The scandals of Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher is widely considered the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time, but he didn't go without controversy during his career. Michael was involved in various controversial incidents and was even accused of cheating on multiple occasions. During his championship battles with Damon Hill in 1994, Jacques Villeneuve in 1997 and Fernando Alonso in 2005, controversial moments took place. Fans were furious in 2002 when Ferrari orders Michael's teammate Rubens Barrichello, who was set for a race win, to let Michael through. Michael Schumacher also managed to win a race from the pit lane, serving a stop go penalty after he crossed the finish line. Michael could be the most iconic and recognisable Formula 1 driver of all time, but his legacy might be somewhat tainted or stain in the eyes of some fans. Enjoy!

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[KR]

It is still wild to me that the only driver to really turn Michaels mind games around on him and make him crack was Jacques Villeneuve of all people

[porhaltavaneppe]

Twitter + Michael Schumacher would have been a hilarious combo.

[matthiascerebri]

In Monaco he had several scandals: In 2005 he overtook Ralf and Rubens so hard that he risked his relationship with them. In 2006 he went through the Rascasse affair and was demoted to the end of the grid afterblocking Alonso for the pole. And in 2010 he overtook Alonso before the SC came in in the last lap, demoting him from P6 to P12

[druginducedfeverdream]

My dad who watched F1 through the 90s up to today sums up why people don't like Schumacher.
"What happened with Damon the first time could have been a one time thing, but it happened with Villeneuve too."
Seen all the footage I need to. You don't make the same mistake twice, you choose.

[connorappleton]

There's also a mini scandal that was rumoured at the 2000 Austrian GP where Schumacher was crashed out at turn 1 with broken suspension. Instead of getting out his car, he was rumoured to have reversed his car and parked it in the middle of the track in the hopes that the stewards would red flag the race as his car would require marshals to remove his car from the racing line with the safety car also needing to pass through the track.

[laoatar]

"That didn't work. That didn't work, Michael, you hit the wrong part of him my friend!"

[Mlaargaar]

His controversy is definitely enough to discredit and tarnish his sheer dominance a little bit. But almost every genius in F1 is flawed somewhat. Prost with his ability to be political to sway decisions. Senna and his utter ruthlessness(Japan 1990 in particular). Lewis Hamilton and his tangles with rivals (Rosberg and Verstappen(yes, they were both as bad as each other in 2021)). There’s a level of arrogance in most drivers, it’s that absolute desire to win at all costs, and we all have it in us somewhat.

[ToxicAWOL]

I will always enjoy the fact that people expected the 2021 WDC to be decided by a crash because Max is "reckless and agressive", without looking at Michael and Artyon, who had won a WDC with a crashout lol

[niplbby]

Every driver of Michael’s calibre or level of success has always done something controversial when pushed, at the end of the day, winning is what matters in professional sport, how you got there matters less if not nothing, because most people remember that you won, not how you won. F1 has always been full of complicated and “morally dubious” characters thats for sure.

[soundscape]

I can only imagine Adelaide 94 but in the internet/social media era and with Lewis and Max. 😄🔥
Spa 98 with the Coulthard brawl was also a highlight of him, though not exactly foul play.

[RockSolitude]

The only man who was able to bend Ferrari to his will. This is the kind of man that is necessary, this is what it takes.

[justaguy]

I think the worst was him squeezing Barichello almost against the barrier. All that loyalty byebye

[donaldhausenfluck]

He put some of that shumi spirit into litlle max when he was holding him. True legend In every way

[AETERNVS]

The Michael Jordan comparison is just spot on! Seeing the NBA and Jordan being mentioned in this type of conversation just makes us happy as we are multi-sport content creators. We need more references like this! Amazing video as always.

[matthewhalonski]

You make the best f1 content out there, keep up the good work!

[vulcanmotorsport]

Excellent video on Schumacher. These aspects of michaels career are severely underlooked and help to build a better picture of all of his success. Doing anything to win including the risks of losing out make him the most supreme driver of them all. I sort of have a problem with this personally because naturally you'd want to win within the boundaries of sporting good-will but sport is at the end of the day just sport!

[rabidlenny]

1:22 isn’t that flatly incorrect?

I thought the FIA found traction control code on the Benetton ECU, but the team said they were remaining lines of code from the previous seasons. In the end, the FIA couldn’t prove that they Benetton was ever able to engage those lines of code in 94

[BOABModels]

I can appreciate now looking back that he was a generational talent but as a boy supporting Damon Hill and Williams, I couldn't forgive him for his shunts in '94 and '97.

[JustaGuy]

And this, exactly this, is why we see so much of Michael in Max Verstappen
Extremely high, yet untrained skill.
Quick but controversial

[yotoffotographer]

Every single video of Schumacher included here, clearly shows his sociopathic sense of superiority, contempt for anyone else and dead eyes.