Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher (; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Lewis Hamilton); at the time of his retirement from the sport in 2012, he also held the records for the most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155)—which have since been broken by Hamilton—while he maintains the record for consecutive Drivers' Championships and number of total fastest laps (77), among others.Born to working-class parents, Schumacher started his racing career in karting. He won his first karting championship aged six in a kart built from discarded parts. After having enjoyed success in karting—such as winning the 1987 European karting championship—and in several single-seater series, Schumacher made a one-off Formula One appearance with Jordan at the . He was signed by Benetton for the rest of the season, winning his first and second drivers' titles consecutively in and with the team. Schumacher moved to the struggling Ferrari team in . During his first few years with the team, Schumacher lost out on the title in the final race of the season in and , and suffered a broken leg from a brake failure in . He and Ferrari won five consecutive titles from to , including unprecedented sixth and seventh titles, while breaking several records. After finishing third in and second in , Schumacher retired from the sport, although he later made a brief return with Mercedes from to .
Schumacher was noted for pushing his car to the very limit for sustained periods during races, a pioneering fitness regimen, and ability to galvanise teams around him. He and his younger brother Ralf are the only siblings to win races in Formula One and the first siblings to finish first and second in the same race, a feat they repeated in four subsequent races. Schumacher was twice involved in collisions in the final race of a season that decided the title: first with Damon Hill at the , and later with Jacques Villeneuve at the .
Appointed UNESCO Champion for Sport in 2002, Schumacher has been involved in humanitarian projects and has donated tens of millions of dollars to charity.
In December 2013, Schumacher suffered a severe brain injury in a skiing accident. He was placed in a medically induced coma until June 2014. He left the hospital in Grenoble for further rehabilitation at the Lausanne University Hospital, before being relocated to his home to receive medical treatment and rehabilitation privately in September 2014. Provided by Wikipedia
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10by Philippe Liere, Antoine Pianos, Bernard Eychenne, Annie Cambourg, Suya Liu, William Griffiths, Michael Schumacher, Jan Sjövall, Etienne-Emile BaulieuGet full text
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11by Philippe Liere, Antoine Pianos, Bernard Eychenne, Annie Cambourg, Karl Bodin, William Griffiths, Michael Schumacher, Etienne-Emile Baulieu, Jan SjövallGet full text
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13by Charly Abi Ghanem, Cindy Degerny, Rashad Hussain, Philippe Liere, Antoine Pianos, Sophie Tourpin, René Habert, Wendy B Macklin, Michael Schumacher, Abdel M GhoumariGet full text
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15by Yuan Zhuang, Yuan Zhuang, Miao Ling, Miao Ling, Zhen Li, Zhen Li, Dezhi Li, Dezhi Li, Hong Wan, Hong Wan, Michael Schumacher, Song Liu, Song Liu, Song Liu, Song LiuGet full text
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16by Wolfgang Hilbe, Georg Pall, Florian Kocher, Andreas Pircher, August Zabernigg, Thomas Schmid, Michael Schumacher, Herbert Jamnig, Michael Fiegl, Anne Gächter, Martin Freund, Dorota Kendler, Claudia Manzl, Bettina Zelger, Helmut Popper, Ewald WöllGet full text
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17by Maximilian J. Hochmair, Hannah Fabikan, Oliver Illini, Christoph Weinlinger, Ulrike Setinek, Dagmar Krenbek, Helmut Prosch, Markus Rauter, Michael Schumacher, Ewald Wöll, Romana Wass, Elmar Brehm, Gudrun Absenger, Tatjana Bundalo, Peter Errhalt, Matthias Urban, Arschang ValipourGet full text
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18by Jason J. Paris, Philippe Liere, Sarah Kim, Fakhri Mahdi, Meagan E. Buchanan, Sara R. Nass, Alaa N. Qrareya, Mohammed F. Salahuddin, Antoine Pianos, Neïké Fernandez, Zia Shariat-Madar, Pamela E. Knapp, Michael Schumacher, Kurt F. HauserGet full text
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19by Suzan Boutary, Marie Caillaud, Mévidette El Madani, Jean-Michel Vallat, Julien Loisel-Duwattez, Alice Rouyer, Laurence Richard, Céline Gracia, Giorgia Urbinati, Didier Desmaële, Andoni Echaniz-Laguna, David Adams, Patrick Couvreur, Michael Schumacher, Charbel Massaad, Liliane Massaad-MassadeGet full text
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20by Oliver Illini, Maximilian Johannes Hochmair, Hannah Fabikan, Christoph Weinlinger, Amanda Tufman, Aurélie Swalduz, Kristina Lamberg, Sayed M. S. Hashemi, Florian Huemer, Anders Vikström, Martin Wermke, Gudrun Absenger, Alfredo Addeo, Shantanu Banerji, Antonio Calles, Stephen Clarke, Massimo Di Maio, Alice Durand, Michaël Duruisseaux, Malinda Itchins, Okko-Sakari Kääränien, Florian Krenn, Eckart Laack, Adrianus Johannes de Langen, Katja Mohorcic, Georg Pall, Antonio Passaro, Gerald Prager, Achim Rittmeyer, Jeffrey Rothenstein, Michael Schumacher, Ewald Wöll, Arschang ValipourGet full text
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