F1: Top 5 Rivalries of Michael Schumacher.

#3 Villeneuve vs Schumacher

Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher rivalry at its peak

Jacques Villeneuve son of Gilles Villeneuve, whose name is used for the Montreal circuit, considers his 1997 championship title as his career highlight which he won surpassing Schumacher. The rivalry was on when the pair was fighting for the 1997 championship, once again Schumacher was involved in a collision at the title decider, this time he was at the receiving end though. Similar to his crash with Hill, Schumacher on lead was trying to be overtaken by onrushing Villeneuve ended up crashing and put off the Ferrari off the grid.

“Michael isn’t a great champion because he’s played too many dirty tricks” proclaimed the 1997 championship winner reminding about the title decider, the 1997 Jerez race. The rivalry lasted long enough till 2006 season, Villeneuve always had his mouth full of critics against Schumacher. This rivalry proved that when someone tries to take out in a title decider they tend to remember it forever.