Mr todt, one of the drivers closest confidantes, said mr schumacher, 50, was making good progress and the pair watched f1 races on. Attended in 19 seasons and have 308 race entrances was born on 3 january 1969 in kerpen, germany. Lewis hamilton, michael schumacher in his top five f1 drivers do you agree with the sky sports f1 pundits selections. Michael schumacher latest news updates, pictures, video. On his 50th anniversary, heres our special video showing the career of michael schumacher in formula 1 from his debut in 1991, until his second retirement with.
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Michael schumacher retired from formula one in 20 following a devastating head injury which has kept him out of action for nearly 7 years. Formula one legend michael schumacher is likely very altered and deteriorated six years on from suffering serious head injuries after a skiing. What happened to michael schumacher and how is his health now. Widely regarded as one of the greatest formula one drivers ever, and regarded by some as the greatest of all time, schumacher is the only driver in history to win seven formula one world championships, five of which he won consecutively. The home of formula 1 driver michael schumacher on sky sports. Statistically the most successful driver in f1 history, michael schumacher utterly dominated the sport in the early part of this decade.
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