Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher is about to accomplish what, for Formula One motor racing fans, was once — and for many still is — the unthinkable. By winning yesterday’s U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis, Schumacher needs only one point in the season’s last race at Suzuka in Japan to walk away with his 6th World Championship title (and fourth in a row). [BBCSport.com].

The legendary Juan Manuel Fangio won five championships in the 1950s. Passing Fangio will make Schumacher literally a legend in his own time. Herald Sun: Schu on Brink of History [30sep03].