In-depth interview - Michael Schumacher - Sunday, 12 July 2009 Part 1

Sunday, 12 July 2009.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher talks to the reporter Sport team about his career, racing motorbikes after retiring from Formula 1, and rules out returning with Brawn as a driver.

[@whysoserious9746]

Miss this version of Michael, seems so at ease both in mind and spirit. Wish him all the best as we miss him more and more each day🙏🏻❤️🏁

[@martin4458]

He is a very humble man. God bless you Michael.

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

HONKY! CORRECT! SCHUMI! IS! THE! (G,O,A,T)! MAN! HA! HA! HA!

[@bendingspring]

Despite the controversy over the years...he’s OK. Ferocious & highly skilled racer & also a nice man out of the cockpit.

[@alensmit3664]

This is pure gold. GOLD. Thanx for the video.

[@gailjacquelinemrsgray5823]

I agree Funtimes, a great man with awesome talents.

[@turrican4d599]

Imagine, if he didn't have his motorbike accident in January 2009. He would have stepped in for Massa in Spa and would have won it for sure.

[@tacobell31]

I wish Michael all the best on his come back. I hope is wins a race. I have ever seen eye to eye on what he was done, but this come back is about Massa not the past. So all the best.

[@G0007]

LEGEND

[@mihailsnesterovics4626]

"for me it was normal to look in both directions" - DC pwned..............

[@rafaelmartinmeuldijk6030]

some of the great personalitys together with ayrton senna in formula 1

[@ThePanthersdkfz]

Schumi and DC exchanging stabs a little :).

[@techtipsuk]

I'd love to hear from him in 2021.

[@marlongerber]

Nice interview

[@fenerbahceyellowcanaries7236]

Even If Schumi won at Spa, he would not have been world champion. Because Hakkinen would have won 8 races while Schumi would have won 7 races. The point ranking would be 100-96. Hakkinen was becoming the world champion again as he won more races in 98. In case of equal points, the driver who won the most races would clinched the title. I think that Coulthard did this on purpose. To take Michael out of the race means it increases Hakkinen chances of becoming a world champion. Anyway, in the last race in Suzuka, although Schumacher took pole position, he had a problem with the car and started the race from the back of the grid. He did not finish that race. My point is the race in Belgium doesn't matter anymore.

[@Eddu13]

Still, the uselles Coulthard cost Schumi the 1998 Championship

[@fenerbahceyellowcanaries7236]

No its not. Even If Schumi won at Spa, he would not have been world champion. Because Hakkinen would have won 8 races while Schumi would have won 7 races. The point ranking would be 100-96. Hakkinen was becoming the world champion again as she won more races in 98. In case of equal points, the driver who won the most races would clinched the title.

[@lidwar3]

July 12 is my birthday:D

[@bourlivak88]

Peter Warchol who the fuck cares

[@dhillon621]

@@bourlivak88 You do you PRICK because you replied

[@Sim_co]

god he destroyed dc with spa

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

HONKIES! THE! (G,O,A,T)! MICHAEL! SCHUMACHER! HA! HA! HA!

[@richardbradbury9105]

Schumacher, what a wonderfully nice man!

[@bodieofci5418]

It's so sad to think how he is now when he was so fit and healthy here. Keep fighting Michael.

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

HONKY! EDDIE! JORDAN! HA! HA! HA!

[@4ll4nb31l]

lol couldthard admittin to not having spare capacity for checking his mirrors in the wet. jokes

[@peterhennig4678]

Any interview with Michael Schumacher is special to watch 😊

[@andacakgun]

(in the rough) dialogue -coultard: you give me much more credit than I deserve, I can't check/look front and behind at the same Time, I have never got such a capacity, -schumi: it is normal for me to look forward and back, anyway this is the main difference between pure talent and limited skill set. that's way schumi was/is/will be legend, Coulthard was just an ordinary pilot

[@Jejking]

It was banter man. Coulthard was just fine in his prime, just not as good as Michael. You don't have to kick him even more.

[@Adamos321]

I don't think Michael had more natural talent than David. He just worked more and focused on every aspect of racing he could get better at. And that was something only few before him did, like Lauda, Prost, Senna, although not to that extent. And also he was testing extensively, much more than any other drivers - so he automated parts of driving so that he can have spare capacity to talk over radio, watch the track before and behind him etc. That is why he was so much better than David, or any other driver in his era until Alonso. Hakkinen had more natural talent than Schumi, but he himself admitted that his commitment and effort were incomparable to Michael's. Fernando had also more talent I would say + he put in that effort. He also exploited everything he could to be faster. I am not saying he was better than Michael - maybe so, maybe not, but definitely close competitor.

[@pointofcami6565]

@@Adamos321 I think he did. Coulthard did amazing in his years, which I think he deserves more credit for, but Michael had pure raging talent that the others just couldn’t keep up with.

[@Adamos321]

@@pointofcami6565 I know many people perceive Michael's speed as a talent based, but for me an example of natural talent is Mika Hakkinen - who himself admitted he did not do much of a preparation for racing, he was not that dedicated and focused on details as Michael, yet he was able to do great and be extremely fast. Michael on the other hand was extremely hard working, dedicated and focused on any details from his young karting years where he had to race with worse equipment than his peers. So what some like you may perceive as talent, I see as results of very hard and dedicated and also creative work. He figured out techiques of driving nobody thought of like adding gas just before turning in the corner so that nose of car went up and balance and grip of the car was better and he could drive faster through the corner. This was nothing natural to him, he developed all these abilities via working really hard on them. Of course he had some natural talent as well, he had great feeling of car through his "ass" as he said himself. I would say his natural talent might have been similar to DCs or Jos Verstappen, but he got more out of it. And if by raging talent you mean that ruthless killer instinct - to go to the limit and beyond to achieve your goals, that he had indeed more than DC. That was what Ayrton had or Max has now - with the helmet on they are ruthless and capable of controversial moments. DC indeed did not have that. Felt like being gentlemen was more to him than being the best and the champion.

[@Firemarioflower]

Coulthard ordinary? Something is wrong with you. Because Mika was certainly not ordinary and in one year Coulthard was faster and beat him. Coulld've been 2001 or 2002.

[@1973BILLO]

How could a pro racing driver fail to recognize when told to back off to let the car behind pass, while racing in such wet conditions, that the driver behind was at the time experiencing almost zero visibility and yet remains on the racing line to slow down. Even a rookie with half a clue would realize he should probably move to the other side of the track and I wouldn't say Coulthard is one sandwich short of a picnic, so yeah I would definitely go along with Michael and still say he was responsible!

[@1973BILLO]

But I have to say that it is really nice to see that they are now good pals and it's all water under the bridge. The maturity, respect and honor which both drivers now share towards each other are far more valuable qualities than any skills performed on the race track. For Michael to still humbly apologies about the matter and at the end of the video brush it off as if it was now irrelevant and say we are still good friends really demonstrates the kind of man he is.

[@alensmit3664]

IDK, David slowed down a bit to allow Michael to pass but this is dangerous part of the circuit in which if David goes suddenly lef that could even more confused the Michael which doesn't even see well because of spray and rain. So David choose the right side of the circuit and he was thinking to Michael is going to avoid him but it seems to Michael followed him and moved too late. Sort alike how Mark and Heikki collided in Valencia. Both are unfortunate crashes in which luckily no one was hurt.

[@1973BILLO]

Yeah I mean I do understand your point but if I were Coulthard at the time I would have moved over to the left side of the track as soon as I took the last corner. This way it creates much more visibility for the car behind who is on the racing line. So switch lanes, stay on the left lane, keep left and don't slow down until the next corner just in case the driver behind decides to switch at the exact same time. Then once he has passed continue and rejoin the racing line. This would be a far more sensible and safe approach and would surely have avoided the incident occurring in the first place I think.

[@demdjen77]

@@alensmit3664 totally Coulthard’s fault !!!!!!!!

[@pointofcami6565]

It was definitely Coulthard’s fault That being said, the sentence “one sandwich short of a picnic” is the funniest metaphor I’ve ever heard in my life.

[@MigelitoMN]

6:17 :))))))) COULTHARD PWND :)))))))))

[@richardbradbury8735]

Just love Schumacher 😍 you cannot Top is everything

[@canbost]

Michael ❤