Schumi’s Super Seventh – Schumacher’s final world title 20 years on - video Dailymotion

Michael Schumacher won his seventh and final F1 drivers' title at the Belgium Grand Prix on August 29, 2004

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00:00He was a phenomenal driver, we know that.

00:02He expected everybody to perform at the same level that he did.

00:06There's no other word to describe the guy, he's a genius.

00:25He was a phenomenal driver, we know that.

00:27Very, very, very technically savvy.

00:29Took it to another level in many ways.

00:41Being compared to my father was never a problem for me,

00:44as it's pretty simple.

00:46For me, being compared to the best driver in F1 history

00:50is the goal you want to achieve.

01:00At the time, you know, there was nobody saying,

01:04you know, my start was better than Lewis,

01:06or, you know, it was Michael.

01:08No one touched him, no one got near him,

01:10and he was just head and shoulders above everything else.

01:22He expected everybody to perform at the same level that he did,

01:26which can be quite difficult.

01:28But the way he treated people was extremely good,

01:36and he really brought out the best in the people around him as well.

01:48Mike was one of them that's going to always stay

01:51as one of the top Grand Prix drivers ever.

01:55Every championship that he won, he deserved.

02:08Michael was a phenomenal driver,

02:11and what he achieved in his career, beating Fangio's record,

02:15you know, with seven world championships,

02:17it was an unbelievable feat.