11 February 2006

Prepare To Shit All Over Yourself

Today is the greatest day you will ever have in your life. That's because I'm posting the video of Mika Hakkinen's classic punk-out of Michael Schumacher at Spa in 2000.

Not only that, but you get full color commentary by the undisputed, all-time King of Speed himself.

Many people--myself violently included--believe this to be the illest pass in modern F1 history, although Kimi's '05 Japanese GP pass is a strong contender (I'll post that one soon).

Anyway. Coming down the straight neck-and-neck with MS at 180MPH+, Mika sees he can't overtake. So, he drafts the back marker (Ricardo Zonta) for a second, then dives inside and breaks the F out right before the chicane. Hakkinen went on to win the race--his greatest victory.

This is everything an F1 pass can and should be. It is the alpha and the omega, if you will. It's so textbook, so mother-whoringly money, that every time I watch it I feel like setting myself on fire and running through the streets nude and screaming, smashing things apart.

Now, without further ado...