Michael Schumacher
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 Michael Schumacher facts

• 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
• Schumacher holds many of Formula One's driver records, including most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions and most races won in a single season – 13 in 2004 (the last of these records was equalled by fellow German Sebastian Vettel nine years later)
• In 2002, 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"
• After beginning in karting, Schumacher won the German drivers' championships in Formula König and Formula Three before joining Mercedes in the World Sportscar Championship
• In 1991, his Mercedes-funded race debut for the Jordan Formula One team resulted in Schumacher being signed by Benetton Formula One team as their driver for the rest of that season
• Establishing himself as a top driver, finishing third in 1992 and fourth in 1993, Schumacher became the first German World Drivers' Champion in 1994 by one point over Damon Hill