that move. Ferrari are just as much to blame; you think they've never stolen other teams ideas?

And as for Ferrari and cheating; asides from Hockenheim this year, winning at Australia in '07 with an illegal car, illegal forms of traction control in '01, deliberately slowing cars to allow team leaders to gain advantage, clear favouritism from the Stewards and FIA.

[Mark550355]

Schumacher has said in his biography that in 1995 McLaren said to him that money is not a problem, what ever salary Schumacher wanted McLaren would give him, Schumacher still chose to go to Ferrari, a struggling team at the time, Schumacher said he wanted to develop a team with himself,

Personally i can't believe that he went with Ferrari and if it was me in his shoes i probably would have gone with whoever had the best car and most money.

[dalebshelton]

This is 1993

[Mark550355]

ohh ok, good knowledge, well i think my point still stands

[dalebshelton]

I can hear him said that he felt like making the step forward, as was seen to what happened in 94 and 95. I think that at that time, Williams may have had the berst car, but I really feel that McLaren and Ferrari and the most in terms of finance.

[RavensRules1]

Ok, at what time does he exactly say: I want you in my team???

[OreillyORLY]

ahahahaha, typical Ronspeak.

His Ronnes..

[RavensRules1]

he never tried to get him...

[mmm854]

Yeah I think i'll believe you over the man himself, i'm sure you know more about him than he does...

[RavensRules1]

Who would no more about it? Ron Dennis or the dickhead schumacher?

[mmm854]

I'm guessing by your comment that you meant Ron never tried to get Schumacher, this video blatantly disagrees with you, Ron is saying it himself.

[Joe2612]

lol at the ron speak

[Kuruptmatt]

Ahahaha ron is pist ahaha good on ya ron...GO HAMILTON!!!08 (Massa is shit)

[gnarkillkicksass]

Dennis is a snake, he's dragging this sport down. He's been honored with a CBE and yesturday said he was "Ashamed to be British" because of the lack of support in growing sports and industry there. Coming from a guy who moved his whole operation to Germany.

[buttonisbest]

You know nothing. He is probably the only honest man left in F1

[gnarkillkicksass]

Yeah so honest Mclaren get cited for industrial espionage on Ferrari....

[PHDarren]

This would be Woking in that very well known region of Germany called Surrey then? Cretin.

[gnarkillkicksass]

Mmmm tech development is outsourced to Germany, Only engineering is done at Woking.

[vleelu]

guys..if u look at the vedio closely,i think its not them actually talking..i'm not sure but i feel the vedio is dubbed..

[yorricksfriend]

i doubt it, it sounds like their voices

[LondonTrueLove]

dennis is such a douchbag

[ramruth]

The funny thing is that Alonso took practically the same route that Schumacher had the option to. Look what happened to him?

[mclarenfan1968]

@ramruth Indeed

[MagicLewisForever]

At least he wasn't happy like scummy to see Senna Crash out of contention.

[jmi99]

why he never went to mclaren.....he basicly insulted his driving

[cuntstretcherbill]

Sounds like Ron had a couple of glasses of wine. Telling Schumacher "sometimes you're on the limit".

Yes Ron, that's why he's a multiple world champion.

[dohkoshadow]

Curiosa conversación...

[irishblonde7]

i would have turned my back on mclaren if that creep had come over....

[jrvitocorleone]

F1 racing tell abaout this video

[BrokenBaculum]

The most awkward conversation EVER!

[cichy0mg]

true!

[MagicAyrtonforever]

Usual Tosspots slagging Lewis Hamilton off, he's a Rookie you halfwitted morons, now go back to your lego!! When you can do half as much as he did in your debut year then you can shootoff at the mouth.. Grow up and get real!

[NeoCon2K7]

I know you posted this a long long time ago but you say 'you can't do as much as Hamilton'... Doesn't take a legend to avoid 2 parked cars when you're going 50MPH... rekon most people here COULD do that.

[Rehtomflow]

Hamilton a champion? Reality check!

[kdmoccd]

leave dennis alone, hes just trying to sighn shuey becouse he knows hes a great driver what is wrong with that. just like he got hamilton at age 13 and now hes the 2007 world champion and hes only a ROOKIE.

[MercilessOne]

Last I checked Kimi Raikkonen was the WDC ;)

[stonesourchick]

Kimi's WDC 07

[keikavos]

Ron says Come over and see how i think and at the end :Some times you get only one chance.

Ron snake Integrity

[jedrinck]

I think by saying "look after yourself" RD wanted to imply that his team could provide MS with the best car for the next season, and that MS should take his decision based on this 'fact' and not loyalty towards Benetton.

[mallamoozoo]

I like the analogy to the casiono boss implying a death threat to a winning gambler - you are spot on - that's exactly how Ron came across - what a dickhead. Schumi probably decided then and there NEVER to drive for Ron.

[MagicAyrtonforever]

Utter rubbish m8

[MagicAyrtonforever]

IF being a man is being like schumi and ramming people off the road such as Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve and and and?? Then I'm not gonna act like one.. I act like Ayrton Senna, he was the man and you suck bigtime.

[Kostyasch]

You Senna fans act as if Senna was a saint. Well, I tell you news then: he wasn't. In fact he was largly responsible for introducing dirty racing into F1!

[UnSeRv]

lol... you like every senna fanatic make me laugh :) thank you :D

[UnSeRv]

not hakkinen, not alonso... not hill...

[yasarix]

Do you remember what Ayrton Senna did in Japan in 1990?

You are a fool fanboy if you don't.

[MagicAyrtonforever]

Bullshit

[dario272]

no it's not, Senna died because he was under rpessure from Michael, and did not warm up tyres and made the biggest mistake of his life... that doesn't take anything away from him.. be man and accept it!

[MagicAyrtonforever]

Yeah, I'm not to keen on Micheal either, but he was a good driver..Just not as good as Ayrton Senna that;s all.

[number1Schumacherfan]

Senna died racing, by driver error. Schumacher did not.

[drivensw]

fuck you all michael has cheated alot of times ron dennis i professional idiots so fuck of schumi

[aronron2727]

Great post. Ferrari was going nowhere before Schumacher. He taught thme discipline, team-working habits, and ... mechanics.

[Feetmaniac]

Ron dennis is a bastard, he is always trying to cheat everything, he is a liar and all the shit with Mc Laren now is what show who is a liar and a non-sport but only buisness person! Fuck him!

[number1Schumacherfan]

Fuck Ron, he is still crying that he never got Schumacher. He has two wanabees signed to Mclaren right now, there will never be another Schumacher.

[mallamoozoo]

"There will never be another Schumacher"??????? Err,- Ron already had the best driver ever - Senna (26 poles in 32 races in 1988, 1989 with the second best driver as his team-mate.)

[Razaak]

Sorry, last post should have read

"especially if you CLOSE your eyes and listen again".

[Razaak]

Intruguing and highly amusing, especially if you  your eyes and listen again. Sounds more like a death threat than a job offer! Something that a casino boss would say to a gambler who was winning a little too often! "Just look after yourself...sometimes you're on the limit...there's one thing you can't replace" ROFL!!

[mallamoozzoo]

What the fuck is Dennis tryin to achieve here? What a knob!

[sunshine0012]

That was in 1994

[ICEngine]

Nope...this is sometime towards the end of the 1993 season. The video talks about Ronzo trying to find a teammate for Hakkinen for the 1994 season - in the end, they decided on Brundle for '94 fairly late.

[kdmoccd]

everyone shut the fuck up, ferrari won the first race with a moveable floor as if they didnt know it was ilegal, ferrari are just winging becouse they cant find any other way to make this years car any faster.

[bismark6666]

Oh, by the way: McLaren and FIA...the Sicilian mafia would be proud of you.

Don't ever dare say you don't have corruption and organised crime in Britain and it's exclusively an Italian thing.

Enjoy your meaningless and tainted wins...they don't mean much when you get them handed to you.

[mallamoozoo]

Indeed the wins don't mean much when they are handed to you - just like all Schumi's statistics at Ferrari.

[bismark6666]

Cheating fucking McLaren scumbags. After watching F1 all my life, this has done it for me. I wont be watching it anymore. It's become the Tour de France of motorsport where teams like McLaren openly cheat and the FIA lets them and doesn't even try to hide they are in McLaren's pocket. Now it truly is just an F1 "circus". Disgusting.

[redtommi]

Thank God, eventually Hakkinen drove for McLaren and became two times champion!

[pakkinen]

very interesting. 5 stars

[mesa155]

McLaren f1 Team is a cheater! FIA is a group of idiots. F1 as a sport is dead without rules.

Ron Dennis, Lewis hamilton, Nigel Stepney, Michael Coughlan, McLaren Team, Max Mosley are british also.

British team is handled different than other teams. This is a big conspiracy.

FIA is no more fair-minded.

Max Mosley is a clown.

SHAME

[Zarlok2]

Mclaren cheaters have FIA in their pocket like always. FIA always cheated for the British-linked teams/drivers. Despicable.

[kdmoccd]

dont write here if you dont know about f1 wankers. mclaren are no cheats stepney frm ferrari and coughlan frm mclaren gatherd information so they could get a job at honda and build a quick car. the only cheat i know is schumacer, but i still believe hes a supestar of the sport.

[jigglediggle29]

schumacher is a cheat? aha...very interesting.

[realraikk]

I love how all the biased Ferrari/Schumi fan boys are jumping all over this..

[filthy667]

Wrong Dennis....fucking slap head....Cheating Mclaren scum

[theoto63]

Ron Dennis is the best team manager since 1990 ...He is the best of the best

[bismark6666]

Based on what? How he cheats? Then yes, he is the best at that. Otherwise he's the biggest fuck up since the 1800s. You realise the cunt hasn't won a championship since last century? No wonder he resorts to cheating. Fucker. Schumi should've whacked the ugly grin off his shitty face. Oh and his wife is a whore.

[jigglediggle29]

Dennis and his partner Ojjeh sold the half of their own rates of mclaren to arab guys...fuck them. they don't wanted that mercedes gets 100 percent of mclaren-company, but sold their own rates to arabs...so what the fuck, thats a shame for dennis and the bandit ojjeh.

[bismark6666]

Ron Dennis is an ugly cunt...and a lying bastard, cheat wanker

[Huberreal]

At that time Schuey had quite the reputation of being a though guy at the wheel. Remember a few "arguments" with Senna during his McLaren years?

[beijing11]

If I was a driver, I'd love to hear RD's highly motivating words; did RD know he was being filmed?

'Look after yourself, sometimes you are on the limit': RD wants MS to know that he doesn't have to overdo it to impress, & irrespective of machinery or results at Benetton for the current contract, RD would be very interested.

U don't get to where you are in Racing/Life without having something, & RD's fascinating to observe. Great stuff.

[Raveneyes]

What drugs Ron been taking?? lmao!!!!!

[snoopyf1]

Dennis - "You are horrendously impressive"

This is the line that stands out most - imagine what could have been!! Would we be standing here describing Schumacher as the multiple McLaren world champion?? It would have altered the course of F1.

[expoandkat]

Not pathetic at all given that this was 1994 before Michael became arguably the best driver in the world. Wise words from Ron i feel. Especially as he is one of the main guys. Being a driver is one thing but Ron can win you races, hire you, fire you, put the best team around you. A man worth listening to.

[schuf1]

What a pathetic attempt to pick MSC up! LOL

[dekroek]

It was '93 when Dennis was looking for a replacement for Senna, who signed for Williams.

[possi317]

muchael schumacher would have never been the driver he developed into if he had driven for mclaren...the reason mclaren is doing so well this year is politics...lets face it the FIA as a whole hates ferrari and everything having to due with ferrari even though without ferrari there would be no formula one

[F1FREEK]

idk but Ron looks a bit drunk

[deesseerrttffooxx]

He didn'T join McLaren because of the marketing rights Ron Dennis wasn't willed to leave to Schumacher. It would have been great, because a German driver in a Mercedes.

You shouldn'T forget that Ferrari only became good because of Schumacher, he is the best car developer under the drivers. That and his bunding with the team made him so successful.

[BritneySpearsRox]

don't be stupid. If it wasn't for all the professional people working for Ferrari Schumacher couldn't have made it such a success

[UnSeRv]

not mansell, not villeneuve... not pitquet... etc etc

[sagttorel]

The reason Schumacher didn't sign for McLaren and William was becuase Dennis woudln't give in to his demands of complete #1 status with a slave #2 driver.

[jigglediggle29]

what a rubbish!

[JelloBiafra44]

How can you 'look after yourself' when your brakes fail? Also it was 99, not 97.

[halfBrithalfBorneo]

ron dennis was right, he should have looked after himself when he broke his leg with that crash in 97. but thats the life of drivers that play with th elimit of adhension.

[Roxak]

dennis doesnt mean any racing/physical-limits... he talks about the limits of cheating or making unsporty manoeuvers... As discussed in 94 and 97...

[sheeshlouise]

this was in 95 prob cuzz MS is refered to as a Benneton driver, so it can't be 97, and i'm sure he talks about racing not cheating.

[barre84]

No, what's to one thing you can't replace? He means his life nothing else... no wonder Ron talk about that, the year before Senna who was close to him died....

[vanni9]

Michael Schumacher would not have been the best had he driven for McLaren.

[Loboger]

thats no bullshit, its the truth. but just its discussed right now doesnt mean that it will happen soon. you are very childish. be polite next time.

[wic2ked]

It's not really the truth now is it? the McLaren part is very much run by a British core with British designers. The engine is impressively reliable while maintaining a good speed, and that is all German but the team itself is British.

Check out wikipedia dot de if you don't believe me, it has the full design team list.

[MagicAyrtonforever]

BULLSHIT, the only part is Mercedes and they can't even make a decent road car anymore see Top Gear.

[MagicAyrtonforever]

Not sure If I want to see a cheat driving a British Car thanks..

[Loboger]

hm lets see... they discuss in germany now to play the german anthem when mclaren mercedes wins a gp. because most of the team is german and run by germans right now.

[ian7796]

As late as 2000, Schumacher and Dennis were discussing the possibility of a Schumi powered McLaren, but things like Schumacher's hat sponsors stood in the way.

[weallfollowmanutd]

I sort of understand what Ron means. Watching Michael drive from the onboards in 1993 was almost gut wrenchingly on the limit (over sometimes). His car control (back in 1993 when the cars allowed you to drive like that) was up there with the very best.

[vr83]

Ron was definitely drunk there, a bit too drunk by the sounds of it lol

[MagicAyrtonforever]

Yes, Ron is talking about schumis cheating on the limit I believe :D

[jigglediggle29]

bullshit

[schuf1]

Ron is funny!

[rb417]

"come and see come and feel" I wonder what thats ronspeak for. "Horrendously impressive." Why is he telling him to drive off the limit. This is Senna's old boss.

Dennis is such an oddball. Cool to see the two before they became rivals. good post

[ian7796]

Dennis did see his ex-star driver get killed, it is understandable.

[e2thesmooth]

Yeah, but that was after this video was taken (this is pre 94 season)

[TifosiJourneyer]

When was this broadcasted on the BBC? 1993? I'm sure Flavio and Benetton weren't too pleased if they saw this. And to think that, 5 years later, Schumi says Ron and his style was the reason why he'd never go there, while Ron says Schumi didn't go there because of... baseball caps.

Also, I'm sure Ron is a master of always being on the lookout. He established contact with Alonso on the Interlagos podium, for crying out loud! Again, Flavio was not too pleased.

[esshole3000]

ron was drunk. plus hes a homo and was trying to get in schueys pants. but schuey aint homo. thats why he ended up with Cool-tard, hes a butt ranger.

[Loboger]

ive never seen this. thank you for sharing

[smaragdz]

Crickey Dennis sure knows how to talk dribble!

[alexthecheese]

Ha!

Anybody got any idea what he actually said?