F1 2006 Review: Michael Schumacher gallery
31 October 2006 by Keith Collantine
Sixteen years of Schumacher. From that incredible first win at Spa-Francorchamps, to his against-the-odds fight to win in Shanghai.
There have been championship controversies, genius drives, spins and passes, fast laps and crashes. We take a look back on Schumacher’s incredible career in pictures.
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- Schumacher joined the Mercedes Sports Car team in 1990
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- He made his F1 debut for Jordan at Spa before switching to Benetton
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- One year later he became a Grand Prix winner at the same circuit
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- A crucially-timed tyre change allowed Schumacher to win at Spa in 1992
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- Schumacher won the second round of 1994 at Aida in Japan
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- While Schumacher took the lead at the start rival Senna was taken out
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- Schumacher won nine times in the Benetton B194
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- A collision with Damon Hill at Adelade in 1994 gave Schumacher his first title
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- His first Ferrari in 1996 an ungainly machine, but he still dragged it to three wins
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- Schumacher caused more controversy in qualifying at Monaco in 2006
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- The infamous moment that decided the 1997 world championship
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- Racing with Ralf in 1999
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- Chasing brother Ralf at Melbourne in 1999
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- Schumacher leads into Ste Devote at Monaco in 2001, where he went on to win
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- Racing Juan Pablo Montoya in Melbourne in 2001
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- Celebrating title number four at the Hungaroring in 2001
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- Ferrari commemorated the 9-11 terror attack victims with a special livery at Monza in 2001
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- Marking the New York terror attacks with a special helmet design in 2001
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- Flanked by team mates present and past Barrichello and Irvine at Monaco in 2002
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- Barrichello’s deference to Schumacher at the A1-Ring in 2002 left fans seething
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- Schumacher snatched victory from Raikkonen at Magny-Cours in 2002 to win title number five
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- In 2002 Schumacher won the championships earlier than anyone else ever had
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- On the grid at Monza in 2002
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- Winning at Spa in 2002
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- An uneasy podium ceremony at Indianapolis in 2002, where Schumacher let Barrichello win
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- Schumacher always rated Suzuka as one of his favourite tracks
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- On his way to another win at Suzuka in 2002
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- A rare mistake at Melbourne in 2003
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- Schumacher also excelled on the football pitch, like here at Interlagos in 2003
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- An emotional win at Imola in 2003 after the death of his mother
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- Alonso arrived with a second-place finish to Schumacher in Spain in 2003
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- A remarkable win at Montreal in 2003 – with a host of rivals on his tail
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- Eighth at Suzuka in 2003 was enough for title number six
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- Title number six came in 2003 at Suzuka
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- On top of the podium again at Sepang in 2004
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- An infamous collision with Montoya in 2004 prevented another Monaco win
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- A four-stop strategy led to victory in France in 2004
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- Making one of his four pit stops at Magny-Cours in 2004
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- Sprinting off to a home win at Hockenheim in 2004
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- Backed up by team mate Massa at Hockenheim in 2004
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- The Ferrari team salute Schumacher’s seventh title win at Spa in 2004a
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- Wheel-to-wheel with Alonso at Imola in 2005
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- Another difficult race in 2005, this time at Monte-Carlo
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- Battling in the pack at Interlagos in 2005
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- Another uneasy Indianapolis podium – Schumacher won a six-car race in 2005
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- The F2005 was only good for seventh at Suzuka in 2005
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- Schumacher testing his last Ferrari F1 car – the 248-F1 – in 2006
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- Unusually, Schumacher was beaten by team mate Massa at Sepang in 2006
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- Celebrating a win at home at the Nürburgring in 2006
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- Michael Schumacher fans in 2006
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- Pit stop at Sepang in 2006
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- Schumacher finished second to Alonso at Montreal in 2006
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- Winning comfortably at Magny-Cours in 2006
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- A less controversial one-two finish at Indianapolis in 2006
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- Schumacher slipped to eighth in the late stages of the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
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- Crucial points were lost to Alonso at Istanbul in 2006
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- Schumacher and Todt at Monza in 2006
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- Schumacher and Todt celebrate at Monza shortly before his retirement announcement
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- Schumacher’s last F1 win was at Shanghai in 2006
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- On the top of the podium for the last time at Shanghai
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- Engine failure while leading at Suzuka badly hurt his 2006 title chances
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- Schumacher’s final race at Interlagos in 2006 was a memorable performance
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- Ferrari mark Schumacher’s final race at Interlagos in 2006
Images (C) Ferrari Spa, Ford.com, Williams/Sutton
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Great pictures!!! Thanks Keith
The second last pic is from 2005 not 2006 cheers
Hate to be a pain but the wheel to wheel battle with Alonso at Imola is 2006 not 2005 very similar yet memorable races nonetheless ; )