Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher was borned un Hürth-Hermülheim in January 3th 1969, he is a germany racing pilot and the most awarded of history. He has 7 world championships 2 with Benetton Formula Team and 5 with Ferrari. After his retirement of F1 in 2006, he came back in 2010 under Ross Brawn orders in Mercedes GP scuderia.

Seven times F1 Wold Champion

He drove a kart for first time at the age of 4. His father, Rolf, mechanic of the Kerpen Karts track, made for him a single cylinder kart. Didn’t matter that he took a streetlight ahead. He improved in karting, where he became junior world’s sub champion at the age of 16.

He went through the promotion formulas, between them the Germany F3 where he became Heinz-Harald Frentzen friend, this relationship became enmity when he engaged his girlfriend Corinna whom he married with, having his children Gina Maria and Mick. Then he met Willi Weber, a F3000 driver, that became Schumacher manager. Webber contacted him with Eddie Jordan who made him debut in the F1 in 1991 in Belgium Grand Prix under the orders of Jordan-Ford in Jordan’s team, substituting the Belgium pilot Bertrand Gachot that was in prison.

After making a great qualifying, a clutch problem he had to quit in the first lap. But he impressed Flavio Briatore, the big boss of Benetton Scuderia and was hired. In 1992, Schumacher won his first GP in Belgium in the same circuit he started the year before. In a Season in which Williams F1 demolished, Schumacher finished third con eight podiums. In 1993 he won all the races he ended, 9 with a victory in Portugal. In 1994 he won eight races even he had a worse car than his opponents –the Williams- he won the title in a crash with the English pilot Damon Hill in Adelaida.

The Benetton’s engine change in 1995 (from ford to Renault) made Schumacher won the title easily, getting 9 victories with the team formed by Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and Flavio Briatore.

In 1996 he went to Ferrari Scuderia, taking with him all the team rebuilding the Italian scuderia. Just married with his wife Corinna, Schumacher changed his residence to a Swiss mansion in Vufflens-le-Château. In the sports part he won three races and finished third behind the Williams of Damon Hill. In 1997 he won five races, but in the last race in Jerez, he tried to send out of the track to Jackes Villeneuve, and it almost meant the retirement of his pilot super license and the exclusion of the World Championship of that season.

In 1998, Michael Schumacher almost got the world title. He won six races, but in Suzuka he blew up a tire leaving the title to Mika Häkkinen. In 1999, a hard accident in the UK GP, in the Silverstone circuit took him away from the F1 for a half of the season, but with his teammate Eddie Irvine they got the Constructors Championship for Ferrari. After so many deceptions, Schumacher won’t give a chance to his opponents in the five next years.

In 200 he won 9 races an bécame the Wold Champion with 19 more points than the last champion.

In 2001 he won another 9 races and the title in Hungary, havin four races left. He doubled in points to his mate Rubens Barichello and almost did it with David Coulthard from McLaren.

En 2002 demolished with eleven victories and equals the championships record of Juan Manuel Fangio, that will overcome in 2003 winnig just for two more points than Kimi Räikkönen, the new banner of McLaren with six victories. In 2004 he shows invincible again wining thirteen races and widely the title. During 1999 and 2004 Ferrari also won all the constructors title. A change in the tires rules damages its 2005 season where they just won the USA GP. “Schumi” enjoyed a good car again in 2006, the year of his retirement, where he won six GPs finishing second behind Fernando Alonso.

According to Forbes magazine's publication of June 2006, Schumacher was the second highest-earning sportsman in the world with 48.2 million euros a year, only surpassed by Tiger Woods, of which some money is dedicated to humanitarian labours.

On September 10, 2006 after winning Italian GP he announced his retirement from the F1 at the end of the season with 37 years, more than 25 dedicated to racing and 16 seasons in the F1 in which he had been the most awarded pilot in history.

Despite announcing his retirement, he renewed with two sponsors and got a new one that will provide approximately 15 million euros a year. In addition, he has been assigned the post of "superhelper" in Ferrari to advise on certain issues as choosing drivers.

On september 5, 2007 he was given the “Principe de Asturias de los Deportes” award, for his sports career.

After the accident suffered by the Ferrari driver Felipe Massa during qualifying Grand Prix of Hungary in 2009 and his hospitalization, Schumacher was chosen as his substitute.

On July 29, 2009 was confirmed by the Italian team and Massa, that Schumacher would replace him in the European GP in Valencia. However, on August 11, Schumacher ruled out his participation for not overcoming an injury in his neck.

In December 2009 he confirmed his return for 2010 season, this time with the new scuderia Mercedes GP.