"When you start out in a team, you have to get the teamwork going and then you get something back." - Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen". He is the first German to win the Formula One World championship and is credited with popularising Formula One in Germany. In a 2006 FIA survey, Michael Schumacher was voted the most popular driver among Formula One fans.
After winning two championships with Benetton, Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 and won five consecutive drivers' titles with them. Schumacher holds many records in Formula One, including most drivers' championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, points scored and most races won in a single season. Schumacher is the first and only Formula One driver to have an entire season of podium finishes (2002). His driving sometimes created controversy: he was twice involved in collisions that determined the outcome of the world championship, most notably his disqualification from the 1997 championship for causing a collision with Jacques Villeneuve.
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Quotes
"In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.""My overriding memory of childhood is having the freedom to decide which way to go in life and having my parents' support."
"Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horsepower relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise."
"I can't really imagine life without Formula One,"
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Essential Reading
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Michael Schumacher: The Edge of Greatness
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Michael Schumacher: The Rise of a Genius
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Michael Schumacher: The Greatest of All
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Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story
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Michael Schumacher: The Definitive Illustrated Race-by-Race Record of His Grand Prix Career
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- Honda offer Michael Schumacher WSB ride - Motorcycle Sport
- Reports have emerged that Honda Racing would allow former F1 multiple world champion Michael Schumacher a ride in World Superbikes in 2009.
- Michael Schumacher Interview
- Last month in my job as Formula 1 correspondent for the International Herald Tribune, I managed to get an exclusive, one-on-one interview with Schumacher in Dubai on the occasion of the launch of a Michael Schumacher World Champion ...
- >Formula One » Sports Blog » International Herald Tribune » Blog ...
- Check out the exclusive interview and article about Michael Schumacher on life after retiring from Formula One. Also, for the full transcript of that interview, go read the Schumacher Q&A on my Formula1.About.com site. ...
- MotoGP & Superbike : Michael Schumacher special guest at Portimao ...
- MotoGP on Moto-Live.com 24/7. Michael Schumacher special guest at Portimao Moto-Live.com is the motorsport portal for those who have passion for the sport.
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