The Schumacher Era

For a full decade Michael Schumacher dominated Formula One like no other driver in history,
handily eclipsing contemporary rivals Villeneuve, Häkkinen, Hill and others, on the way to an astounding seven World Championships.
handily eclipsing contemporary rivals Villeneuve, Häkkinen, Hill and others, on the way to an astounding seven World Championships.


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Australia 1996
On the first lap of the season-opening 1996 Grand Prix of Australia — the first in more than 40 years at Melbourne’s Albert Park and the first to utilize a new race-start procedure, still employed in Formula 1, replacing the old red-to-green light protocol — Jordan’s Martin Brundle had a spectacular barrel roll into the sand trap at turn 3, where the car fantastically broke in two.
Australia 2002
Ralf Schumacher discovered he needed vision correction following a road car accident before the 2002 Formula One season. After the start of the 2002 Australian Grand Prix, one may have wondered if Ralf had been driving with contact lenses or not.
Burti 2001
Luciano Burti locking up the left front on his Jaguar R2 during the 2001 Formula One season. Burti’s best finish in 15 GPs was an 8th at the opening race in Australia.
Rating: 3.00


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