1998 Luxembourg GP - Full Race (ITV Commentary)

[@tbc21]

I watched this race from Ford corner. At 07:50 you can see my exact view. Was my first race ever. Thank you dad.

[@roballen6595]

what a treat!

[@MDE_never_dies]

Yeah no one cares…. But I do 🥹

[@proximacentauri3342]

2 full races in the same evening, Ciaron is blessing us today

[@carlostapia3090]

Indeed brother! Indeed!

[@stevenoldham8035]

Wow. Wonderful to see and hear 1998 F1, and Murray, again.

[@rob832]

Thank you very much for posting this. A delight to watch again so many years later

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Make a nice cup of tea. Get your dinner ready. And get comfortable. This race is one of the greatest duels in F1 history. Hakkinen at his best vs Schumacher at his best!

[@McLMP4-22]

Thanks for posting this piece of evidence on why we need a German Grand Prix back on the calendar, Hockenheim or Nurburgring, either way is good. Not some weird, potentially dangerous Mariokart track in Qiddiya.

[@tristanwhite3472]

Agree

[@DarrenMoynagh]

I remember watching this LIVE. Schumacher was hot favourite with the bookies for the title, the German racing in his backyard and a Ferrari 1-2 on the grid with the faster car at that stage of the season, as well as all of the momentum having wiped out Hakkinen’s 22pts Championship lead (60pts in today’s system). This would become Hakkinen’s finest hour. Catching Schumacher’s 10 second lead after Irvine’s defensive display and passing both Ferrari’s to effectively snatch the title from under Schumacher’s nose. The greatest dry weather drive of the last 30yrs from the Flying Finn.

[@f1statto584]

I think this is one of the most underrated races of all time, it really showed Hakkinen's championship credentials. Also the last race appearance of the legend Ricardo Rosset

[@neilmartin3220]

Awesome. I remember watching this one. Takes me back.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Good times.

[@tristanwhite3472]

Thanks for these Full Races from the 1998 F1 season. 👍

[@andyq752]

Very nice upload. An intense period in F1. Thank you!

[@ciaronsmith4995]

1:42:46 - that is one unhappy German. Bridgestone also showed their superiority over a stint over Goodyear here. Has to be said, without taking away from Mika's win.

[@davegiles2610]

That's true and is highlighted by the Benetton's going better than they had for ages here. I remember Irvine also saying that he thought that Mclaren underperformed in practice, then got it together in the race, which is probably true. I've just had a flick through and what is pretty staggering is that Hakkinen was only just ahead of DC when he passed Eddie, yet managed to pull out a lead that equated to a complete pitstop over his teammate!

[@Pullaka]

Rewatching it right now, I have doubts of what would be the result if Ferrari brings Michael into the pits one lap before encountering the Stewart of Verstappen, cause the gap was reduced from 8 seconds to 5 (42:34). If Schumy stays ahead of Mika after the first stop, the race could have been different. Even when I agree that McLaren and Bridgestone combo was better at this race, Schumy could still have a chance.

[@Buffalo31]

It's amazing to think that I get to rewatch this after seeing it 26 years ago and being sure that there will never be a way of watching it again.😮

[@youngscotsman]

Murray Walker is a total legend....amazing commentator and a man with engine oil in his heart...

[@Whitecoolmagic]

The first season i ever watched as a kid. Cool to see fathers of Schumacher, Magnussen, Verstappen racing alongside.

[@aymansfaes]

Great race first time to see it in my life , thanks made my day

[@exhibitit724]

Watched it live back then..just loved the Flying Finn 😍 ❤️

[@azapro911]

The most important drive of Hakkinen's career, flawless under massive pressure.

[@MatthewOkot]

One of Hakkinen's best wins. I'm a Schumacher fan but Mika had him well beaten that day. A great rivalry.

[@pcpanikMusik]

Thank you for the upload. Good memories of this. What is that flickering rectangle on the top right before the ad break?

[@Danr316]

My first year watching F1. The cars look tiny. Love the way they move around and the change of direction

[@umeshsurenthiran9205]

Such a thrilling piece of entertainment from 2 titans, we all know what happened in the title decider 6 weeks. Ferrari's mistake of not getting to Schu's car in time which caused his engine to overheat, thus stalling. And of course the puncture he suffered further in the race after storming up to third from last.

[@hakki368]

Murray's Schumacher-biased commentary is always so obvious in every race. His word choice and tone of voice and inflection betray him each time. His sadness at the end when Mika was about to win the race is simply unprofessional.

[@Mark-zk3gu]

What a crybaby post. Murray always gave Hakkinen credit where it was due.

[@tobiasf1]

Hakkinen's best race. He had to perform under pressure and he delivered.

[@Masca79]

I would like to see races of 2000 and 1990 years... do you have some? Great stuff btw

[@tristanwhite3472]

Great Win for Mika Hakkinen in McLaren.

[@DarrenMoynagh]

@43:33 would turn out to be the decisive moment of the season where the Championship changed hands. F1 Racing at its best! And we don’t need a Race Director to engineer a close finish. This was the two heavyweights at that time, in their pomp, at the best, going toe to toe with a Championship on the line.

[@Car-guy307]

The soundtrack 😋

[@ginor8416]

Loved watching that race even though my hero didn’t win

[@Mitsou44]

There is a square in the top right corner. I'm curious if it's transmitting some extra info embedded in the stream? And what kind of information.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

I don't see it. Timestamp?

[@Mitsou44]

Meanwhile I think I found it on reddit. It's signaling that the ad break is aproaching. I hoped it contained some live timing data to process by broadcasters and commentators. "a little box in the corner of the screen containing black and white diagonal scrolling lines when an advert break was approaching."

[@Mitsou44]

33:19 for example

[@joseaparecidodasilva8889]

Top vídeo show

[@testus86]

If nürburg is Luxemburg then I'm the Pope. They should simply say that it was germany. Nobody would complain. I miss those times with hakinnen and Schumacher.

[@joshhodkinson9677]

They couldn't call it the German Grand Prix because that was the race at Hockenheim, and you're only allowed to have one race named after each country, so they changed it to Luxembourg to adhere to FIA rules.

[@miriamreiss]

And Imola is located in San Marino?

[@SiddoNotts]

Forget Spa 2000, this was Mika Hakkinen's greatest & most important career victory.

[@bluzif1177]

Thankyou

[@conors4430]

Thanks so much for this. I know it would be a mammoth effort, but if you are ever able to get your hands on that Canadian GP that broke broadcasting time. Five or six hours I think it was. It would be amazing.

[@moreno1105]

A classic Ferrari vs McLaren and Schumacher vs Hakkinen ❤❤❤

[@ciaronsmith4995]

29:58 - Murray tells it how it is regarding Jacques!😂

[@leopreldakaj5313]

Isn't this the Nurburgring in Germany?

[@miriamreiss]

Is Imola in San Marino?

[@leopreldakaj5313]

@miriamreiss no it's not, idk why they do this

[@ВасильЧервак-я1э]

Grand PRIX ❤ LUXENBURG❤ Help UKI❤

[@idonjohnson6999]

No Mercedes arena in 1998!?

[@shadeburst]

Although the Mercedes Arena is a big improvement to the track, the UFO has always been fugly. Please enable subtitles? Some of us are deaf.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Should work now. Try and let me know. Thanks!

[@shadeburst]

@@ciaronsmith4995 Sorry, but still unavailable. Thanks for listening anyway.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@shadeburst Hit Settings in the menu bar. Then hit Subtitles/CC. Select English (auto-generated). Subtitles should work then. Worked for me!

[@shadeburst]

@@ciaronsmith4995 Didn't work for me. Subtitles and closed captions icon remained grayed out.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@shadeburst Did you wait until the ad was over? After that hit settings (the flywheel logo) and do what I typed and then hit "CC" - it should work. It worked for me, so there's no reason it wouldn't for you. Make sure it's English (auto-generated) in settings, not just "English".

[@HerrStaale]

And the Britts hated Shumi just the same as Max.. Max is close enough to Germany, to be as bad as Shumi.. Dangerous, Crazy, Cheater. Now, no britt remember

[@nindraco3173]

Michael raced for himself not for a team.

[@davejackson88]

four years after death of senna...

[@Tamburello_1994]

yes

[@megasyxx]

Woohoo

[@ernetoescobar-vy7uf]

😮❤❤❤❤❤❤ mercedes benzzzzzzz❤ ne casa

[@soldat1.klasse661]

Wtf its Germany not Luxenbourg

[@ciaronsmith4995]

It was branded as Luxembourg. Just like Imola and "San Marino". Just do a basic google search. We all know it's in Germany.

[@Bernardhervieux-v4p]

Meilleur auto Ferrari

[@carlostapia3090]

Just watch as McLaren bottles Abu Dhabi as hard as Ferrari bottled this one.

[@McLMP4-22]

I’m personally hoping for a repeat of the results of this race. (McLaren🥇and🥉, Ferrari🥈)

[@tristanwhite3472]

Yes very True agree about Ferrari.

[@stuartlongley2446]

Found the comment that's aged like milk...

[@mystraker3400]

How is it a bottle job by Ferrari to try a different strategy due to the 1998 McLaren being a much superior car? That thing was a goddamn rocketship and it’s a minor miracle that Schumi kept the title fight in flux all the way to Japan

[@tristanwhite3472]

@mystraker3400 Yes Totally agree the McLaren was a much superior car and a minor miracle that Schumacher kept the title fight all the way to Japan.

[@ВасильЧервак-я1э]

Тільки FERRARYне чіпайте

[@ВасильЧервак-я1э]

М лижі

[@mehdijahan2451]

98-99 season mclarens brakes cheat thats why they brake very late in corners

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Well I thought that was banned after the first race of 1998.

[@LearnToFly182]

I too recall that being banned after Melbourne (race 1) and they continued to dominate early so it didn’t seem to be hindered by it. Ferrari got stronger as the year went on IIRC?

[@Balnazzardi]

nope, that got banned after 1st race in 1998. In Brazil Mclaren wasnt allowed to use it anymore, but that still didnt effect their performance, they were as dominant in Brazil as they were in Melbourne, so just shut it. Mclaren was good in those years because Adrian Newey joined them from Williams and Mercedes finally managed to build engines that were both powerful AND quite reliable.

[@zecamattosb]

Martin Brundle its awesome commentator since ever