Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher; born 3 January 1969) is a German retired racing driver. He is a seven-time Formula One World Champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. He was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year twice. He won two titles with Benetton in 1994 and 1995 before moving to Ferrari where he drove for eleven years. His time with Ferrari yielded five consecutive titles between 2000 and 2004...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth3 January 1969
CityHurth, Germany
CountryGermany
I look forward to fighting them again next season.
I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.
I feel very different. After you've had a story of success like we had, to then have a hard season, you sort of get tired by the end of it. To then be off the pace all winter would be very tough. Very consuming on the energy side. Now, it's the opposite of last season. You feel so much more motivated and happy to run with this car, to see you're there and that you can fight them, maybe. It's great.
It was a bit of a struggle, but luckily we know overtaking is nearly impossible here.
You arrive at Formula One being very skeptical, how far can your talent deal with all this, and then you understand those guys are human and pretty reasonable, and finally succeeding in winning your first race, in circumstance as such, it was just an amazing moment.
I always have special feelings when Spa comes around but I have to admit our recent performances are dampening my enthusiasm,
If you're lucky enough to be famous, then it's great if you can use your fame and the power your fame gives you to draw attention to things that really matter.
If you look right from the beginning of the season I've been very competitive.
In one sense, yes but I will still be an ambassador of San Marino.
I just want to be known as a very normal person and be treated as that and be able to walk down the street like anyone else.
In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.
I have really enjoyed my time at Ferrari, not just because of the successes.
People get excited around me and behave differently than they would normally. I don't feel different from anyone else, except that I drive a racing car round in circles faster than somebody else.
Somehow I have managed to delay looking old. In reality I have good genes.