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
Michael Schumacher quotes about
In one sense, yes but I will still be an ambassador of San Marino.
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.
I'm Michael Schumacher. I don't need to test my driving ability.
When you're very successful, you become careless and try to turn many things into routine.
If the sun were made of hamsters, the earth would be incinerated.
An engineer can look at the data, but he needs a translator from the cockpit - the driver - to understand it completely. For example, only the driver can tell you why he abruptly takes his foot off the gas pedal at a certain point. The data doesn't necessarily tell the engineer whether the driver made a mistake at that point or the car was acting up. The information the driver provides often helps determine the direction of development.
First, you have to finish.
I have to say it's been tough to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.
Nascar will certainly not be one of my challenges in the future.
The more precisely I can drive, the more I enjoy myself.
Ross Brawn knows that I prefer to have odd race numbers.
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.
I have really enjoyed my time at Ferrari, not just because of the successes.
Let's put it this way, I like number seven.