Schumacher's Greatest Rivals: Mika Hakkinen

There's no rivalry quite like the one shared by Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen. As well as being massive rivals, they were great friends, and showed a rare respect between opponents. Mika opens up about how he saw his relationship with Michael...
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[@minicrosser3733]

The Final sentence: "I was Happy to see him in my mirrow." Legend Mika🤣

[@minicrosser3733]

@@starigniter2308 yeees 👍

[@constantiniasmith4231]

Mirrow

[@berverixx2433]

Mika is legend😎

[@Destroitmachine]

The real Michael 's rival

[@SpartanStan156]

Mika said that he would invite Michael to McLaren. But the question: would Michael do the same to Ferrari?

[@Synystr7]

Mika is such a gentleman and a scholar. How can anyone not like the dude? That cheeky smile? Reminds me of that Top Gear thing he did with May.

[@boogernator1]

Yes

[@SocietyUnplugged]

You don't need to hate the opponents of your hero to enjoy F1.

[@cyclops86]

@@SocietyUnplugged Well said. A lot of fans don't understand that.

[@HannibalBarcaRTW]

i can give you two reasons 1. damon hill 2. jacque villeneuve

[@cereal-killer4455]

He was a dick to his wife and left her in the cold I heard.

[@Nanorisk]

“Michael, this was not kind of you.” “No, Mika, this was racing” And then they shook hands and walked away? Astonishing.

[@Ferp50]

Michael respected Mika because he was a married man and a future family man, with kids. Mika was not a party person. Just look at the drivers Michael put off the track they were not guys with family.

[@Ferp50]

@Adam Chlebovec What do you think about Senna?

[@richard_nj]

@Adam Chlebovec I think bc of their differing off track personalities and also the stereotypes connected to their nationalities, we tend to judge the dirty aspects of Senna's and Schumacher's driving differently. It's simply easier to paint the calculated German as a villain than the eccentric Brazilian. There are plenty of similarities to how the two conducted themselves on the track, both deliberately crashed into their rivals to secure a World Championship for instance. It was common practice for both in on track battles to position their cars in a way that left the opposing driver with only two options: either give up the position, or crash. For behavior like this, Senna is hailed as a mad genius, an all-or-nothing type of driver, someone who would never back down from a fight (an interpretation undoubtedly reaffirmed by the mystique he tragically earned through an on track death). Compare that to Michael who is seen as plain dirty and a bad sportsman and winner for it. I believe if there somehow was a motorsports fan who didn't know these two guys and had no pre-existing opinion of them and you showed him tapes of their driving, he wouldn't judge Michael and Senna too differently.

[@willianesteche7739]

Finally someone that think the same way I think! Im Brazilian (Sorry about my english) and its hard to ser when people talk about Senna, its always about the Genius and Schumi is always "Cheater" "dirty racer" But the both have the same driving style, i dont know why they get so many hate about Schumi

[@Ferp50]

@@willianesteche7739 They like racing for the race, something i could not do,they went all out all.. Rules are good, but watching the real men drive was epic, all of them win or lose.

[@darchandarchan7036]

Mika is the type of rival everyone wishes to have. He never plays dirty, but pushes you to the limit

[@arftrooper44]

Same with Kimi honestly. He always gave you just enough room for it to still be fair, but always pushed you through every corner.

[@kilppa]

Finns have the bad habit of playing fair and finding pride in even losing with it. Even when you are cheated against, you just build the feel that it will feel even better when you beat then anyways.

[@mikea3273]

And Schumacher is the opposite.

[@seandbrass508]

Always loved the way Mika referred Schumacher as “the Michael “ and Ron Dennis as “the Ron”

[@LordBhorak]

Year late, but in the F1 scheme... There's only 1 true Michael and only 1 true Ron (The Michael and The Ron). We could also add Ross Brawn to this list as he did something magical after Mika and Schumi left the game.

[@abcdecghijklmn]

Could be also ron jeremy?

[@rafaeloda]

Do you think it is the language? Finnish maybe uses that like you would be The Sean.

[@peltsi40]

@@rafaeloda it's a language related issue. "a, an, the" etc. Front small words (idk real english word for those) are quite hard for the finns to understand and use correctly.

[@rafaeloda]

@@peltsi40 cool

[@DC.]

"I overtook the Michael" Childhood memories. Loud cars, great drivers, amazing days.

[@rizzomaurizio2031]

For me too.

[@peterpiper8309]

"I...I quite enjoyed it, not sure if the Micheal did." looks over cheesing from ear to ear

[@NDakovic]

It was so sick, Schumi chasing that Ferrari title for years. We never really knew how good Mika actually was. He would just turn up and be no Michael, its my day today. Too bad he never fought back from 2000 defeat.

[@mildseven0506]

Omg I remember too lol, 'the Michael'

[@tomppa345]

I overtook the Michael and afterwards I went to see the Ron in the motorhome

[@jomaoliveira7949]

Hakkinnen was Michael's strongest rival, by far!

[@Ferrariinoffical]

And his favourite and most respectful Rival. Sad that we can’t see this both together talking anymore..

[@sanchezbus3602]

yeah, for Alonso, Michael was never a rival

[@reisanibal1]

@@sanchezbus3602 2006 season would disagree with you.

[@InsaneDrumer18]

Schumacher himself said Hakkinnen was the only driver he truly feared on track

[@joaoandrade2828]

1998 clearly with the best car, 1999 almost lost the title to Irvine due to his own mistakes (MSC broked his legs as shown at 4:06 in the video). In 2000 with cars more closely matched, he lost in the penultimate race. In 2001 the McLaren wasn't that competitive and even Coulthard had a better season than Häkkinen (just like in 1997). He's a bit overrated in my opinion. Schumacher probably said that because Hill and Villeneuve were at best just decent drivers that only won 1996 and 1997 respectively due to a blatant better car.

[@luca7069]

Mika will always hold this record: making an entire generation of boys fall in love with F1 with that move on the Kemmel straight. With just one single move

[@amacca2085]

People will have a lot to say about this but I think it was one of the best moves in formula 1 history they always show it Regarding When on the build up to spa it Was lap after lap no way past so it had to be that move or nothing it was amazing and the press conference at the end of the race was funny but mutual respect ! 🏁🏁🏁

[@michaelcollins966]

A Macca Agreed. I remember watching that live and it took my breathe away. It wasn’t just the move itself, but the context. Towards the end of a tight championship battle that had been going back and forth, and Schumacher was blocking him for lap after lap to the point you doubted Hakkinen would get through - then the 1 in a million timing of Zonta and history was made.

[@matheusdeangelis6739]

@@ottodotto theres nothing wrong in crying, no need to be ashamed of anything

[@romanistalazialle1081]

actually radillon

[@luca7069]

@@romanistalazialle1081 no that's actually the Kemmel straight, actually 😅

[@SLAMATTAXFAN]

When I met Mika 3 years back at the Singapore GP he asked me why I was wearing a Ferrari T-shirt and I replied because of Michael, and he smiled and his eyes began to water a bit and said 'on track he might have been my greatest rival, but off track he was an amazing friend' and that kinda made me cry seeing Mika put out so much emotions on display and how he felt about Michael

[@ditanugroho5654]

thats great

[@pabloescobar1106]

bs

[@SLiDaRiX]

@@pabloescobar1106 ur

[@srbinsamo]

OMG you're the liar of the year. Embrace your self taradiddle we have here

[@ada_nt6]

@@srbinsamo stop fake intimidating. It's not working. Instead it looks very stupid and childish.

[@Formula1]

When Mika overtook the Michael 👌

[@airmix8169]

Mika:"I was happy seeing him in my mirrors"

[@Mr_Seppo]

Oh i love Mika...............yes

[@rextonk.7439]

But first he overtook the backmarker.

[@Mr_Seppo]

@@rextonk.7439 so?

[@leifcron8054]

THE Michael, lovely how cool he still call him the Michael, knowing how much Mika loves him.

[@The_Curious_Cat]

One thing that made Schumacher respect Hakkinen was the fact that Hakkinen didn´t fall for Michael´s mind games. Mika was always very strong on this, which is a typical fin trait, cold, efficient, no bullshit kind of person. You can see Michael respected him, while to other drivers you can see Schumacher was quite arrogant most of the times, because he saw them as mentally weak. While Mika was always Mika, not only he respected Michael, but he also knew when to show him the middle finger, the difference was that Mika showed him with a smile, fastest laps and wins. While others would burst into a insult fight and get the emotions best them on track.

[@InuKun2008]

They also remained good friends off the track, with Mika and his wife having visited the family several times since Schumi's discharge from hospital after the skiing incident, and Mika flew to Brazil as a guest of Michael's for Michael's final race with both Ferrari and Mercedes (the two times he retired from racing).

[@johncate9541]

You nailed it. This was the only time between Senna and Alonso that Schumacher ever had a real rival who could beat him without needing the help of a vastly superior car.

[@DAGATHire]

WTF are you talking about mate. inventing romantic dogshit to suit your perceived fairy tale. You are talking out of your arsehole to be perfectly frank. or in your Narnia world... to be quite Finnish, "cold, efficient, no bullshit " yet here you are talking utter and total bullshit.

[@lamborghinisabbatini]

You can argue that Ferrari had the better car from the latter half of 99. And there was also the reliability thing that McLaren had issues with during the time.

[@lamborghinisabbatini]

@HAL 9000 oh mate tell me about it! 2005 was definitely the worst for their reliability woes. Poor Kimi.

[@rikki87sufc]

As Schumacher said himself, Mika was his toughest rival. #KeepFightingMichael.

[@AtrolinK]

And, i add, the only rival he's ever truly respected after Senna

[@martindalangin8606]

AtrolinK yeah i just wished senna didnt have that accident. Senna and schumacher could have been the greatest rivalry in formula one

[@counterfit5]

@@AtrolinK I think he respected Kimi and Alonso as well

[@sekar5366]

Absolutely yes

[@JN-ug5ky]

@@ricardophillipe7616 Reported

[@ScepticGinger89]

"It was a fair fight mainly from my side" Haha, well, yeah, that's one thing Schumacher and Senna had in common: they were brilliant, but reckless drivers, they wanted to win at any cost.

[@paralyz3488]

Agreed

[@neiltristanyabut]

that's why race stewards and race monitoring were invented

[@adamrakhadifa6933]

That's why both are multiple time world champions

[@lumixs1np289]

And the newest member of this group is Max Verstappen xDDD

[@gimmick2509]

@@lumixs1np289 that's not true. If you notice, he did that only to Hamilton. Because Hamilton is that type of guy. Hamilton would put you in a hospital for the home race win, let alone a championship.

[@a009c27]

In the years in which they used to race, I used to hate Hakkinen. But it was because I was Schumacher fan and a child. Now, I see a very great rival of Michael, and a very good person.

[@agb8764]

I was on the other side of the fence. I can still remember the joy of seing that red car being left behind. Powerful feeling! Ferrari had the best car, that's why I cheered for Mika. Always a sucker for a good underdog story.

[@nemesiz9322]

@@agb8764 yeah me too. Always cheered for Mika as a little boy 😅

[@mTwMarco]

@@agb8764 in 1998 and 1999 the mercedes was BY FAR the best car on the grid.

[@agb8764]

@@mTwMarco no way. the McLaren could've either won a race or not even finish the race at all. It took some serious driving skills to make up for all that technical problems. Schumacher never had Hakkinen's problems.

[@Jomotmm]

Same here , not intense , but like an irritation that damn this guy (mika) can drive , Schumacher just get the "W" or F1 gods make it rain man , schumacher is the rain dancer.

[@JH-pj8ld]

When you see Mika, you think of Michael. When you see Michael, you think of Mika.

[@canbost]

JH Word! 👌🏽

[@nurawis1]

Yeah. That's right.

[@baldygrey2779]

How a proper rivalry should be, well said.

[@kevinhanandi]

I assume mika is a finn for mike? And mike is short for michael, idk tho since I am not finnish

[@MietoK]

@@kevinhanandi michael -> mikael -> mika

[@Mongorat]

"When i was racing against him, i was happy to see him in my mirrors" haha, classic mika!

[@kirelucina8135]

he's the driver Michael feared during their time, so the comment is justified.. :)

[@neblinasp]

mika was never afraid of Schumacher, it was a blow to the German who did a lot of dirty races to win the Hakkinen, that's the truth.

[@boltmix7294]

@@neblinasp1) It wasn't a blow to Schumi, Mika was one of the few drivers Schumi respected. 2) Schumi had only 3 actually dirty races (not even races, just moments in a race) in his entire carear, none of them were against Mika 3) He never did anything dirty to Mika 4) He beat Hakinen fair and square *EVERY TIME* that is a fact

[@boltmix7294]

@@neblinasp I don't knows what's with modern day F1 fans being uneducated about everything in the older seasons of F1

[@PateJP1986]

Schumi vs. Mika battles in the late 90's was my favorite era in F1

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Best period ever.

[@neblinasp]

But Schumi was DIRTY with Hakkinen.

[@AirCrash1]

For sure and the interviews after were excellent with either Irvine or Coulthard joining them, great sportsmen, none of this sulking that is now common.

[@agungtriwidyatmoko6455]

Me too

[@fishswiss]

Couldn't agree more :) I was always a fan of Hakkinen and Hill - to the 90s in F1 were just fantastic.

[@petros-v4w]

The biggest rivalry in Formula one's recent history!l Coming from a Schumi fan, I remember my 12 year old self, hoping not to see Mika in front of Michael because I knew it would be so difficult... Soooo difficult... Mika Hakkinen. Clearly deserved more than 2 Championships, WHAT A LEGEND!!!

[@Asemafilmi]

He would have won the first three-peat since Fangio had his engine not blew up so many times in 2000 season. Twice when he was leading the race. Had he finished those races, he would have won the championship, even if Schumi was clearly faster in last few races.

[@thebdomain]

Sorry to say but 2021 has something different to say about the rivalry part of it .

[@TheRealVranesh]

@@thebdomain nah, it just doesn't lol

[@chanchaniceman]

@@thebdomain 2021 is amazing and it’s right up there but Mika and Michael weren’t at each other’s gearboxes for one year but were at each other’s throats for 3-4 years straight.

[@TheRealVranesh]

@@chanchaniceman but they respected each other, and produced some of the best racing ive seen until this day… I’m a Schumi fan, but that Mika pass in SPA is still the best move I’ve seen in F1

[@a.a.a9573]

"but when I was racing, I was happy to see him in my mirrors" - Mika Hakkinen They say attitude is everything and that right there is a true trait of a champion!

[@abcdecghijklmn]

Mika NEVER played dirty! True honest Finnish gentleman☺

[@davidwilam8542]

Probably michaels hardest rival! 🔥

[@JollyRogers102]

So you're saying he was... hard?

[@davidwilam8542]

R4pt0r64 of course he was

[@luca7069]

1998 was the most insane year

[@JollyRogers102]

@@davidwilam8542 interesting ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )

[@joshuasamuel5089]

Is there a doubt?

[@facundocastro2465]

F1 drivers yoy could not hate Mika Hakkinen Jenson Button Daniel Ricciardo I was just a kid when Mika and Michael race together. Good ol' times...

[@deliriumbee4678]

U forgot Trully

[@vasishtvasudevan4059]

Massa ? And KIMI .

[@huuhaa004]

Facundo Castro KIMI?!

[@TheKestevon]

I really want to see Daniel won wdc at least once before he retires.

[@TheWolvesCurse]

i'd add Rubens Baricchello to that list.

[@Ruosteinenknight]

It's shame how it ended. Michael deserved better. I seem to remember Scuhmacher said that with of all his rivalries that the had, he missed the one with Mika the most. When they both were at the top of their game. Competing for greatness....

[@rushhour1310]

As a kid i was a huge Mika Häkkinen fan. For my personal oppinion he is the greatest of all times. Because he has been always fair never bad behavior and always a gentleman. A true racer and champion. Wish u all the best Mika :).

[@klamklam88]

Ditto me

[@thomass8118]

Mika seems to be an underrated F1-champ. When looking at clips from the 90s from him and Michael you can't do other than have deep respect for both drivers. They were so damn charismatic compared to today's F1 drivers...

[@Finland1965]

2 time worldscampion

[@user-underdasea]

​@Finland1965 you mean benetton b194& b195?

[@etekeneal4070]

Häkkinen legend

[@berverixx2433]

Yes😎

[@zelinwong6090]

No doubt

[@Valerio17Hamsik]

2 World Champions 2 Legends 2 Heros 2 Of the Best racer of all time Forza Michael & Go Mika 🏁🏁🍾🍾🍾🏁🏁

[@manoojmohan5373]

Every race was a bull fight,awesome memmories with those two.Great racing

[@ryyb_himself]

4 unnecessary apostrophe's

[@roberto_ik5640]

you can't write

[@Valerio17Hamsik]

@@roberto_ik5640 sry but english is not my language next time i comment in italian 😉

[@freddybruno21]

@@Valerio17Hamsik hahahahahaha!!! Nice!!!

[@ICEMANZIDANE]

They had 4 years in strong cars against each other and 2 times Mika and 2 times Schumacher won. Many people forget that. Head to head, they were equally strong. You cant just say the one has more titles so he is better... They had these 4 years and it ended in a draw. AWESOME races between these two. Although i always was and will be the Mika fan. Thanks to Schumacher and the (real) Schumacher fans, it was a great pleasrure

[@dougjudy5352]

As much as I respect and love Mika. He made a lot mistakes in 1999. If Michael wasn't injured he would have surely won the championship

[@naheem]

@@dougjudy5352 Eddie Irvine Almost won the title that year. Schumacher returned the following year to blow everyone away. MSC at his very best was the best Driver of his generation.

[@juventinos81]

nope.mclaren in 1998-1999 were way faster than the ferrari.they were faster even in 2000-2001 but they luck reliability.

[@cap532]

@@dougjudy5352 tbf that mclaren was extremely quick, but also incredibly fragile, if he didnt have like half his retirements due to mechanical problems then eddie irvine wouldnt be close at all

[@naheem]

@BallersKingdom MSC won 9 of the 17 races. Hakinnen won 4 races, Coulthard 3 wins, and Barichello with 1 win.

[@as-sabahossain9099]

He was the only competitor whom Micheal acknowledged being intimidated, and perhaps because Micheal could not evoke any emotional outburst out of him. Whatever Micheal thrown at him, he would reply with precision and calmness, and any little hints of advantage Mika would pounce like a tiger.

[@fhouse13]

It's sad that we don't see something like this between Max and Lewis.

[@sh33pyyy]

@@fhouse13 It's weird because we'd expect Hamilton to react calmly since he should have more racing experience and is a seven time world champion, but instead he had the same emotional outbursts as Verstappen.

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

@@fhouse13 Hamilton has nowhere near the level of composure as Hakkinen

[@StuntcatTV]

From my childhood, I could only remember that this was the friendly man with the funny name and the silver car that commentators would get excited about regularly. This man has a very interesting personality and he drove like a dragon.

[@NxDoyle]

There's nothing not to love about Mika. A great racer, undeniable. And a thoroughly good person. A perfect rival for "the Michael".

[@mocskoskukorica]

definitely much more things to love on him than on you........ :D

[@user-wm2yu8bx9v]

he was not one of the greatest Rivals of Schumacher.... HE IS THE GREATEST RIVAL

[@johnlemon2916]

Senna?

[@juho5282]

@@johnlemon2916 They didn't really drive at the same time during their prime.

[@chanchaniceman]

@@johnlemon2916 never got to race each other at their primes whereas Schumacher and Hakkinen did

[@kidslovef1155]

Finally the one we have been waiting for... This video was more highly anticipated than the actual start of the season!

[@mohammed-haniftarajia2533]

The respect and admiration between the two was amazing. I loved Schumacher but the way Mika speaks about Schumi, I have nothing but respect for the man. Two amazing drivers and gave us some amazing moments in F1

[@blleki]

Mika, always humble, always a fair racer. A true Legend.

[@hypeenotic]

This is the best rivalry in f1 in my opinion

[@guillaume_Chr]

The more fairplay rivalry

[@dfa.18]

*Clean rivalry

[@m.sc.tigerdompteur8737]

Senna vs. Prost was best and hardrst rivalry ever. But not fair as Häkkinen vs. Schumacher.

[@TheCarsfan4ever]

Lauda vs Hunt by far

[@muhammadfitri9830]

nahh, its valteri vs james

[@pariskaras2286]

FINALLY A REAL RIVAL HAKKINEN!!!!

[@frikkinhit]

The real beauty of it is that, when he talks about it, you can still see the competitiveness in his face and hear it in his voice. The truest tragedy is that it is unlikely these two will ever be reunited on track ever again, even for fun. They may both have been stoic drivers, not press heavy, but this was the greatest rivalry in F1 history.

[@DohcVtecTurbo]

Mika you are a living Legend. God bless you.

[@MrLimpoosh]

Having had the pleasure of meeting Mika in real life, I can attest that he is as genuine and kind as he is on media

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

Mika Hakkinen was hard rival for 4 years (Since 1998-2001) 1998 Mika Won, Schumacher destroyed 1999 Mika won again,but Schumacher still strong in Suzuka (Epic 1998 Monza& Epic 2000 Spa) For Schumacher. 2000 Schumacher finally got what his want also for team,and keep compete with Mika until the end Really great battle between them! Definitely The "GOAT" Great 4 Years! #KeepFightingMichael

[@fifafinnish4340]

In 1998-2000 it was decided on the last race, It was that close

[@joaoandrade2828]

3 years only. 1998 with the best car, 1999 almost lost the title to Irvine due to his own mistakes (MSC broked his legs as shown at 4:06 in the video). In 2000 with cars more closely matched, he lost in the penultimate race. In 2001 the McLaren wasn't that competitive and even Coulthard had a better season than Häkkinen (just like in 1997). He's a bit overrated in my opinion.

[@Gilliatt83]

Thank you.

[@keisuketakahasi4584]

if he wouldnt have his break in britian 1999 he would ve won that championship also but it dosent matter it happend

[@TheKestevon]

He was also a rival to Michael in junior Formula.

[@zickdeduf]

This had to be coming. Love Mika. Really honest in this video.

[@neblinasp]

Schumi was very dirty with Hakkinen.

[@ruedafest]

"when I was racing against him, I was happy to see him in my mirrors"

[@Kevin_Vanit]

As a fan of Michael I used to hate Mika (I was very young), but as I grew up I can only respect this man. You can feel in his voice that he has nothing other than respect for Michael and their rivalry, this is almost wholesome to listen to him talk about Michael

[@hazimlee7599]

My dad always said when Michael and Mika were rivals it's one of the best rivalries in formula 1. It's definitely up there with Prost Senna and maybe Nico Lewis

[@faustoper]

I was born in the 87. I totally agree with you. Of all the fights that I live and feel in Formula 1, without a doubt this was the best.

[@ramneeksingh5907]

In a Top Gear episode, James may said to Mika “Michael Schumacher said that you were the driver he really feared.”

[@gentasepriandi999]

Statue Of Limitations and mika just laugh

[@markusmikkola3321]

Yeah and Mika just laughed with that cheeky smile :D

[@HugoStiglitz88]

*only

[@Playingtheangel88]

Only for THAT overtake in Spa 2000 deserve a place in history. Beat Schumacher and won two championships is for legends like him.

[@michaelcollins966]

I remember watching it live, and will always remember that moment. A momentous overtake, not only in the context of the race, but the swing in momentum in the championship.

[@abualifah82]

1:57 great moment..two sportmen fight each other, argue and then smile together...what an era..

[@NextLevelHardstylez]

This was probably the best sports videos ive ever watched on youtube. thank you mika and thank you michael. we will never have that again and i am proud that i was alive when you raced each other

[@mohdalif5983]

Hakkinen: when i was racing against him i was happy to see him in my mirors ❤️What a absolute legend ❤️

[@heberserrano1313]

Lots of respect for Mika, the toughest rival Michael ever had, the only one to beat him in equal conditions

[@mjb1655]

don’t forget alonso

[@kimiATI7750]

@@mjb1655 Mate Alonso's renault was bulletproof at the time. Fast and reliable, something which the Ferrari's were not. The fact that Schumacher pushed Alonso in that dog of car in 2006 season is a testament to his greatness.

[@juventinos81]

equal?those mclarens in 1998 were giving laps to averyone.

[@juventinos81]

@@mjb1655 alonso won only because fia made changes to stop schumacher and ferrari.

[@adityanarain9428]

@@kimiATI7750 Schumi was off his prime by then. In equal cars prime Schumacher would demolish Fernando.

[@whodeany99]

"The Michael"

[@oscarlaight6493]

Please can we have an hour long Mika episode??😩

[@gseric4721]

Definitely enjoyed this one the most. Mika truly understands Michael as a person.

[@cs512tr]

props to the audio techs. this is one of the best uses of background music i've seen/heard on this channel

[@wadihzouhairi4655]

Hi what its the name of the music?

[@LinkSoul64]

I see you are a man of culture. I am also mesmerized by the audio of this clip. And I am still don't know the title of the music playing in the background

[@knubbo]

Philip Sheppard- Final day

[@knubbo]

@@LinkSoul64 Philip Sheppard- Final day

[@wadihzouhairi4655]

@@knubbo thanks

[@TheAslakVind]

Mika. The best enemy Michael ever had. Always, with respect.

[@Senna-78]

They were rivals, not enemies

[@neblinasp]

mika was never afraid of Schumacher, it was a blow to the German who did a lot of dirty races to win the Hakkinen, that's the truth.

[@boltmix7294]

@@neblinasp Umm *NO* It wasn't a blow to Schumi, Mika was one of the very few drivers Schumi respected because Mika wasn't afected by Schumi's mind games. And no, Schumi didn't do a single dirty race to win over Mika, in fact Schum8 had less then 5 dirty races in his entire carear You are uneducated about F1 and it's history if you belive anything that you wrote

[@tiagowhitetiger4563]

this was the biggest rivalry I've ever seen in my life. Simply a duel of titans 🏎️🇫🇮🏎️🇩🇪🏆🏆🏁.

[@leishembayengkhom33]

What about Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost?

[@tiagowhitetiger4563]

A great one tooo, but not my favorite one!

[@sokramim1576]

Finallyyy. Never clicked so fast! Edit: what a legendary way to finnish the video!!

[@Mongorat]

Same haha

[@sokramim1576]

@@starigniter2308 haha

[@renatofauzi]

I got ya

[@lukemccann]

Niceee

[@ArmandDePoiters]

The best years of the F1 was 1998-2001 when we watch the best rivalry ever, both true gentlemans!

[@sh33pyyy]

I believe 1982-2008 were the greatest years. After then the sport broke and it is where it is now

[@boltmix7294]

@@sh33pyyy That is *FACTUALY WRONG* The entire 2010,2011 and 2012 seasons were phantastic and better then all of the ones that you mentioned That's a fact

[@d1want34]

i'd say 1991 - 2000 was the greatest era in modern times

[@ferst262]

BoltMix no it’s not, unless you have only seen those, then it’s normal that you think so

[@aspiknf]

Armando I bought F1 1999 on the Playstation 1 when it first came out

[@pugnugger4600]

What a class act. What a fantastically wonderful gentleman. What a competitor. What a driver. Mika , you were always my favorite. "The Michael " was always pushing to a higher level.

[@daswildschwein9080]

Schumi is my biggest idol from childhood. KeepFightingMichael

[@eriknaamot]

Brilliant interview! The battles with Michael and Mika are some of the greatest in F1 history :D

[@gerarddunne6304]

They had a mutual respect for each other. There was a beautiful moment in a post race interview.

[@Mogry51]

Mika and Schumi are my childhood F1 heroes. Absolute legends.

[@martsmarts]

Their rivalry is worth a movie. I hope they make one someday

[@Euclides287]

3:28 Even *Mika Hakkinen* admited you should *not* have 2 nº 1 drivers in one team.

[@pierinovaloppi4589]

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[@bleb2771]

@@pierinovaloppi4589 I think you had a stroke

[@berkiaronka]

I Love Mika He was a gentleman and absolutely top driver!

[@DaveBais]

Remember when i was young and watching f1... Always rooting for michael. Never new until today mika was such a down to earth guy. Chapeau!

[@JarJarbinkus]

Forever love you "Mika" you and Michael are legends of F1. It was the best times and fights for me. 🏆🏆

[@j.gabriellemos6668]

I became an F1 fan in my childhood thanks to them, especially Häkkinen. I was just 4 y o, but i can remember their fights as it had happened yesterday.

[@rollingdigger19]

Since then have you been in go kart for some years or did you want to be racing driver in your childhood?

[@j.gabriellemos6668]

@@rollingdigger19 I really wanted to be a racing driver, but the costs were too expensive for my family.

[@___Steinn___]

Michael vs. Mika was one of the best fights ever. Always clean and respectful. Always on the limit. And BTW, Mika is such a nice guy... All the best to him and to Michael, of course! #KeepFightingChamp

[@jakenoone1445]

The only driver that Michael feared

[@fridom44]

Never forget about Ayrton 🙈

[@teegee6312]

@@fridom44 I mean, just imagine proper rivalry between Michael and Ayrton. That would be huge...

[@AAA310]

@@fridom44 he was never afraid of ayrton. Other way around mate

[@321RrelyT]

@@AAA310 Senna wasnt afraid of Michael. He showed michael who was boss in a car that was slower. He even said in some interviews that senna is the greatest.

[@AAA310]

@TylerR its called being modest dumbass thats why he said that about senna and hes respecting a dead hero. And stfu with the slower car argument. Senna fanboys always use that shit. If that was the case then why was Hill about to when the championship in 94. Where tf was michaels teammate finishing? Nowhere near the top.

[@tinajack6405]

The only man that schumacher feared of in track and f1.

[@aatuvaan7563]

Mika Häkkinen, true champion and a true class act all the way

[@chiune.3881]

Mika and Kimi are my favorite drivers of all time 😁

[@joshpemberton8128]

Schumacher always admitted that Mika was the one he genuinely feared And yet there was such a mutual respect you just don’t get that now

[@TomDeWeerdt1]

I see a lot of mutual respect between people like Hamilton and Vettel, and Vettel and Raikkonen for example.

[@j3tho]

All these videos give me serious goosebumps! Great work 👏🏼 #KeepFightingMichael

[@mikeel6323]

I will never forget the overtake of SPA 2000. I was crying behind the TV. Thank you Mika. We love you.

[@ClassicalRaritiesChannel]

Mika what a legend. Thanks for this. Good memories

[@larsjuh13vk]

I used to hate this guy as a kid. Now that I actually understand rivals and know how they treated each other I love this dude. No media attacks, just racing. Fight it out on the track, not in the press like they do these days. There will never be any greater drivers than these two. Even if Hamilton and Vettel win 20 WDC's both, they cant be compared to greats like this.

[@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977]

Why?

[@insanaty4823]

only bad people with a very bad personality disliked mika. That's a fact

[@delafereolivier7682]

"When I raced againt him, I was happy to see him in my mirrors". That's why we can truly like this kind of driver. Fair, fast and strong, making some minor mistakes on track, with a big part of respect in their drive. Today, we have Kimi who did this before and Alonso in the past.

[@f1david]

That pass at Spa was amazing. Wish there were more sportsmen like Mika.

[@alexandraernst3332]

The fact, that mika speaks the truth but in an extremely friendly and respectfull way, shows that he is one of a kind!!!!

[@kbar1590]

I got up into F1 watching these 2 go at it. Being a Schumacher fan for life, I have more respect for Mika than any other driver out there for his professional attitude and talent to match Michael in speed consistently. I feel privileged to get to watch these two legends go head to head and behave like professionals afterward

[@matheusrorizsoares1111]

Hakkinen and Michael (my childhood hero), without a doubt the greatest rivals and friends in the same time, I miss a lot those battles.

[@armejo]

Simply amazing. I'm so happy to have started my Formula1 passion with these two champions, watching the races of these warriors with my father.

[@GAMER_PUNK247]

That's when I started watching F-1, when these two guys were going at it! Best thing ever

[@longlivethevillain6945]

I don't even know how many time I rewatched this video...but it gives me goosbumps every time.

[@EtwasMartin]

One of the greatest duels in sports history. Mika is a great guy and a great driver and I remember watching the races with my dad in the late 90s and early 2000s, back when F1 was filled to the top with emotion.

[@TheAlonso2012]

Incredible Fight between two Great F1 Champions! This was F1😍

[@reinardish]

@steveninthe agree

[@georgejakob1451]

@steveninthe Max Verstappen is a one of case caused by a loop hole in the regulations that is now patched (and that shows because although he is rapidly fast he is also very crash happy) even still you can't say the cars are easy to drive as he has shown incredible ability, regardless i apologies for the name calling and the wording of my comment i will retrack it but i got legitimely upset with the wording of your comment "I need drivers fighting the steering wheel driving monsters and hanging on for dear life" if you ask me that wording is against modern safety standards.

[@fishswiss]

Hakkinen is just a class act! Always loved this guy!

[@optimusprimus89]

Exactly why hes my favorite F1 driver. Mika for life

[@sungod5434]

Hope to see Shumi give a interview like this,Mike you have always been a gentleman ....Miss you both on track....with tears....Thanks for your efforts and entertainment.

[@ivanrussian275]

Mika man,how i miss battles vs Shumacher

[@martinadrianarcenas867]

the Flying Finn..respect to him and Schumi

[@sepposavinainen2660]

Best wishes to schumi. Enjoyed their fights on the track!

[@ajracing1246]

I love the way that Mika explains everything. It would've been amazing to see him racing Schumacher for longer

[@rcbbgm]

These two are reason for my addiction to F1. Really miss those days.

[@pocketpolak]

Just love the respect between these two drivers, how they'll explain and listen each other if they're problems between them, how they are happy and respectful to race with each other. Beautiful sportsmanship.

[@prateekgill27]

This is, for me, the fairest and most accurate assessment of Michael 💯. No simping, no hating, just the plain truth that the finns love to speak.