Great Read: Schumacher and Lauda, Ferrari saviours

Two inspirational leaders, 25 years apart  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser View in browser ARTICLES MAGAZINE SHOP DATABASE SHOP ARCHIVE Schumacher carried Ferrari to F1 title — just as Lauda did 25 years earlier November 2000 | Simon Taylor Michael Schumacher won the F1 world championship — his first with Ferrari — 25 years ago today. A quarter of a century earlier, Niki Lauda achieved the same feat. Today's Great Read, written in the aftermath of Schumacher's victory, looks at how the two monumental figures reshaped the Scuderia. No sooner had Michael Schumacher flashed over the Suzuka finishing line to win the Japanese Grand Prix than he'd thrust open his visor and was beating both clenched fists up and down on Ferrari's high-tech steering wheel. The euphoria as he tasted his own third world title must have been almost overwhelmed by a towering surge of relief — the same emotion that reduced him to tears at Monza after he'd won on Ferrari's home turf — because now, finally, he had delivered Ferrari a world drivers' championship. That's what he'd gone there to do, five long years ago. READ MORE MCLAREN VS PALOU James Elson Zak Brown denies destroying evidence in McLaren case against Alex Palou McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown was accused in court of deleting crucial WhatsApp messages, on his second day of giving evidence in the $20.7m case between his team and IndyCar champion Alex Palou READ MORE F1 Mark Hughes Mark Hughes: How McLaren could have won in Singapore — if its drivers weren't fighting When Lando Norris pitted to avoid being overtaken by Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix, he closed off the strategy that could have won him the F1 race; one that was proven by Lewis Hamilton back in 2014 READ MORE F1 Mark Hughes Mark Hughes: How McLaren could have won in Singapore — if its drivers weren't fighting When Lando Norris pitted to avoid being overtaken by Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix, he closed off the strategy that could have won him the F1 race; one that was proven by Lewis Hamilton back in 2014 READ MORE F1 Pablo Elizalde Celebrities over track action? Why the Singapore GP was better than it looked on TV As his radio messages were highlighted again, Fernando Alonso told F1 after the Singapore GP to focus on improving its TV coverage instead - and judging by what fans didn't see, he might have a point READ MORE Motor Sport Collectables Explore our best-selling collectables, selected for Motor Sport enthusiasts like you. Lotus 72 Pocher Model BUY NOW Porsche 917K Pocher Model BUY NOW F1 Retro 1980 by Mark Hughes BUY NOW Stirling Silver Motor Sport Cufflinks BUY NOW Brabham BT46  Scalextric BUY NOW Lotus 79 Scalextric BUY NOW Update your content preferences UPDATE NOW Connect with us We now accept © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine,  18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy