On this day, September 10 2006, world champion German racing car driver Michael Schumacher retired from Formula 1 driving with the Ferrari race team.

Schumacher debuted as a racecar driver in 1988 and within two years had become Germany's Formula Three champion. His first F1 race was the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, and his first F1 victory was in the same event in 1992. Schumacher has driven the Jordan team (his first race), Benetton (1991-95), and Ferrari (1995-2006). He won the world championship in 1994, repeating the feat in 1995. His career was interrupted in 1999, when he suffered a broken leg in his first severe crash, but in 2000 he began a five-year reign as world champion, becoming the first driver to win the F1 title seven times. He has more than 90 career F1 race wins.


Michael Schumacher: Driven To Win is an ITV doc that was produced right after the end of the 2006 Formula 1 season. Narrarated by Murray Walker



Enjoy this extremely well put together 20 minute fan tribute video...

Labels: Ferrari, motor racing, World Champion

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