Schumacher's first F1 title - 30 years on - video Dailymotion

November 13 marks 30 years since Michael Schumacher won the first of seven Formula 1 world titles.

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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.

00:24He was a phenomenal driver. We know that.

00:26Very, very, very technically savvy.

00:29He took it to another level in many ways.

00:40Being compared to my father was never a problem for me.

00:44It'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, there was nobody saying my start was better than Lewis.

01:06It was Michael. No one touched him.

01:09No 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.

01:29But the way he treated people was extremely good.

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

01:49Mike is one of them that's going to always stay as one of the top Grand Prix drivers ever.

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

02:07Michael was a phenomenal driver.

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

02:15It was seven world championships.

02:18It was an unbelievable feat.

02:24Fighting!