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Michael Schumacher is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Schumacher won a record-setting seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, tied by Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and—at the time of his retirement—held the records for most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155), while he maintains the record for most fas…
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Today I did my best. I was leading the race and then my engine broke. That is the simplest way to sum it up. This is formula one. But we can be proud of what we have achieved since Canada. We were 25 points behind and no one could have thought we would be back in the fight for the championship, but we did it. Now we are nine points down in the constructors
In the end, there were not enough laps left,
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“Today I did my best. I was leading the race and then my engine broke. That is the simplest way to sum it up. This is formula one. But we can be proud of what we have achieved since Canada. We were 25 points behind and no one could have thought we would be back in the fight for the championship, but we did it. Now we are nine points down in the constructors”
“In the end, there were not enough laps left,”
“I want to have fun out there and I feel as fresh as ever. I”
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Williams team principal James Vowles, who was Mercedes chief strategist during Schumacher's time at the team between 2010 and 2012 and was instrumental in the team's success in the mid-to-late 2010s, said that Schumacher
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Fisichella observed that Schumacher "did not even seem to have sweated" during races, adding that Schumacher is the greatest Formula One driver of all time and "rewrote the history of Formula One"
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Awarded State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia (2022).
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He is the subject of the 2021 Netflix documentary film Schumacher.
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Schumacher's 91 wins were one fewer of Senna and Prost's combined total
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Was voted the most influential person in Formula One history
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And—at the time of his retirement—held the records for most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155), while he maintains the record for most fastest laps (77), among others
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Awarded Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (2017).
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Published video “Michael Schumacher appears in Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques”.
“considering the severeness of the injury he had”
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Awarded honorary citizen of Sarajevo (2014).
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Published video “Michael explains the Steering Wheel of the W03 (English)”.
Published video “Garage and telemetry shots”.
Published video “The MGP W02 in details”.
Published video “Michael erklärt das Lenkrad des W03 (Deutsch)”.
Published video “Audemars Piguet - Michael Schumacher Defining Moments”.
Published video “Schumacher Mercedes GP F1 2011 (Deutsch)”.
Published video “Fun on the Bike 2012”.
Published video “Schumacher Mercedes GP F1 2011 (English)”.
Published video “F1 2011 Schumacher and Rosberg”.
Before his skiing accident in 2013, Schumacher's main hobbies included horse riding, motorcycle racing, sky diving, and playing football for his local team FC Echichens.
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“There were times in the past few months in which I didn”
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And not suffered a ski injury in 2013, he would have had a chance at winning his eighth World Championship in 2014
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Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2010).
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Joined Mercedes in 2010.
Played for Mercedes F1 Team (2010–2012).
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The same age Mansell won the 1994 Australian Grand Prix after having stepped in as a substitute following Senna's death, and his prospects with Mercedes were compared with Mansell, who had won a title at 39 and last comp
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That if he could have his career over again, he would "do some things differently", citing Jerez 1997 as something that he would have changed in his career
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for Sports (2007).
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Came at the United States Grand Prix in a 1–2 finish with Barrichello
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And narrowly finishing runner-up to Fernando Alonso in 2006, Schumacher announced his retirement from Formula One
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Ferrari (2004).
Won 2004 Formula One World Championship (2004).
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Awarded Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (2004).
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Awarded German Sportspersonality of the Year (2004).
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Schumacher won a record 12 of the first 13 races of the season, including the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Japanese Grand Prix as his last win of the season, only failing to finish in Monaco after an accident w
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Nick Schulz of Slate described Schumacher as "the ultimate driving machine" and "the most dominant athlete in the world" due to him having become "quicker, stronger, and fitter than the competition by outworking them in
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A prototype was publicly tested by being driven over by a tank; it survived intact
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Ferrari (2003).
Awarded L'Équipe Champion of Champions (2003).
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Won 2003 Formula One World Championship (2003).
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And 2004, holding off Kimi Räikkönen and Juan Pablo Montoya in the former before winning 13 of 18 Grands Prix during the latter, breaking several further records
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After a closely contested battle with his main rivals, which was also a result of lobbying regarding the Michelin tyres
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That a "measure of a driver's capabilities is his performance in wet races, because the most delicate car control and sensitivity are needed", and commented that, like other great drivers, Schumacher's record in wet cond
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Deutsche Welle highlighted Schumacher's "natural talent" for racing and his "discipline and leadership"
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F1 Racing analysed Schumacher's driving style using telemetry data
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Ferrari (2002).
Awarded Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (2002).
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Awarded Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2002).
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Won 2002 Formula One World Championship (2002).
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Schumacher retained his Drivers' Championship
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Schumacher has been involved in several humanitarian projects and has donated over US$65 million to various charities
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For the 2002 European floods, Schumacher donated €1 million; years later, Schumacher did the same when he donated €500,000 after the 2013 European floods.
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Ferrari (2001).
Won 2001 Formula One World Championship (2001).
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Schumacher took his fourth Drivers' title
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Ferrari (2000).
Won 2000 Formula One World Championship (2000).
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Ending a 58-race sequence without a mechanical retirement, handing Alonso the victory
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Schumacher won his third Drivers' Championship, his first with Ferrari, after a year-long battle with Häkkinen
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Their first in 21 years, which he successfully defended in 2001
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Schumacher's efforts helped Ferrari win the Constructors' Championship, the team's first title since 1983
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Had it been for the injury, as the performance gap from McLaren was far smaller than in 1998
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Finnish driver Mika Häkkinen became Schumacher's main title rival
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Awarded Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (1997).
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Schumacher lured Benetton employees Rory Byrne (designer) and Ross Brawn (technical director) to Ferrari
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Despite never sharing a podium and almost never battling directly on the track, in what has been described as the sport's most dramatic and controversial season finale
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And 1998, being disqualified from the former for a collision with Jacques Villeneuve and finishing runner-up to Mika Häkkinen in the latter
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Joined Ferrari in 1996.
Schumacher finished third in the Drivers' Championship and helped Ferrari to second place in the Constructors' Championship ahead of his old team Benetton
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Winning both the Monaco Kart Cup in Formula A and the Masters of Paris-Bercy
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Played for Scuderia Ferrari (1996–2006).
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Schumacher joined Ferrari, a team that had last won the Drivers' Championship in 1979 and the Constructors' Championship in 1983, for a salary of $60 million over two years
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Won 1995 Formula One World Championship (1995).
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Awarded German Sportspersonality of the Year (1995).
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Schumacher successfully defended his title with Benetton, which now had the same Renault engine as Williams; according to observers, including Peter Wright, Benetton had the better team while Williams had the superior ca
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And they could not believe how Schumacher had won with it, calling it "the ugly duckling" for being so terrible to drive and being prone to crashes
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Won 1994 Formula One World Championship (1994).
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Schumacher was widely regarded as Formula One's fastest driver and the most dominant driver of his era
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As his reason for opting out of his deal
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Hill wrote: "There are two things that set Michael apart from the rest of the drivers in Formula One − his sheer talent and his attitude
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Following a collision with his rival Damon Hill at the last race of the season
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Achieved his maiden victory in Belgium amongst several podiums, which he repeated at the Portuguese Grand Prix in 1993
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After he missed a gear in qualifying in Australian Grand Prix and was outqualified by Piquet
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Joined Benetton Formula in 1992.
From 1992 to 1996, Schumacher resided in the Fontvieille district in Monaco before moving to Vufflens-le-Château, Switzerland.
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With 53 points, three points behind runner-up Patrese and three in front of the Brazilian Ayrton Senna
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Career landmark: Participated in 1994 Formula One World Championship (tournament / event).
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Played for Benetton Formula (1991–1995).
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Played for Jordan Grand Prix (1991–1991).
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Also claiming the Macau Grand Prix and becoming a race-winner in the World Sportscar Championship with Sauber Mercedes
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Schumacher signed with Willi Weber's WTS Formula Three team
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And 1990, public opinion was divided over the incident, and Schumacher was vilified in the British media
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Schumacher moved into single-seat car racing by participating in the German Formula Ford and Formula König series, winning the latter
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And won the direct-drive Karting European Championship (ICA)
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Obtained his German license, a year after he won the German Junior Kart Championship
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Was later equalled by Schumacher
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Born 1969-01-03.
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That had been disbanded in 1982 and Schumacher had helped to relaunch in 1994
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