Honestly if any non Hakkinen driver won the title it would likely be HHF. Eddie was good but that year him and even Mika were all over the place. Had he not had to use the spare in Malaysia and given the race pace he showed in it then he could have split the Ferraris. Plus it would probably have destroyed Damon Hill. I don't think Irvine would have cared about a fight with Michael, Eddie Jordan said that he'd have probably sold the trophy on eBay once it was invented. Hakkinen winning in 2000 would maybe have hurt Alonso since Ferraris streak being shorter might have made the FIA less keen on kneecapping Ferrari and Bridgestone so 7 championships or maybe even 8 if Renault weren't there in 06 so there's an outside shot that Irvine winning would help Schumacher in the long run.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Indeed. If Irvine had kept third at Imola that would've been enough.
@Ramtamtama
11 ай бұрын
Damon had decided to call it a day by Silverstone, and was originally planning on having it be his last race. Frentzen winning the title would've done absolutely nothing negative to Damon, he was already checked out of F1 and looking forward to spending life in the slow lane with Georgie and the kids.
@johnyossarian1135
11 ай бұрын
@@Ramtamtama Damon left mentally at the start of the year because he wasn't up to speed with his teammate. He'd have left after the season no matter how it went but Frentzen winning the title would have hurt him mentally
@ricochetbandit
9 ай бұрын
@@Ramtamtamayr😂😅
@rheazeus123
5 ай бұрын
Did hhf score more points then Eddie that season.. I thought Eddie was second and if so then he would have won it..honestly that's a fact..
@AndyFromBeaverton
11 ай бұрын
I think the 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix was one of Schumacher's finest races ever. In his first race back, he put an entire second on the entire field in qualifying. At the start of the race, he took off like Secretariat at Belmont. Then he did the unthinkable and became a teammate. He fell back to keep Häkkinen behind Ervine for the rest of the race. Schumacher drove incredibly slow in areas you couldn't pass and fast in the rest. When the race was over, Mika was the most exhausted I had ever seen him at the end of any race. It was the most amazing second-place drive for Micheal and from that point on he became ruthless behind the wheel.
@malcolmholmes4535
10 ай бұрын
Schumi looked like he could've ran another race distance on the podium that day. Unreal athlete
@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158
11 ай бұрын
OK, I'll go crazy here: 2000 - Michael is annoyed by Irvine becoming champion before him, so he moves to Williams to drive alongside Ralf (which postpones Button's debut); Ferrari bring Barrichello in, but he and Irvine keep taking points off each other throughout whole year, which allows Hakkinen to win the title; 2001 - Ferrari keeps imploding from inside and it becomes clear that this driver combo isn't working; Williams with Michael proves to be a tough challenge for McLaren and Hakkinen (who's not at the peak of his game anymore). Unreliable BMW engines prevent Williams from winning the title, which means that Coulthard narrowly wins the championship. At the end of the year, Irvine announces his departure from Ferrari and quits from F1. Sensing an opportunity to regain his mojo and relight his career, Villeneuve jumps into Ferrari. Hakkinen goes on sabbatical and Raikkonen is brought in instead, while Ralf has had enough of being in his big brother's shadow and leaves while Montoya takes his place; 2002 - initially tight battle between Ferrari and Williams ends up tipping in former's favor as the year goes on with Villeneuve winning his second title. At Williams, things are not looking good, as Michael fears that Montoya could be too much of a challenge for him if left "unchecked". McLaren takes comfortable 3rd place. 2003 - Michael is back at the top after narrow battle against Villeneuve and Raikkonen. However, Montoya decides to leave Williams towards the end of the year and to join Ferrari in 2004 after they parted ways with Barrichello. Another big change happens in McLaren when Coulthard decides to depart for Jaguar and with young Jenson Button being brought in as his replacement. Also, Hakkinen returned from sabbatical this year and joined BAR. 2004 - with Williams and McLaren underperforming, Ferrari seemingly walks to the title. I said seemingly, because Villeneuve and Montoya spend whole year fighting each other, with Colombian coming out on top. In this chaos, we also see great battle between Hakkinen in BAR and Alonso in Renault, as two kept going at it throughout whole year for 3rd, ending in former's favor. 2005 - Alonso is heavily challenged by McLarens of Raikkonen and Button throughout whole year, beating them solely thanks to better reliability. Drama at Ferrari continues, as reigning champion Montoya and Villeneuve keep taking each other out every other race. This helps Toyota (with Ralf and Trulli) to rise to 3rd place in standings. Williams, with Michael and Heidfeld, is going through crisis but manages to somewhat salvage themselves towards end of the season. Season ends with Ferrari firing Villeneuve and bringing Massa as replacement. 2006 - tight championship battle occurs between Alonso and Montoya, while Ferrari comfortably wins constructor's championship. McLaren, despite issues, manages to finish 3rd in standings. Hakkinen achieves his final win at Hungary with Honda and soon announces his retirement from F1. Michael spends whole year mentoring young rookie Nico Rosberg before also announcing his retirement at the end of the season. 2007 - after a huge four-way battle between McLarens and Ferraris, Raikkonen finally wins his first title, success which is undermined by team's DSQ from constructor championship. Alonso and Renault fall back behind in standings, with Alonso announcing his departure for rising Red Bull program. Also, certain young Brit called Lewis Hamilton is announced to drive for McLaren in 2008, replacing Button who went to join Renault. 2008 - in historic season, rookie Lewis Hamilton wins championship title ahead of his teammate Raikkonen and two Ferraris. Montoya announces his retirement from F1 at the end of the year, which Ferrari uses for opportunity to snatch Robert Kubica from BMW. Also, with Alonso-Webber lineup, Red Bull seems to become a huge deal. Also, Button wins Singapore. Just saying. 2009 - out of absolutely nowhere, Rubens Barrichello wins the title while driving for new team Brawn. He is followed by Alonso in Red Bull and his own Brawn teammate Nico Rosberg who joined them at the end of 2008. After poor season with McLaren, Raikkonen decides to go on a sabbatical. Also, surprisingly, Massa announces that he is leaving Ferrari, while his replacement is revealed to be none other than returning Michael Schumacher. OK, I'm done.
@mrjjman2010
11 ай бұрын
2023- when is Ferrari not imploding
@ay2n109
11 ай бұрын
I'd say Raikkonen wins 08' because he is Raikkonen and there wouldn't be that sabotage that Ferrari did to him in 08' and 09' would definitely go to Alonso for the sole fact that Barrichello wouldn't perform nearly as well as Jenson did when he won in 09' Sebastian did take P2 in 09' from Barrichello after all
@crystalracing4794
11 ай бұрын
Would Brawn, Byrne and Stepney remain at Ferrari if Michael departed? 🤔
@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158
11 ай бұрын
@@crystalracing4794 I guess it depends on how much was Ferrari willing to pay them.
@angus_bangus
9 ай бұрын
loved every word of this
@joshswain9288
11 ай бұрын
I’ve got a good idea what if Russell had won that race in Bahrain and all of the possible effects of that
@evonne_o
11 ай бұрын
George would of joined Mercedes earlier.
@drewnaylor635
11 ай бұрын
If George had joined in 2021, not 2022. Hamilton would have beaten Verstappen I feel because Hamilton would have had a stronger 2 than Bottas. I mean the reason VER could pit for softs in Abu Dhabi is because Bottas was nowhere close to him so had a free stop.
@aoife1122
11 ай бұрын
@@drewnaylor635 And the reason HAM couldn't pit for softs was Checo the Legend "reeling him in" for VER after their pitstops... otherwise VER would have been another 10-15 seconds further behind and HAM would have had "all the time in the world" when the SC was called. What a difference a good #2 can make. ;)
@Evarakeus
10 ай бұрын
@@drewnaylor635George in a title-contending car would've been chaos lol, he's proven quite well these last two years that he has zero interest in being Lewis's #2
@terminateshere
11 ай бұрын
I think #2 is the likeliest. I completely buy the idea that he'd 'do a Rosberg', job done, move onto something else. He wouldn't need a high-paying midfield drive to end his career if he had a world title to monetize.
@xxDanielRichardsxx
11 ай бұрын
Kinda disturbing this video just popped up today after I finished watching the 1999 season review yesterday...
@willf1sv5
11 ай бұрын
Ferrari signed Barrichello for 2000 in the first half of 1999 before Silverstone
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
It's just a hypothetical. If Eddie had finished strongly in Imola that could've changed things.
@willf1sv5
11 ай бұрын
@@LawVS Ferrari always seemed to want a new driver for 2000 in place of Irvine.
@SamuelSantos_
11 ай бұрын
I’d love to see Eddie Irvine interviewed on the Beyond the Grid podcast, I think he’d have a lot of interesting stories to tell.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
That would be neat!
@simonevanschaik9224
9 ай бұрын
Great idea!!
@SolidusSnapes
11 ай бұрын
Irvine actually raced under a Irish license if I’m not mistaken. I’m from County Down too of all places.
@SamuelSantos_
11 ай бұрын
He did indeed. But F1 requires drivers to race under the country of their passport. When they mistakenly put up an Irish flag when Irvine finished on the podium it caused a lot of controversy at the time.
@aoife1122
11 ай бұрын
IIRC, Eddie's family and friends have been subject to sectarian attacks when the Irish Tricolour has been flown "mistakenly" after his first F1 podium appearances and he then requested the "neutral" Shamrock to be flown and "Londonderry Air" to be played instead of "God Save the Queen" (in case of a race win). So, technically speaking Lawrence got it wrong when he said, "Eddie was driving under the Union Jack". (besides the obvious mistake that it's only the Union Jack when flown on ships, otherwise it's the Union Flag ;)
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
In that case he would market the heck out of this as him being the ONLY Irish F1 champion.
@robdavies82
6 ай бұрын
I think Irvine signed his deal to move to Jaguar long before the end of 99
@ambiguousjim1164
5 ай бұрын
You're right, if he'd won nothing would have changed for 2000. The only thing I think could have changed if he were a former champion is that he may have had other opportunities available for 2003 and prolonged his career
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
What would happen in Lewis didn't go to Mercedes? kzitem.info/news/bejne/2Geur4N7qHiHiaw
@Gypsygeekfreak17
11 ай бұрын
Hey mosako
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Hello!
@mategradac199
9 ай бұрын
Schumaher in Malaysia give Irvine victory... And leave Hakinen in third place
@LawVS
9 ай бұрын
Yeah. The one time Michael was the number two
@willf1sv5
11 ай бұрын
Another race where Irvine lost the title was Monza. Mika Salo finished 3rd whilst Irvine finished 6th. Had Irvine been running in 4th Ferrari likely would have used team orders to get Irvine on the podium. Irvine was also ahead of Hakkinen at the Nurburgring but he made that mistake cutting the final chicane which potentially cost Irvine a 5th place finish.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Fair enough.
@Uzair_Of_Babylon465
11 ай бұрын
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
@willf1sv5
11 ай бұрын
Irvine signed for Jaguar in the summer of 1999
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Hence there's multiple scenarios.
@aoife1122
11 ай бұрын
Michael would not have been angry or mad over Eddie winning that title, what he did for Eddie in Malaysia clearly says otherwise. And you can bet your bottom dollar that Michael would have parked his Ferrari before the finish line in Suzuka to allow Eddie taking P2 from two minutes back, had it made the difference difference (but the countback wasn't in Eddie's favour). Was Eddie a bit too close for comfort and had to be replaced with Rubens? Maybe, but let's be realistic, Michael always had the measure of Eddie, he wouldn't have been a threat in the coming years. Eddie going to McLaren as world champion is also hard to imagine, not only did Mika and DC "get along so well", more importantly, DC also knew his place as Mika's "wingman". Not even Ron Dennis would have asked a reigning world champion to fill that role (Senna really had to duke it out on track with Prost and in 2000 the McLaren was nothing like the MP4/4 ;)
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Hence why Williams would've been more likely.
@willf1sv5
11 ай бұрын
Schumacher missed 6 races in 1999
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Which is what I said in the video.
@aoife1122
11 ай бұрын
0:10 Correction, Ayrton Senna did not "try to punch Eddie Irvine in the face". Senna vented his anger over Irvine in the post-race presser and that would likely have been the end matter... had his buddy Gerhard Berger then not filled him up with fine Austrian schnapps and goaded him into demanding more respect, "Don't just talk about it, just get the job done." So Senna stormed into EJ's office, where the lads were celebrating Eddie's first championship point on his F1 debut, went straight over to Eddie, asking him "'What the f*ck do you think you were doing?" Eddie's reply, "You were too slow, and I had to overtake you to try and get at Hill" apparently didn't down as well as the schnapps so he he took a swing at Eddie's head and sent him to the floor.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Fair enough. Thank you for the clarification. Kinda reminds me of the Ocon-Verstappen kerfuffle.
@gehtdianschasau8372
2 ай бұрын
This pissed me off so much, Irvine deserved to be Champ. Great driver and not as bland as todays PR tools.
@rhodriedwardwilliams
4 ай бұрын
Nothing much would have changed he’d have gone to Jaguar & laid the foundations for RBR .
@dutchgenerationx
10 ай бұрын
I love imagining Irvine as the 1999 champion. But all your scenarios are very unlikely because of the fact that it was already confirmed Rubens was signed for 2000 Ferrari and Irvine signed for 2000 Jaguar before the title was decided in Suzuka 1999. Not mattering who would've won at Suzuka.
@LawVS
10 ай бұрын
I understand. It was but a hypothetical
@Durfeldorf
11 ай бұрын
Oooooooo , 2 lights 😮😮 2:19
@robotnikkkk001
11 ай бұрын
........DUDE,IF MICHAEL WOULD VE BEEN SO RUTHLESS AS YOU SAY, HE'D *NEVER* LEAVE IN FAVOR OF FELIPE,THO....ALSO U'RE MESSING HIM WITH NANDO WHOSE GUYS WERE THROWING PLASTIC KEGS ON TRACK,AND THAT SINGAPORE08 .....AND MICHAEL WAS....LIKE....GILLES VILLENEUVE,WAY MUCH EMOTIONAL ON TRACK.......AND ALL INTO DRIVING =LIKE.......IF HE WOULDVE BEEN SO RUTHLESS,WHY HE WAS LIKE OKKKKK EDDIE TO WIN,THO ...........YESSSS AUSTRIA03.......BUT....I REMEMBER DETAILS.................ABOUT HE ACTUALLY DIDNT CARE...SO THE DECISION WASNT MADE BY HIM,THO.....SO PROBABLY IT WAS MONTEZEMOLO'S DECISION =AND,MOST IMPORTANTLY!!!!!.............MICHAEL LEFT HIS PLACE IN FAVOR OF MASSA.......WHEN HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ONLY 1 SEAT TO BE AND KIMI WILL COME NEXT YEAR...........WHAT A RUTHLESS PERSON WOULD VE DO THAT, THO????? =I *_TOTALLY_* DISAGREE ABOUT MICHAEL WAS SO BAD............HE WAS NEITHER GOOD OR BAD,THO....HE WAS JUST RACING
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Michael wasn't evil, he was just determined to get the result required and didn't mind stepping on toes.
@thegridgab
11 ай бұрын
Ferrari sabotaged Irvine that season
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
He still got close to it anyway!
@tanelo8875
11 ай бұрын
getting BAR livery flashbacks starting in 2:18
@robotnikkkk001
11 ай бұрын
=ABOUT IF EDDIE WOULD VE BECOME A NUMBER1 FOR FERRARI,THEN STRAIGHT UP A *NO* .......BC MICHAEL BUILT THE TEAM FROM GROUND ZERO,AND THANKS TO *_HIM_* EDDIE WOULD VE BECOME =SO,EDDIE WOULD VE GET *_SATISFIED_* AND JUST TO BE A PERFECT NUMBER 2 AS SIGN OF *GRATITUDE*
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
There would've been some conflict between the number 1 driver. Yes, Michael would win out but the initial response in Ferrari could be to back the champion.
@legoferrari14
11 ай бұрын
I wouldn't _completely_ write off Irvine's transfer to Jag in this post-1999 Alternative History; with Irvine being the champion to end Ferrari's drought I'm sure Ford would've been more serious about the Jaguar F1 project & we wouldn'tve ended up with the "Who the hell is this Edmund Irvine?" Situation.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Very true. If they were getting a world champion, perhaps the project would've had more attention and money ploughed in.
@alc-d4163
10 ай бұрын
Given how disinterested Eddie sounded when conducting interviews during his Jaguar stint, the second scenario sounds the most plausible. However, regarding the first scenario, I believe DC would've given Mika a closer run at McLaren. Considering the two of them and Schumi were with six points of another with four rounds left, we could've had two interteam battles within the top two teams! (Or at least it would have in my head 😅)
@LawVS
10 ай бұрын
Definitely would've been a real humdinger
@ericthomas6429
11 ай бұрын
I am still a bit sad that Schumacher had this leg injury. Because had he not, he would have absolutely destroyed Irvine AND Häkkinen in 1999!
@criscrisan8569
11 ай бұрын
The only way that Irvine got so close to winning it was the wild inconsistency of Hakkinen. In those circumstances Michael would have won it early
@MuchoVarvato
11 ай бұрын
Probably. But I guess with a hard competitor like Michael, Mika might got his act together and be more competitive, knowing his a-game will be the only thing saving his 2. title. He probably knew taking it "easy" against Irvine is less harming than against Schumacher. But that's just another scenario to which we never get an answer
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Oh me too. I'm a Schumi fan.
@TonySpike
11 ай бұрын
Ummm ...He actually had an Irish super license, and raced under a Shamrock flag quite a lot Yes he is British (as am i) but to call him so might get him laughing 😂
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Well in that case I'm sure he would market himself as the only Irish F1 champion!
@willf1sv5
11 ай бұрын
Next what if Jacques Villeneuve never joined B.A.R
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
If Jacques never joined them, he could've held out for the BMW-Williams package
@AirflowToTheTurbo
11 ай бұрын
Love the Dario Argento 'Suspiria' lighting and faint 70s ambient music vibe during the "what if" section.
@johnoehrle5973
11 ай бұрын
i've been waiting for this video since 1999 when i thought schumacher sand-bagged costing irvine the championship all because schumacher had not yet won it for ferrari.
@SamuelSantos_
11 ай бұрын
Here are couple suggestions for the ‘what if’ series: 1. If Rubens Barrichello had chosen to stay at Ferrari in 2006 instead of going to Honda, how would his career had ended up? 2. I don’t know if you like MotoGP at all but in case you do, what if Andrea Iannone had never failed his drug test in 2019?
@simonevanschaik9224
9 ай бұрын
For me 1999 = Eddie Irvine but i might just be a bit obsessed with this guy… 🏎️🏎️🏎️🏎️🏎️
@LawVS
9 ай бұрын
Him getting all 4 wins of his career and convincingly so was quite striking.
@simonevanschaik9224
9 ай бұрын
He always was very convincing
@AlucardNoir
11 ай бұрын
I'm watching this because a Son Goku's VA told me to, you better thank him the next time you see him Masako.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Who was that?! :O
@AlucardNoir
11 ай бұрын
@@LawVS Lawrence Simpson, he's been doing videos on F1 and he personally recommended this video in his Mexico 2023 quali discussion video.
@blacksterangel
11 ай бұрын
Holy crap whether intended or not, your change of light make it seems like you're entering the upside down world of Stranger Things 🤣
@redview6614
9 ай бұрын
just seen this guys name on epsteins little black book do yall want the link it was released and this guys name is on it, many celebs and politicians names, this artificial matrix is done for hahahahahahaha
@redview6614
9 ай бұрын
eddie irvines name is on that list
@LawVS
9 ай бұрын
Eddie wasn't exactly quiet about his association with that horrible man either...
@crystalracing4794
11 ай бұрын
Ralf Schumacher was unbelievable. Using a Williams-Supertec, he thumped Zanardi (who scored 0) and scored 35 points and 3 podiums. 99 was arguably his peak and Brundle labelled him the driver of the season. Although it certainly doesn't match Kimi in 03 or 05 😊
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Hence why I reckon Eddie would probably have been picked over JB had he gone to Williams instead of Jaguar.
@RiderRated18
11 ай бұрын
Another interesting “What If” video LawVS 👍 The possibilities are endless with these. I personally think if Irvine did win the 99 championship…. I think it would of been the last scenario you mentioned. He still would of gone to Jaguar and would gotten paid more and by bringing the number 1 with him.
@Lups-fk5qr
11 ай бұрын
Nice video! I think it would be a cool idea if you say what would happen if Fittipaldi stayed on McLaren
@Scratch-Schram
11 ай бұрын
Law, I am just in aw. It alway is fun to listen to you. I love these scenarios so much. Keep it up❤
@octavio.santos
11 ай бұрын
Irvine would be another Jacques Villeneuve, but at least Villeneuve had accolades in other categories to back him up. What if there wasn't CrashGate? What if Schumacher and Hakkinen swapped teams from 1996 onwards? What if Adrian Newey stayed at McLaren? What if Vettel won the 2018 title?
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestions!
@Kingofweasles
11 ай бұрын
Hmmm... So, having followed the 1999 F1 season extensively as it went on via the internet and Autosport Magazine, Eddie Irvine allegedly signed the contract that would take him to Jaguar (And by proxy send Rubens Barrichello to Ferrari for 2000) either right after or just before Michael Schumacher's leg-breaking accident at the British GP. Now, Irvine winning the title might not have changed anything aside from Jaguar-Ford getting the marketing cache of having the #1 on the nose of their car for the season opener in Australia, but had Ferrari made a financial offer to keep him around? Irvine might've stayed for at least another year at the Scuderia... Key word being "Might", because in later interviews Irvine admitted that by 1999 he was about ready to leave Ferrari regardless because of the feeling that it was Michael's team and he was left to fend for himself. In fact, there have been rumors floating around since the 2010s that Ferrari deliberately gave Irvine's car the wrong car set-up path for the season finale at Suzuka, backed up by Irvine admitting the car was positively evil to drive all weekend and backed up be the fact that he couldn't look at Michael Schumacher's data to see what Schumi's car was doing relative to his. I take that last bit with a grain of salt, but yeah Irvine winning the title in 1999 could've either had HUGE knock-on effects for the 2000 season, or it could've been a repeat of the struggles Damon Hill had in 1997 at Arrows, just without the one race that could've been a win.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Fair enough. However it's fun to speculate.
@1greenMitsi
11 ай бұрын
in that scenario I think youre right, schumacher would have been slightly unstabilized in 2000 leading him to overdrive the car and leading to what similarily happened to Gilles Villenueve, have a massive shunt in qualy whilst trying to stamp his authority over Irvine and end up in a vegetative state anyway.....schumacher double Word champion Irvine double WC Mika Salo double WC
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
He would've been rattled having failed to be the one to bring the glory to Ferrari.
@willf1sv5
11 ай бұрын
Next what if Williams never lost Adrian Newey and Renault engines
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Definitely would've carried on being a force into the late 90s. No Mechachromes for them!
@MrDragonballzjp
11 ай бұрын
Nice what ifs scenarios!
@elaldo2382
11 ай бұрын
Most scenarios here are kind of moot because Irvine signed for Jaguar in the summer of 99, maybe even before Schumacher broke his leg I think, and way ahead of the Championship Decider. I know contracts are worthless nowadays but back then it would be very unusual to work his way out of the Jag contract. Scenarios 1, 2 and 3 would not happen because Irvine already had his big bucks Jaguar contract for 2000. The main reason Eddie went to Ferrari for 1996, even when he knew Schumacher would destroy him, was to build a portfolio for big bucks employment later on. The Race's excellent podcast, Bring back V10s, keeps mentioning this. Eddie finally gets that lucrative contract from Jaguar for 2000 so he's making bank. Scenario 1 is also extremely unlikely because Eddie was nowhere near Schumacher in talent or speed. There would be no rivalry because Michael would just decimate him again. Tifosi emotions aside and mind games wouldn't matter, Irvine was quoted there were things Michael could do with a car that he never could. Scenario 4 would lead to more money from Jaguar when it came to contract extensions but he'd already signed the 2000 contract. Oh and Nurburgring 99 is my favourite race of all time so good call for everyone to watch that!
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Oh well. Thanks for your time.
@elaldo2382
11 ай бұрын
@@LawVS if he hadn't already signed with Jaguar then I'd have loved to see a pair up with Villeneuve at BAR just for the sheer press goldmine that would be! But the chances of Craig Pollock tricking 2 world champions are not high. The partnership with Ralf would be very interesting.
@graemewilliams6697
11 ай бұрын
He helped in Malaysia but did nothing in Japan to overtake David Coulthard. The team also forced Irvine to let him through in France and lost him 3 points.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Taking into account his situation the Imola result was the clincher.
@aoife1122
11 ай бұрын
Ah now... DC did his "wingman" job rather well that day and held Michael up quite significantly before DC had to retire (without DC's retirement Eddie would have had no chance anyway, as far behind as he was, can't blame Michael for that... besides, had Michael then somehow managed to overtake Mika and won in Suzuka, Mika still would have won the title on countback (with both on 76 points he'd have one more 2nd place finish than Eddie). And had it really mattered, Michael would have "parked" his car before the finishing line and waited for Eddie to take 2nd place from almost two minutes back... but again, in this case, Mika would have won the title on race win countback with both on 78 points. And France was before Silverstone when Michael was well on track to win the title, can't fault Ferrari for that decision. If you really want to blame "Blunderrari", try that atrocious pitstop at the Nuerburgring. Murray Walker: ""Now they're having a committee meeting about it - stick it on and send him out already!" 😂 It just wasn't meant to be... In the end, Eddie's only chance really was to "show up" at Suzuka, which he didn't. Or Michael "taking out" Mika somehow, but that would have been a bit much to ask after what happened in Spain '97.
@nepomukbrammerrtz1361
11 ай бұрын
i kind of remember that ferrari was quite loyal to msc and did not want irvine to become champion. wasn't there even a race where they only gave him 3 tyres at a pit stop?
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
I can't recall but in 1999 I imagine they had no choice after Michael's accident since the constructor's title was up for grabs.
@aoife1122
11 ай бұрын
Nuerburgring... Murray Walker: ""Now they're having a committee meeting about it - stick it on already and send him out!"" 😂
@raceingprodojy6989
11 ай бұрын
next what if shumacher never cheated
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Things would've been different for sure.
@fearghus66
9 ай бұрын
Mate thanks for taking my suggestion seriously!! As an Irish F1 fan growing up in the 1990s Irvine was my all time hero!!
@LawVS
9 ай бұрын
You're welcome! It was fun.
@Veryverydrunk
11 ай бұрын
Great vid. Presentation, knowledge and editing on point!
@loseweightusingketo
11 ай бұрын
Do one on: What if Sir Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 title 😿
@evonne_o
11 ай бұрын
He would quit F1. End of story.
@LawVS
11 ай бұрын
Probably would've retired after that.
@willf1sv5
11 ай бұрын
Hamilton would've stayed on for 2022 but would've retired at the end of the season is what I think would have happened. Hamilton signed a 2 year extension on his contract during 2021 as well and Mercedes were very confident for the 2022 season so I doubt he would've retired. I also think he wasn't quite ready to retire at that time.
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