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Micheal Schumacher

Michael Schumacher(German pronunciation:[mal umax]( listen); born 3 January 1969) is a

German retiredracing driver.Schumacher is a seven-timeFormula One(F1)World

Championand is widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.[1][2][3][4]He was

namedLaureus World Sportsman of the Yeartwice.[5]He holds many of Formula One'sdriver

records,including most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions and most

races won in a single season13 in2004(the last of these records was equalled by fellow

GermanSebastian Vettelnine years later). In2002,he became the only driver in Formula One

history to finish in the top three in every race of a season and then also broke the record for most

consecutive podium finishes. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically

the greatest driver the sport has ever seen".[6]

After beginning withkarting,Schumacher won the German drivers' championships inFormula

KnigandFormula Threebefore joiningMercedesin theWorld Sportscar Championship.After

one Mercedes-funded race for theJordanFormula One team, Schumacher signed as a driver for

theBenettonFormula One team in 1991. After winning consecutive championships with

Benetton in 1994/5, Schumacher moved toFerrariin 1996 and won another five consecutive

drivers' titles with them from 2000 to 2004. Schumacher retired from Formula One driving in 2006

staying with Ferrari as an advisor.[7]Schumacher agreed to return for Ferrari part-way through

2009, as cover for the badly injuredFelipe Massa,but was prevented by a neck injury.

Schumacher returned to Formula One on a permanent basis from 2010 with theMercedesteambefore retiring for a second time at the conclusion of the 2012 season.[8]

His career was not without controversy, including being twice involved in collisions in the final

race of a season that determined the outcome of the world championship, withDamon

Hillin1994inAdelaide,and withJacques Villeneuvein1997inJerez.[9]Off the track

Schumacher is an ambassador forUNESCOand a spokesman for driver safety. He has been

involved in numerous humanitarian efforts throughout his life and donated tens of millions of

dollars to charity.[10]Schumacher and his younger brother,Ralf,are the only brothers to win races

in Formula One, and they were the first brothers to finish 1st and 2nd in the same race, a feat

they repeated in four subsequent races.

In December 2013, Schumacher suffered a serious head injury while skiing. He was airlifted to a

hospital and placed in amedically induced coma,having suffered a traumatic brain injury. He

was in the coma from 29 December 2013 until 16 June 2014. He left the hospital inGrenoblefor

further rehabilitation at theUniversity Hospital (CHUV)inLausanne[11]On 9 September 2014,

Schumacher was brought back to his home for further rehabilitation, but there was no update on

his health.[12]

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