Mercedes-Benz Sunday drivers - Schumacher and H?kkinen [video]

Formula One legends extend their friendly rivalry for a Mercedes-Benz ad featuring its all-wheel drive technology

Here's a video featuring once-arch rivals Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen enjoying a little friendly rivalry while driving Mercedes-Benz models through a very wintery mountainous landscape.

Häkkinen, driving a new E-Class wagon, passes Schumi in his classic second generation SL convertible and calls him a Sunday driver.

Both are then overtaking by a young woman driving a G-Class.

Now, Häkkinen and Schumacher are no longer hot-shots in their 20s. But senior citizens? Easy there, sumptuous lady.

Yes, the ad is meant to showcase Mercedes-Benz's all-wheel drive technology. Take note.

Source: Mercedes-Benz/YouTube

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 Zix Zix
Technology is better than an F1 driver?! It?s just an ad but...says a lot about F1 right now.
December 27, 2010 1:20 pm
 s2k_turbo s2k_turbo
It doesnt say anything, it is obvious that car is 95% of success and 5% is the driver but it is crucial in F1 - lets imagine Seb Vettel in ford fiesta vs orydinary driver in subaru wrx guess who will win?
December 27, 2010 1:54 pm
 DeleteThisAccount DeleteThisAccount
Sebastian Vettel.
December 28, 2010 8:28 am
 hunt5eek hunt5eek
See the original german ad here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSCXRjeaMk8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
December 27, 2010 1:22 pm
 Hellbound Hellbound
So is the Pagoda meant to be AWD too? Did they make AWD Pagodas? :|
December 28, 2010 4:38 am
 SD-AMG SD-AMG
No they didnt, thats probably why he is driving so carefull. :)
December 28, 2010 8:15 am
 Hellbound Hellbound
Ah ha, I get it now. Very subtle humor, shame they didn't make more use of them both and extend the advert. They could have tried racing each other off some traffic lights before being over taken by the G wagon. :)
December 28, 2010 11:15 am
 fred123456 fred123456
They need to re-think this ad
December 28, 2010 3:08 pm
 super_car_muscle_man super_car_muscle_man
awesome ad! brings back good old memories!
January 3, 2011 10:19 am