Sixteen years of Schumacher. From that incredible first win at Spa-Francorchamps, to his against-the-odds fight to win in Shanghai.
There have been championship controversies, genius drives, spins and passes, fast laps and crashes. Look back on Schumacher’s incredible career in pictures.
Schumacher joined the Mercedes Sports Car team in 1990
Michael Schumacher, Benetton B192, Spa-Francorchamps, 1992
One year later he became a Grand Prix winner at the same circuit
Michael Schumacher, Spa-Francorchamps, Benetton B192, 1992
Schumacher won the second round of 1994 at Aida in Japan
While Schumacher took the lead at the start rival Senna was taken out
Michael Schumacher, Benetton B194, 1994
A collision with Damon Hill at Adelade in 1994 gave Schumacher his first title
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F310, Spa-Francorchamps, 1996
Schumacher caused more controversy in qualifying at Monaco in 2006
Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, Jerez, 1997
Ralf Schumacher, Michael Schumacher, Magny-Cours, 1999
Chasing brother Ralf at Melbourne in 1999
Schumacher leads into Ste Devote at Monaco in 2001, where he went on to win
Racing Juan Pablo Montoya in Melbourne in 2001
Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, Jean Todt, Hungaroring, 2001
Ferrari commemorated the 9-11 terror attack victims with a special livery at Monza in 2001
Marking the New York terror attacks with a special helmet design in 2001
Flanked by team mates present and past Barrichello and Irvine at Monaco in 2001
Barrichello’s deference to Schumacher at the A1-Ring in 2002 left fans seething
Schumacher snatched victory from Raikkonen at Magny-Cours in 2002 to win title number five
In 2002 Schumacher won the championships earlier than anyone else ever had
On the grid in 2002
Winning at Spa in 2002
An uneasy podium ceremony at Indianapolis in 2002, where Schumacher let Barrichello win
Schumacher always rated Suzuka as one of his favourite tracks
On his way to another win at Suzuka in 2002
A rare mistake at Melbourne in 2003
Schumacher also excelled on the football pitch, like here at Interlagos in 2003
An emotional win at Imola in 2003 after the death of his mother
Alonso arrived with a second-place finish to Schumacher in Spain in 2003
A remarkable win at Montreal in 2003 – with a host of rivals on his tail
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2003-GA, Suzuka, 2003
Title number six came in 2003 at Suzuka
On top of the podium again at Sepang in 2004
An infamous collision with Montoya in 2004 prevented another Monaco win
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2004, Magny-Cours, 2004
Making one of his four pit stops at Magny-Cours in 2004
Sprinting off to a home win at Hockenheim in 2004
Backed up by team mate Massa at Hockenheim in 2006
The Ferrari team salute Schumacher’s seventh title win at Spa in 2004a
Another difficult race in 2005, this time at Monte-Carlo
Battling in the pack at Interlagos in 2005
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2005, Suzuka, 2005
Schumacher testing his last Ferrari F1 car – the 248-F1 – in 2006
Unusually, Schumacher was beaten by team mate Massa at Sepang in 2006
Celebrating a win at home at the Nurburgring in 2006
Michael Schumacher fans in 2006
Pit stop at Sepang in 2006
Wheel-to-wheel with Alonso at Imola in 2006
Schumacher finished second to Alonso at Montreal in 2006
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, Magny-Cours, 2006
A less controversial one-two finish at Indianapolis in 2006
Schumacher slipped to eighth in the late stages of the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
Crucial points were lost to Alonso at Istanbul in 2006
Schumacher and Todt at Monza in 2006
Schumacher and Todt celebrate at Monza shortly before his retirement announcement
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari 248 F1, Shanghai, 2006
On the top of the podium for the last time at Shanghai
Engine failure while leading at Suzuka badly hurt his 2006 title chances
Ferrari mark Schumacher’s final race at Interlagos in 2006
Peter
23rd December 2009, 15:03
Great pictures!!! Thanks Keith
ycn753
20th February 2011, 12:27
schumi is the n 1 go for _8 _ title