Formula 1 Drivers Zodiac Signs? 287 Most Correct Answers

Paul McDonald

Sunday, July 24, 2022 11:30 AM – Updated: 07:41 AM

Are the drivers on the F1 grid getting younger these days?

Certainly some riders have moved through the ranks faster than ever in recent years, with current champion Max Verstappen being the youngest, taking part in a race weekend aged 17 years and three days.

That seems to have worked out pretty well for him and Red Bull since then.

But what about the rest of the grid? From the relative veterans in Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to the young pretenders like Yuki Tsunoda and Lando Norris, what is the age range of the current drivers competing in F1?

F1 drivers and their age in 2022

Who are the oldest and youngest drivers in 2022?

The oldest rider on the grid this season is Alpine’s Fernando Alonso, who celebrated his 41st birthday on July 29, 2022. Alonso’s first season in the sport was in 2001, meaning his career now spans three decades.

The youngest is Yuki Tsunoda from AlphaTauri, who is only 22 years old.

What is the average age of an F1 driver in 2022?

The average age of a driver on the current F1 grid is 27.75, with that figure being pulled higher by Hamilton and Alonso, the two oldest in the competition.

The oldest F1 world champion of all time

Juan Manuel Fangio is by far the oldest driver to win the F1 championship, aged 46 years and 41 days when he triumphed in August 1957.

The youngest ever F1 World Champion

Although Verstappen just overtook him, Vettel is the youngest at 23 years and 134 days in 2010.

The oldest driver to win an F1 race

Luigi Fagioli was 53 years and 22 days old when he won the 1951 French Grand Prix. He actually shared the win with the aforementioned Fangio.

The youngest driver to win an F1 race

Max Verstappen was just 18 years old when he crossed the checkered flag at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.

No matter where the journey takes you, driving a car involves a lot of responsibility. Countless breakdowns and surprises can happen on the road, so it’s important to stay alert – for your own safety and the safety of everyone around you. In 2020 alone, over 38,000 people died in auto accidents, with 11 percent of those speeding incidents and 9 percent involving a driver dying under the influence of alcohol, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). But while everyone behaves differently behind the wheel, some drivers may have more in common than they think. Research from Insurify, an auto insurance company, shows that certain zodiac signs have higher rates of bad behavior, which could astrologically qualify them as the worst drivers.

To be clear, astrology is not a science, and if you don’t believe in such a thing, we understand that. But here’s how they arrived at this ranking. In the 2021 study, Insurify collected data from over 1.6 million drivers who applied for auto insurance. The applications showed the driver’s history, vehicle type, location and some personal information to provide real-time insurance quotes.

The company then analyzed driver behavior based on four key items: speeding tickets, accidents, DUIs and suspended driver’s licenses, all recorded over the past seven years. These metrics have also been categorized by the riders’ zodiac signs. In addition, the study detailed which drivers owned luxury vehicles and trucks, and how prevalent the zodiac signs were in each city. Using all this information, Insurify created a ranking of the worst drivers by zodiac sign. Wondering if your sign is considered the most ruthless or the safest? Read on to find out.

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Insurify found that Leo is the safest zodiac sign on the road. Not only are they big fans of luxury vehicles and trucks, but this fire sign has the fewest tickets, accidents and driver’s license suspensions compared to other signs. As natural leaders with strong egos, it’s no surprise that Leos are another thing they’re best at. In fact, Allure notes that lions are represented in the tarot by the card, Strength. They don’t let anyone stop them – including bad drivers, obviously.

“As fearless optimists who refuse to accept failure, Leos will find their deep wells of courage grow as they get older,” says Allure.

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While these riders are considered the best out there, Pisces still has a record, with DUIs being their most common offense. This watermark also has a history of speeding tickets, as they rank seventh in most speeding tickets. Pisces are known for their compassion and friendliness, according to Cosmopolitan, which can be good traits in a rider.

10 Aquarius

Coupled with Pisces in this study, Insurify found that Aquarians are very reliable behind the wheel, with little reckless driving. Aquarians are self-reliant, so staying alert on a busy road can be a priority for them.

“Though their natural intelligence, fairness, and (great) wit often earn them a large circle of eclectic friends, Aquarius ultimately stands alone,” says Cosmopolitan. “They will not compromise their ideals, their morals, or their need for freedom and independence for anyone.”

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9 Virgo

Despite their attention to detail and organization, Virgos, as InStyle notes, aren’t necessarily perfect at everything—at least not when it comes to driving. As the zodiac sign most likely to drive a truck, according to Insurify research, this earth sign has the second most traffic tickets of any other zodiac sign.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

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Often mistaken for being duplicitous, a Gemini simply tends to lead busy lives. This busy schedule could have an impact on how they drive: Geminis have not only been ranked as the 4th star sign with the most driver’s license disqualifications, but also the 3rd with the most traffic tickets. And even when they’re not out and about, Geminis tend to move very quickly.

“These hyperactive air signs have short attention spans and are happiest when they can move fluidly from one idea to the next,” says Allure.

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7 Scorpio

Scorpios, who are linked to Gemini in this study, are passionate, loyal, and intelligent, according to Cosmopolitan. But when it comes to their demeanor on the street, this water sign makes some bad decisions. In fact, Scorpios have the second most common DUIs out of all other zodiac signs.

6 Libra

As noted by Cosmopolitan, Libras strive to find “the fairest solution to any problem” as they hate “clutter, chaos, disorder, and conflict.” Not surprisingly, then, that Insurify calls Libras a “mid-range driver,” stressing that this mark doesn’t leave a particularly good or bad impression on the insurance company. Because the air sign isn’t known for many reckless driving behaviors, it gets an average rank on the list compared to the other zodiac signs.

5 shooters

Coming in at number five, Sagittarians have quite a record of breaking the rules on the road. Insurify found it to have the third highest number of speeding tickets and suspended driver’s licenses of any other sign. Risky driving aside, Sagittarians are free spirits who live life to the limit with a positive attitude.

“The fire sign is a direct, fiery, passionate force to be reckoned with that is ideal for anyone dreaming of an adventurous, maybe even global, affair,” says InStyle.

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Cancers are known to be sensitive and very protective of themselves, which isn’t a bad thing, but according to Insurify, they don’t seem to have this gentle nature in a car. Not only were crabs ranked among those most likely to have their driver’s license suspended, they ranked fourth for most traffic tickets and most accidents.

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Known for their focus and ambition, says Allure, Tauruses are a force to be reckoned with. But despite their hard work, this earth sign has been called out for bad behavior on the road. Along with Cancer in third place in Insurify’s study, Taurus is the second highest zodiac sign with the most suspended licenses. Taurus is also the fourth sign for DUIs and the fifth sign for accidents.

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2 Capricorn

Much like Taurus, Capricorn, another earth sign, “wants to overcome whatever is behind them and their long-term goals,” as Locken explains. While they’ve found great success, Capricorns’ driving skills could still use some work, according to Insurify. Voted the second-worst drivers on this list, Capricorns were ranked as having the highest likelihood of having a DUI on their record. The data also showed that they are the second most likely to have car accidents.

1 Aries

Aries are bold, impulsive and overly optimistic. Although they strive to be the best, this fire sign is ranked as the worst driver of all 12 zodiac signs. Aside from being the third most crashed zodiac sign, Aries won two of Insurify’s superlatives for reckless driving: most likely to get a ticket and most likely to have an accident on their record. Whether they drive or not, Aries live their lives in the fast lane.

“Uncomplicated and direct in their approach, they are often frustrated by exhausting details and unnecessary nuance,” says Allure. “They like it fast and dirty.”

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What your zodiac sign says about your driving habits

The ultimate driving guide for every zodiac sign

*Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only.

Horoscopes – are they just a silly feature at the end of magazines or do they offer real insight? What if our zodiac signs could influence some of our personality traits and give us clues as to how we will act in certain situations?

Driving a vehicle is an everyday situation that requires constant decisions and can be quite stressful at times. So is your behavior at the wheel in the stars?

There are many different driving styles – find out what your zodiac sign really says about you with our ultimate driving guide for each zodiac sign.

Aries: March 21 – April 19

Taurus: April 20 – May 20

Gemini: May 21 – June 20

Cancer: June 21 – July 22

Leo: July 23 – August 22

Virgo: August 23 – September 22

Libra: September 23 – October 22

Scorpio: October 23 – November 21

Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21

Capricorn: December 22 – January 19

Aquarius: January 20 – February 18

Pisces: February 19 – March 20

Aries

The Benefits: Those born under the fire sign Aries have a strong sense of purpose and live enthusiastically and energetically. On the road, these drivers are brave and certainly not skittish. They don’t question their driving decisions.

The Cons: A zodiac sign with all that energy and confidence is at high risk of getting caught up in an episode of road rage – Aries is symbolized by an attacking Ram, after all. You may notice an Aries exhibit these 4 signs of an aggressive driver.

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The Pros: Taurus are determined and focused on their goals. A Taurus keeps an eye on the road and would never get distracted behind the wheel.

The Cons: At times, a Taurus can be stubborn and possessive. This is one of the most likely signs of getting angry at a fellow passenger in a crowded parking lot over a stolen parking space.

Twins

The Pros: Since Geminis are typically lively and inquisitive, they rarely get tired while driving. They’re also great passengers on road trips because they keep their driver alert.

The Cons: Because Geminis love to talk and have short attention spans, they’re easily distracted. When driving alone, they can’t help but call a friend for a chat. Gemini drivers should check out these stats on cell phone usage while driving before their next in-car adventure.

Cancer

The Pros: Reliable Cancers are rarely late, so are unlikely to drive dangerously to make up time. They are trustworthy and responsible, always use a seat belt and obey traffic rules.

The Cons: Those born under the sign of Cancer are sensitive and very prone to criticism. This type of driver should work on taking the actions of other drivers less personally.

Lion

The Pros: Leos are known as the “rulers of the zodiac” and are confident and brave. They are natural leaders and are always the first choice when it comes to who should take the lead in a caravan or on a road trip.

The Cons: Like the lion their sign symbolizes, lions are often very particular about grooming themselves, especially their “mane.” Leos often look at themselves in the make-up mirror while driving, which can lead to dangerous situations for passengers.

Virgo

The Pros: Virgos are known to be very observant and make very observant drivers. They constantly scan the road for hazards.

The Cons: Their chronic concern can cause major problems for Virgo drivers. They can be wary and shy, and have even been described as accident-prone.

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The Pros: A Libra is a fairly cooperative and amiable driver. They are open to sharing the road with motorcyclists, cyclists and even the occasional in-line skater.

The Cons: Libras can be hesitant at times. They may need to increase their decision-making time behind the wheel.

Scorpio

The Pros: Scorpios are known for being imaginative and perceptive. Represented by the scorpion, a scorpion driver can navigate difficult roads in no time!

The Cons: Scorpios are great drivers until they feel they’ve been insulted in some way. They can become malicious if they feel they have been taken advantage of. You may react aggressively to other motorists.

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The Pros: Energetic, optimistic, and helpful, a Sagittarius driver always gives the best directions. Those born under this sign are the first to stop and help another driver in need.

The cons: Riders can also be pretty inflexible. They’d rather stick to a bad shortcut and wait in traffic than admit they were wrong.

Capricorn

The Pros: Capricorns are both dependable and practical. They are rarely late and always allow enough time for car journeys. They are not impulsive and do not take many risks when driving.

The Cons: Capricorns tend to get nervous and uncomfortable with what they can’t see or understand. You can also be suspicious. They may have a hard time trusting others’ directions or taking detours. Capricorns need to find their own way in life and on the road.

Aquarius

The Pros: Aquarians tend to be intelligent, quick-witted, and adventurous, which means they’ll always come up with sly ways to avoid traffic jams, and often come up with inventive shortcuts when time is of the essence.

The Cons: Those born under this sign also have a rebellious side. This could get them in trouble if the shortcuts they create on the fly involve illegal turns or exceeding the speed limit.

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The Pros: If you call yourself a Pisces, you’re likely to be gentle, patient, and tolerant. Behind the wheel, Pisces are good-natured towards other drivers and the least likely sign that they are showing road rage.

The Cons: Being a somewhat passive sign means Pisces sometimes don’t have the quick decision making required of a driver. They can be overcautious when merging and driving through four-way intersections, which could confuse their fellow drivers.

Protect yourself regardless of your sign

Who knows if the stars can help predict your behavior in the car, but accidents still happen. Therefore, you should protect yourself and your family with good car insurance. The start of a new year is a great time to review your auto insurance and see if you can upgrade. Check out our blog series: New Year, New Insurance to start 2015 off right.

And remember, if you’ve been injured in a car accident and now need legal help, our professionals are here to help. Just pick up the phone or contact us online. We are always there for you.

Sources: “Zodiac Signs – Characteristics and Personality Traits.” 123neujahr.com. 2 February 2015. “Astrology Zone by Susan Miller.” Astrologiezone.com. February 2, 2015.

1.Jessica Michibata

The hottest wives and girlfriends of Formula 1 champions…

The Japanese model is the girlfriend of British Formula 1 driver Jenson Button. Michibata is also a brand ambassador for TAG Heuer.

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2. Cora Schumacher

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3.Anna Rafaela Bassi

Anna married Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa on November 30, 2007.

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4.Nicole Scherzinger

Hanna is the girlfriend of current world champion Sebastian Vettel, the German Formula 1 driver who drives for Red Bull Racing.

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5. Jenni Dahlmann

Jenni Dahlman is a former Finnish model and Miss Scandinavia 2001. She met Kimi Raikkonen in early 2002 during the Miss Scandinavia pageant. They married on July 31, 2004.

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6.Nicole Scherzinger

The lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole is a songwriter, dancer, record producer, model and actress. She is dating Lewis Hamilton.

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Have you ever wondered why F1 drivers and many other celebrities and wealthy people choose to live in Monaco or Switzerland? I decided to investigate why Monaco and Switzerland are such cheap places to live for Formula 1 drivers and the other rich and famous.

The main reason why F1 drivers live in Monaco or Switzerland is the extremely favorable tax conditions. Apart from that, however, they have a high standard of living and are close to most major European cities.

This article explores the numerous benefits of living in Monaco or Switzerland for F1 drivers. It looks at five different factors that make them such attractive deals for drivers to call home. So buckle up and let’s take a look at why so many drivers live in Monaco or Switzerland.

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The perks of living in Monaco

There are numerous benefits to living in Monaco which we will explore in this article. The most important are listed below.

Extremely favorable tax conditions.

Proximity to major European cities and easy access to an airport.

English is widely spoken.

The climate and living conditions are favorable.

Very safe place to live.

Tax Conditions

Monaco is considered a tax haven due to the extremely favorable tax laws in the Principality. Residents pay no income, wealth, or capital gains taxes. In addition, direct heirs do not pay inheritance tax. However, if someone is a French citizen and lives in Monaco, they have to pay taxes.

These tax rules mean that F1 drivers and everyone else living in Monaco can keep all the money they make from their salaries and sponsorship money. Basically, you get to keep any money you earn.

Proximity to major European cities

F1 is a truly global sport with racing on every continent except Africa and Antarctica. These races are often only two weeks apart. This means that F1 drivers spend a lot of time traveling and therefore need to be in a place that makes travel as easy as possible.

Monaco is fairly central in Europe, which is useful as most F1 races are held in Europe. In addition, all F1 teams’ headquarters are located in Europe. Therefore, it makes sense for F1 drivers to live in a place where they can easily commute to their teams’ headquarters.

English is widely spoken

This is useful for F1 drivers as the language of the sport is English. All communication between teams and drivers will be in English. Therefore, for drivers from other countries, living in Monaco will not be a problem as there will be no language barriers like in other European countries.

High standard of living

Monaco is a city of the rich. There are many high end shops and restaurants and many luxury houses, apartments and hotels. In addition, there is a vibrant nightlife that makes it the perfect place for young people.

Due to its geographical location, it also has a very pleasant and warm climate. This, combined with the coastal location and full of entertainment, makes it a great place to spend the hot summer months.

It is also very close to the Southern Alps (an hour away), a popular skiing spot. This means there is enough to keep residents entertained both summer and winter.

It’s also the perfect spot for celebrities due to the sheer number of famous people residing there. In some areas F1 drivers can attract a lot of public attention while in Monaco they are just one of many famous and wealthy people living in Monaco.

security

Monaco has installed a large number of CCTV cameras for surveillance purposes. This, coupled with a high police presence and strong bank security systems, means it’s the perfect place security-wise for the rich and famous to live.

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The advantages of living in Switzerland

Now that we’ve figured out why Monaco is such a great place to live, let’s look at the perks of living in Switzerland. Switzerland and Monaco share some similarities in life there; However, the tax laws are slightly different. English is also widely spoken in Switzerland, making it attractive to Monaco for the reasons listed above.

Tax laws in Switzerland

Unfortunately, Switzerland does not offer tax laws that are as favorable for its residents as Monaco. It’s not a tax-free nation; However, it offers favorable tax rates, especially for married couples, as they are taxed together and not individually.

However, tax rates are still relatively low, with the maximum federal income tax being 11.5%. While this is not the only tax residents have to pay as they have to pay local taxes and duties, it still compares favorably to other nations.

For example, the UK tax rate for anyone earning over £150,000 is taxed at 45% of their income. With F1 drivers earning above that amount, tax conditions in a country like the UK are not favorable if you want to keep most of your income.

High standard of living

Switzerland has a very high standard of living. There is good access to healthcare and top quality schools and universities. The weather can be warm in summer without being overwhelming. In winter, the temperature drops quite a bit, but with that comes the opportunity for sports like skiing.

In addition, it is a modern nation with modern infrastructure, which makes it an attractive place to live for people with a lot of money.

Easy access to the rest of Europe

Switzerland is fairly central, bordering France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. It’s also relatively close to Spain, the Netherlands, Monaco, Belgium and the United Kingdom. As F1 races in Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, Monaco, Belgium and Great Britain. In addition, many team headquarters are based in the UK or the rest of Europe.

Switzerland’s geographic location, combined with seven international airports, makes it an attractive place to live for people who commute regularly. This makes the insane amount of travel of F1 drivers a little easier than if they were based in a less central location.

A safe place to live

Like Monaco, Switzerland is an extremely safe place to live. There is very little violent crime and it was voted the safest country in the world by Insurly, a travel insurance company. It also has a very secure banking system, useful for those making significant amounts of money (like F1 drivers).

Additionally, the nation prides itself on remaining neutral in armed conflicts, meaning the risk of war or war-related activities such as terrorism is much lower than in other European countries.

All of this means it’s a great place to raise children. You can be independent and move around neighborhoods and cities without worrying about security. They also have many outdoor activities to take part in which is a bonus.

Why don’t some drivers live in Monaco or Switzerland?

As you will see, not all F1 drivers live in Monaco or Switzerland. This is because some riders prefer to be close to the headquarters of the team they ride for. For example, Carlos Sainz lived near the McLaren Technology Center in Woking, England where the team was based when he drove for them. That year, however, he moved to Italy to be closer to Scuderia Ferrari’s headquarters after joining the team.

Where do current F1 drivers live?

Now that we’ve established the benefits of living in Monaco or Switzerland, let’s examine where the current drivers feel at home on the grid.

Driver Residence Lewis Hamilton Monte Carlo, Monaco (formerly lived in Switzerland). Valterri Bottas Monte Carlo, Monaco. Max Verstappen Monte Carlo, Monaco. Sergio Perez Mainly Guadalajara, Mexico. (Rents a house in Europe during the season). Charles Leclerc Monte Carlo, Monaco (born and lives there). Carlos Sainz Italy. Lando Norris Woking, United Kingdom. Daniel Ricciardo Monaco. Sebastian Vettel Thurgau, Switzerland. Lance Stroll Geneva, Switzerland. Fernando Alonso Mont-Sur-Rolle, Switzerland. Esteban Ocon Unclear. Pierre Gasly Milan, Italy. Yuki Tsunoda Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. Kimi Raikkonen Baar, Switzerland. Antonio Giovinazzi Monaco. Mick Schumacher Gland, Switzerland (born in Switzerland). Nikita Mazepin Moscow, Russia. George Russell Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. Nicholas Latifi London, United Kingdom.

Conclusion

F1 drivers choose to reside in Monaco or Switzerland due to the very favorable tax conditions. They are taxed much less than if they lived in other European countries (or other countries worldwide).

However, Monaco and Switzerland offer more than friendly tax laws. They are safe places to live and have high standards of living which means they are great places to live and raise children. They also have a high density of English speakers and are close to most major European cities, which is very useful for F1 drivers.

F1, also known as Formula 1, is the high-octane, top class of international auto racing. It is instantly recognizable and different from other forms of high-speed racing due to its single-seat shape and open top that exposes the driver’s head. The design allows these engineering marvels to whip around like a go-kart while generating up to 6.5 g (G-force). It’s harrowing to watch and even a bit more dangerous than other types of racing like NASCAR. Make no mistake, NASCAR is incredibly dangerous, often resulting in injury and sometimes death.

Since its inaugural season in 1950, Formula 1 has become the premier form of racing around the world. They are the fastest cars in the world and can reach top speeds of up to 215 miles per hour. This sport aims to satisfy the appetite of the hungriest of adrenaline junkies.

Today, let’s take a look at some of the youngest F1 drivers to ever start a race!

8. Esteban Tuero

Age: 19

Born: 04/22/1978

Race: 1998 Australian Grand Prix

Country: Argentina

Photo source: commons.wikimedia.org

Esteban Tuero is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He represented his country at the 1998 Australian Grand Prix aged just 19. Raised in Argentina, even after his arrival in 1982 there was a healthy enthusiasm for the sport. Regardless, he is still credited with playing an important role in his eventual entry into the world of Formula 1.

His father spent much of his young career in Argentina and knew the only way to take him to the next level was to move to Europe. In 1955 they did just that. Tuero thrived in his new home, winning the Italian Formula 2000 National Trophy.

Did you know?

Esteban’s first Grand Prix start came in the same year as his last start at the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix. He has 16 entries in his World Championship career but unfortunately won 0.

7. Fernando Alonso

Age: 19

Born: 07/29/1981

Race: 2001 Australian Grand Prix

Country: Spain

Photo source: commons.wikimedia.org

Fernando Alonso, born in Asturias, Spain, made it to the 2001 Australian Grand Prix at the age of 19, where he finished 12th overall. Not bad for a kid straight out of high school!

He currently competes for Alpine in Formula 1 and won the series’ back-to-back World Drivers’ Championship in 2005 and 2006. At 40, his campaign in the world of F1 was worthy of induction into the Hall of Fame.

Did you know?

Alonso has won 32 Grand Prix events. His first win came two years after his first prix appearance at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. His last prix win to date was the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. His last outing came at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where he finished 10th. occupied place. Expect him to be back sooner or later, thirsty for another podium finish.

6. Ricardo Rodriguez

Age: 19

Born: 02/14/1942

Race: 1961 Italian Grand Prix

Country: Mexico

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Ricardo Rodriguez represented his hometown of Mexico City, Mexico, when he made his first appearance at the ultimate Formula One stage – the 1961 Italian Grand Prix – at the age of 19.

Ricardo is the youngest Formula 1 driver to drive for Ferrari. As of 2021, that title still belongs to him. Long before his introduction to Formula 1, Rodriguez loved to drive fast. He was a child cycling champion who then switched to motorcycles at the age of 11 in sanctioned competitions.

Did you know?

Rodriguez was only active from 1961 to 1962 and collected four points in his World Cup career.

5. Mike Thackwell

Age: 19

Born: 03/30/1961

Race: 1980 Canadian Grand Prix

Country: New Zealand

Photo source: formula1points.com

Mike Thackwell is the New Zealand “Kiwi” who brought his talent to the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix at the age of 19. During his career he took part in five Grand Prix. Publications described Thackwell as a “teenage sensation”.

Although his career was far from sensational, having failed to score career points during his stint on the Grand Prix stage, he remained competitive for four years. In 1984, his final year, he won the European Formula 2 Championship after finishing runner-up the year before.

Did you know?

Surprise! In fact, Thackwell returned to the Formula 1 stage. And he didn’t disappoint. In 1986 he won the Pau Grand Prix, a race held in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south-western France.

4. Jaime Alguersuari

Age: 19

Born: 03/23/1990

Race: 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix

Country: Spain

Photo source: commons.wikimedia.org

Jaime Alguersuari was born in Barcelona, ​​Spain. At 19 he became one of the youngest racers to start a race and that happened during the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. Jaime finished 15th.

In 2006 he won the Italian Formula Renault winter series based in Italy. Riding his incumbent’s wave of success, he advanced to the British Formula 3 Championship in 2008, winning the last three races of the season and securing the championship. At the age of 18, he was the youngest title winner in championship history.

Did you know?

How many people can say they can comfortably retire at 25? Probably not many. However, Jaime Alguersuari is a happy exception to the norm. He left motorsport at 25 to pursue a less chaotic but equally exciting DJ career.

3. Lando Norris

Age: 19

Born: 13.11.1999

Race: 2019 Australian Grand Prix

Country: United Kingdom

Photo source: commons.wikimedia.org

Lando Norris is currently active in Formula 1 and, at just 22 years old, boasts an extensive resume. The British-born racer made his debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix aged 19 and finished 12th overall. From 2021 and until 2022 he will drive for McLaren-Mercedes.

Having won the 2015 MSA Formula Championship at the age of 15, Lando is no stranger to handling the heat of the spotlight that comes with a big stage. He has 60 entries in his world championship career and 306 points overall.

Did you know?

Lando Norris received the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 2016, which is intended to recognize young drivers from Great Britain.

2. Lance walk

Age: 18

Born: 10/29/1998

Race: 2017 Australian Grand Prix

Country: Canada

Photo source: commons.wikimedia.org

Lance Stroll was born in Canada and Belgium and is active in Formula 1. He was just 18 years old when he competed in the 2017 Australian Grand Prix. In 2021 he drives for Aston Martin and was a former Italian F4 champion in 2014.

Much of Stroll’s success is thanks to the luxury of access granted to him by his father – billionaire Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll. He is co-owner of the Aston Martin Formula 1 team. His mother is celebrated fashion designer Claire-Anne Callens.

Did you know?

Much like many Formula 1 racers, Stroll got his introduction to the world of motorsport through karting, which he started when he was 10 years old. In 2008 he took gold in several championship races in his hometown and North America. In his freshman year at karting he won the Federation de Sport Automobile du Quebec Rookie of the Year award along with Driver of the Year to add an extra zest to the resume.

1. Max Verstappen

Age: 17

Born: 09/30/1997

Race: 2015 Australian Grand Prix

Country: Belgium

Photo source: commons.wikimedia.org

Max Verstappen is the youngest F1 driver to start a race!

Verstappen races under the Dutch banner and made his debut in F1 as a 17-year-old at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. He is currently signed to Red Bull Racing.

Max has done a great job following in the footsteps of his father Jos Verstappen who was also an F1 driver. Learning from the loss at his first Australian Grand Prix, he came back with a vengeance and emerged victorious at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.

Did you know?

This year, in 2021, Max competed and won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He has a resume similar to that of an established F1 veteran ready for retirement. He currently has 1557.5 career points and looks like the most promising talent in the world of Formula 1.

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20.Graham Hill (14)

Graham Hill is one of the many racers the sport has known throughout its history. In Formula 1 he achieved a total of 14 Grand Prix victories and 36 podiums. These achievements enabled him to win the 1962 and 1968 World Championships.

Graham Hill is not only known for its world championships. He is also known as Mister Monaco because he has won the Monaco Grand Prix 5 times. Hill was also active in other racing classes and achieved notable results. He also won the Indy 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This makes him the only driver to have won the so-called Triple Crown in racing.

Last/Current Team: Hill-Ford

Country: United Kingdom

Podium places: 36

Grands Prix entered: 176

World Championship: 2nd

Races won: 14th

Date of birth: 02/19/1929

Place of birth: London, United Kingdom

Image source: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons

Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsport, the crown jewel of motorsport that every racer in the world wants to be a part of, but not every driver has the chance to drive in Formula 1. And there are some drivers who can win a GP at a very young age, but who are the youngest Grand Prix winners in F1 history?

While some have had much success with it, others don’t.

Winning a race in Formula 1 is not as easy as some people think.

One of the most important factors that decides whether a driver wins races in Formula 1 or not is the team he drives for.

Larger, more financially stable teams would be able to produce a car good enough to win races and possibly championships, while lower budget teams would be largely unable to produce racing machines.

Almost every driver who drives in Formula 1 starts racing at a very young age, usually around the age of 5 to 7, and they start their racing career with kart racing. And then they climb up the hill to the top of where they want to be, which is to be F1 drivers.

There are some F1 drivers who have had to wait many years to be able to win a race and then there are some F1 drivers who have won a race at a very young age.

8.) Robert Kubica

ROBERT KUBICA

At number 8 on this list begins the only Polish F1 driver in history, Robert Kubica (23 years and 184 days old). He made his F1 debut in 2006 where he was a reserve driver for Team BMW-Sauber.

He got a full-time seat at BMW-Sauber the following season and he performed well in 2007, but he was part of a horrible crash at the 2007 Canadian GP and luckily he wasn’t seriously injured and was relatively unscathed.

Robert won his first and only GP in 2008, the Canadian GP.

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KIMI Raikkonen

7.) Kimi Raikkonen

In 7th place is a driver everyone loves and who won the F1 Championship in 2007, Kimi Raikkonen (23 years and 157 days old). He made his GP debut in 2001 for Sauber at the Australian GP that year. However, many people criticized his lack of experience when he made his debut and were unaware of Kimi’s potential.

In 2003 he won his first GP, the Malaysian GP, ​​with McLaren. He was the youngest GP winner at the time and has driven for several other teams throughout his long F1 career.

6.) Lewis Hamilton

LEWIS HAMILTON

No list would be complete without this man who made his GP debut with McLaren in 2007 and has since smashed numerous records and become statistically the most successful F1 driver of all time, beating Michael Schumacher in terms of wins, pole positions and whatnot Not. (22 years and 154 days old).

Lewis won his first GP, the Canadian GP, ​​in 2007 and he was just a rookie that season.

5.) Bruce McLaren

BRUCE MCLAREN

Not many people know that Bruce McLaren (22 years and 104 days old) was a Formula 1 driver himself, racing for other teams before starting his own factory racing team and racing under his name. Bruce was at the time the youngest Grand Prix winner in F1 history to win a race as he won the 1959 US GP.

Unfortunately, Bruce died in an accident in the late 1960s while testing one of his cars.

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4.) Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso (22 years and 26 days old) is one of the most complete and experienced Formula 1 drivers of all time and is number 4 on this list. Fernando drove for several teams during his F1 career and won twice in Renault in 2005 and 2006 when the great Michael Schumacher was still driving with Ferrari.

Fernando won his first GP in 2003, the same year as Kimi. Fernando won round 13 and Kimi won round 2. He won his first GP in 2003, the Hungarian GP.

3.) Charles Leclerc

CHARLES LECLERC

In third place is a man who was 71 days younger than Fernando when he won his first GP, Charles Leclerc (21 years and 320 days old). Charles made his full-time F1 debut in 2018 driving for Sauber.

Immediately impressed by his exploits on track, he was promoted to Ferrari for the 2019 season, where he was joined by Sebastian Vettel. He shaped the team from day one and clinched his first pole in Bahrain.

Charles won his first race of 2019 in Belgium at Spa.

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2.) Sebastian Vettel

SEBASTIAN VETTEL

One of the most popular F1 drivers of all time, Sebastian Vettel became the youngest ever F1 race winner at the time, beating the record previously held by Fernando Alonso (21 years and 73 days old).

He made his GP debut with Sauber in 2007 and had a full-time seat at RedBull’s sister team, Toro Rosso, in 2008, the same season he won his first GP.

Sebastian’s first GP win was the 2008 Italian GP, ​​which he won comfortably after claiming pole position the previous day and leading every single lap of the race until eventually winning it, a truly dominating win with a not so dominant car.

1.) Max Verstappen – Youngest Grand Prix winner in F1 history

MAX VERSTAPPEN

18 years and 228 days old, that’s how old Max Verstappen was when he won his first GP, the Spanish GP, in 2016.

An eventful race? As a matter of fact.

Max’s victory was the result of the 2nd Mercedes crashing as Lewis Hamilton crashed with his teammate Nico Rosberg. Max won his first GP with RedBull the same year he was promoted to the team, having previously raced for Toro Rosso. Max now holds the record of being the youngest Grand Prix winner in F1 history.

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German racing driver (born 1969)

This article is about the retired German racing driver. For his son, who is also a racing driver, see Mick Schumacher. For the Luxembourgish athlete, see Mike Schumacher. For the American politician, see Mike Shoemaker

Michael Schumacher ( ; German: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ] (; born 3 January 1969) is a former German racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes. Schumacher has a combined record of seven drivers’ world championship titles (shared with Lewis Hamilton) and at the time of his retirement from the sport in 2012, he held the records for most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155) – which have since been broken by Hamilton – during among other things, he holds the record for the fastest laps (77).

After Schumacher began his racing career in karting, he was successful in several single-seater junior series. After a one-off Formula One appearance with Jordan at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher was signed by Benetton for the remainder of the 1991 season. He won his first and second Drivers’ titles back-to-back in 1994 and 1995. Schumacher joined the struggling Ferrari team in 1996. In his early years with the team, Schumacher lost the title in the last race of the 1997 and 1998 seasons and suffered a broken leg in 1999 due to brake failure. He and Ferrari won five consecutive titles from 2000 to 2004, including an unprecedented sixth and seventh title, and broke several records. After finishing third in 2005 and second in 2006, Schumacher retired from the sport, although he later returned with Mercedes for a short stint in 2010–12.

Schumacher was known for pushing his car to the limit for extended periods during races, a pioneering fitness regime and an ability to excite teams around him. He and his younger brother Ralf are the only siblings to have won races in Formula One, and the first siblings to finish first and second in the same race, a feat they repeated in four consecutive races. Throughout his career, Schumacher was involved in several controversial racing incidents. He was twice involved in collisions in the final race of a title-deciding season, first with Damon Hill at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix and later with Jacques Villeneuve at the 1997 European Grand Prix.

As a UNESCO Ambassador, Schumacher has been involved in humanitarian projects and has donated tens of millions of dollars to charity. In December 2013, Schumacher suffered a serious brain injury in a skiing accident. He was placed in a medically induced coma until June 2014. He left the hospital in Grenoble for further rehabilitation at Lausanne University Hospital before being transferred to his home in September 2014 for private medical treatment and rehabilitation.

Early years[edit]

Michael Schumacher was born on January 3, 1969 in the western German town of Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, to working-class parents Rolf – a bricklayer who later ran the local go-kart track – and Elisabeth Schumacher, who ran the track’s canteen.[1] When Schumacher was four years old, his father modified his pedal kart by adding a small motorcycle engine. After Michael crashed it into a lamppost in Kerpen, his parents took him to the Kerpen-Horrem go-kart track, where he became the youngest member of the go-kart club. His father built him a kart from discarded parts and at the age of six Schumacher won his first club championship. To support his son’s racing, Rolf took a second job renting and repairing karts while his wife worked in the circuit canteen. However, when Michael needed a new engine for 800 DM, his parents could not afford it; With the support of local businessmen, he was able to continue his races.[2]

Regulations in Germany require a driver to be at least 14 years old to obtain a karting license. To get around this, Schumacher acquired a license in Luxembourg at the age of 12.[3] He received his German license in 1983, a year after winning the German Junior Kart Championship. Schumacher joined Eurokart dealer Adolf Neubert in 1985 and became German and European karting champion in 1987, then left school and started working as a mechanic. In 1988 he made his first step into single-seater racing by entering and winning the German Formula Ford and Formula König series.[4]

In 1989, Schumacher signed with Willi Weber’s WTS Formula 3 team. Sponsored by Weber, he competed in the German Formula 3 series and won the title in 1990.[3] He also won the 1990 Macau Grand Prix under controversial circumstances. He finished second in heat one behind Mika Hakkinen, three seconds back. At the start of the second heat he overtook Häkkinen, who had to finish just three seconds behind Schumacher to take overall victory. In the final laps, Schumacher made a mistake and allowed Häkkinen to attempt an overtake. Michael changed his line just before Häkkinen was about to overtake and Häkkinen crashed into the back of Schumacher’s car.[5] While Häkkinen’s race was over, Schumacher drove to victory without a rear wing.[6]

In 1990 he joined the Mercedes junior program in the sports car world championship together with his Formula 3 competitors Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Karl Wendlinger. This was unusual for a young driver: Heading into Formula 1, most of Schumacher’s contemporaries started in Formula 3000. However, Weber advised Schumacher that exposure to professional press conferences and driving strong cars in endurance races would help his career. In the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, Schumacher won the season finale at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in a Sauber-Mercedes C11 and finished fifth in the drivers’ standings, despite only driving in three of the nine races. He continued with the team into the 1991 World Sportscar Championship season, winning again at the final race of the season at Autopolis in Japan driving a Sauber-Mercedes-Benz C291, resulting in a ninth place in the Drivers’ Championship. He also competed at Le Mans that season, finishing fifth in a car he shared with Wendlinger and Fritz Kreutzpointner. In 1991 he took part in a race in the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship and finished second.[4]

During the 430 km of the Nürburgring in 1991, Schumacher was involved in a serious incident with Derek Warwick. While attempting to set his flying lap in qualifying, Schumacher encountered Warwick’s Jaguar on a slow lap, resulting in lost time for Schumacher. In retaliation for getting in his way, Schumacher steered his Sauber into Warwick’s car, hitting the Jaguar’s nose and front wheel. Angry at Schumacher’s attitude, Warwick drove into the pits and chased Schumacher on foot. Eventually he caught up to Schumacher and it took the intervention of several mechanics and Schumacher’s teammate Jochen Mass to prevent Warwick from physically attacking Schumacher.

Formula 1 career[edit]

“Nobody will ever be bigger than Schumi. Michael shaped a generation like no other, he is an icon.” Toto Wolff on Schumacher[8]

Schumacher (left) in 1991

Schumacher was known throughout his career for his ability to set fast laps at key moments in a race and to push his car to the limit for extended periods. He was also known for his pioneering fitness program and ability to mobilize teams around him.[10][11] In 2003, motorsports author Christopher Hilton stated that “a measure of a driver’s ability is his performance in wet racing, because the finest vehicle control and sensitivity is required,” noting that Schumacher’s record in the wet was like that of other great ones Drivers make very few mistakes: by the end of 2003, Schumacher had won 17 of the 30 wet races he contested.[12] It was under such conditions that Schumacher achieved some of his best performances, earning him the nicknames “Regenkönig”[13] or “Regenmeister”[9] in non-German-speaking media as well. Because of his red Ferrari and in reference to the German Manfred von Richthofen, the famous ace pilot of the First World War, he is also called “the Red Baron”. Schumacher’s nicknames also include “Schumi”,[14] “Schuey”[15] and “Schu”.[16]

Schumacher is often credited with popularizing Formula 1 in Germany, where it used to be considered a fringe sport.[17] When Schumacher retired in 2006, three of the top ten drivers in that year’s Drivers’ Championship were German, more than any other nationality. Younger German drivers like Sebastian Vettel felt that Schumacher was key to their career as Formula 1 drivers.[18] In 2020, Vettel named Schumacher the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time.[19] For much of his Formula 1 career, Schumacher was President of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association.[20] In a 2006 FIA poll, he was voted the most popular driver of the season among Formula 1 fans.[21] In the same year, Formula 1 greats such as Niki Lauda and David Coulthard celebrated Schumacher as the greatest all-round racing driver in the history of the sport.[22] In 2020, Schumacher was voted the most influential person in the history of Formula 1.[23]

Jordan (1991) [ edit ]

Schumacher made his Formula One debut with the Irish Jordan-Ford team at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, driving the number 32 as a replacement for the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot. Schumacher, still a signed Mercedes driver, was signed by Eddie Jordan after Mercedes paid Jordan $150,000 to make his debut.

The week before the race, Schumacher impressed Jordan designer Gary Anderson and team manager Trevor Foster during a test drive at Silverstone. Schumacher’s manager Weber assured Jordan that Schumacher knew the challenging Spa-Francorchamps circuit well, although he actually only saw it as a spectator. During the race weekend, teammate Andrea de Cesaris Schumacher was supposed to show the track but was held up with contract negotiations. Schumacher then learned the route himself by riding the folding bike he had brought with him.[25] He impressed the paddock by qualifying seventh. This matched the team’s best starting position of the season, with Schumacher passing veteran de Cesaris. Motorsport journalist Joe Saward reported that after qualifying “groups of German journalists spoke of the ‘best talent since Stefan Bellof'”.[26] Schumacher retired on the first lap with clutch problems.[27]

Benetton (1991–1995)[edit]

After his debut at the Belgian Grand Prix and despite an agreement in principle between Jordan and Schumacher’s Mercedes management to reserve the German race for the Irish team for the rest of the season, Schumacher was signed by Benetton-Ford for the next race. Jordan applied to the UK courts for an injunction to prevent Schumacher from driving for Benetton, but lost the case as they had not yet signed a definitive contract.[28]

Schumacher finished the 1991 season with four points from six races. His best result was fifth place in his second race, the Italian Grand Prix, in which he finished ahead of teammate and three-time world champion Nelson Piquet.[29]

At the start of the 1992 season, the Sauber team, which was planning its Formula One debut with Mercedes backing for the following year, invoked a clause in Schumacher’s contract that said Schumacher would drive for them if Mercedes entered the Formula 1 would enter. It was eventually agreed that Schumacher would stay with Benetton; Peter Sauber explained: “[Schumacher] didn’t want to drive for us. Why would I have forced him?”.[30] The year was dominated by the Williams cars of Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese, which were fitted with powerful Renault engines, semi-automatic transmissions and active suspension to control the car’s ride height.[31] In the “conventional” Benetton B192, Schumacher stood on the podium for the first time and finished third at the Mexican Grand Prix. His first victory came at the Belgian Grand Prix in a wet race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which he would call “by far my favorite track” until 2003.[32] He finished third in the 1992 Drivers’ Championship with 53 points, three points behind second-place Patrese and three ahead of Ayrton Senna.[33]

The Williams of Damon Hill and Alain Prost also dominated the 1993 season. Benetton introduced its own active suspension and traction control early in the season, the latest of the top teams to do so.[34] Schumacher won one race, the Portuguese Grand Prix, where he beat Prost, and had nine podiums, but retired in seven of the other 16 races. He finished the season fourth with 52 points.[36]

1994–1995: World Cup years[edit]

Schumacher drove the Benetton B194 to his first World Championship in 1994.

Schumacher won his first drivers’ championship in 1994. However, the season was marred by the deaths of Senna – witnessed by Schumacher, who was right behind Senna – and the death of Roland Ratzenberger during the San Marino Grand Prix, and allegations about it from several teams, but most notably Schumacher’s Benetton team the technical regulations of the sport.[37][38]

Schumacher won six of the first seven races and led the Spanish Grand Prix before a gearbox failure left him stuck in fifth gear for most of the race. Schumacher nevertheless finished the race in second place.[39] After the San Marino Grand Prix, the Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren teams were investigated on suspicion of violating the FIA-imposed ban on electronic aids. Benetton and McLaren initially refused to release their source code for investigation. In doing so, the FIA ​​discovered hidden functions in both teams’ software, but no proof that it had been used at a race. Both teams were fined $100,000 for their initial refusal to cooperate. However, the McLaren software, a transmission program that allowed automatic shifting, was considered legal. The Benetton software, on the other hand, was considered a form of “launch control” that would have enabled Schumacher to get off to a perfect start, which the regulations expressly prohibited. However, there was no evidence that this software was actually used.[40]

At the British Grand Prix, Schumacher was penalized for overtaking Hill on the formation lap. He and Benetton then ignored the penalty and the subsequent black flag indicating the driver must return to the pits immediately, for which he was disqualified and later suspended for two races. Benetton blamed a communication failure between the stewards and the team for the incident.[41] Schumacher was also disqualified after winning the Belgian Grand Prix after his car was found to have illegal wear and tear on its skidblock, a measure used after the Imola accidents to limit downforce and therefore cornering speed. Benetton protested that the skidblock had been damaged when Schumacher was thrown over a curb, but the FIA ​​denied their appeal because of the wear and damage pattern visible on the block.[43]

Those incidents helped Damon Hill close the points gap and Schumacher led by a single point going into the final race in Australia. On lap 36, while in the lead, Schumacher crashed into the guard rail on the outside of the track. Hill attempted to overtake, but as Schumacher’s car rejoined the track, there was a collision at the corner, prompting both to retire. As a result, Schumacher became the first German to win the drivers’ championship – Jochen Rindt was German but drove under the Austrian flag. The stewards judged it a racing accident and took no action against either driver, but public opinion was divided over the incident and Schumacher was vilified in the British media. At the FIA ​​conference after the race, Schumacher dedicated his title to Senna.[48]

In 1995 Schumacher successfully defended his title with Benetton, which now had the same Renault engine as Williams; According to motorsports author Marcus Simmons, Benetton had the better team while Williams had the superior car. Schumacher collected 33 points more than second-placed Hill. With teammate Johnny Herbert, he led Benetton to its first constructors’ championship, breaking the dominance of McLaren and Williams and becoming the youngest two-time world champion in Formula 1 history.[50] The season was marred by several collisions with Hill, most notably an overtake by Hill put them both out of the British Grand Prix on lap 45 and again on lap 23 of the Italian Grand Prix. Schumacher won 9 of the 17 races and was on the podium 11 times. Only once did he qualify worse than fourth; At the Belgian Grand Prix he qualified 16th but still won the race.

Ferrari (1996–2006)[edit]

In 1996, Schumacher joined Ferrari, a team that had last won the drivers’ championship in 1979 and the constructors’ championship in 1983, for a salary of $60 million over two years. He left Benetton a year before his contract expired; he later cited the team’s damaging actions in 1994 as his reason for leaving his business. A year later, Schumacher lured Benetton employees Rory Byrne (designer) and Ross Brawn (technical director) to Ferrari.[52]

Ferrari had previously come close to the championship in 1982 and 1990. The team had suffered a disastrous downturn by the early 1990s, partly because its famous V12 engine was no longer competitive against the smaller, lighter and more fuel-efficient V10s of its rivals. Various drivers, most notably Alain Prost, had provided the vehicles with inscriptions such as “truck”, “pig” and “waiting accident”.[53] In addition, the poor performance of the Ferrari pit crews was considered a running gag.[17] Although the team had become a solid contender, at the end of 1995 it was still considered inferior to top teams like Benetton and Williams.[54] However, Schumacher declared the Ferrari F310 good enough to win a championship, although his teammate Eddie Irvine later called the F310 “a terrible car”, a “piece of junk” and “almost undriveable”, while designer John Barnard admitted that the car was “not very good”.[56] In winter testing, Schumacher drove a Ferrari for the first time, her 1995 Ferrari 412 T2, and was two seconds quicker than former regulars Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger.[57]

Schumacher, Brawn, Byrne and Jean Todt have been credited with turning the struggling team into the most successful team in Formula 1 history. Three-time world champion Jackie Stewart believed that transforming the Ferrari team was Schumacher’s greatest achievement.[60]

“It wasn’t a race. It was a display of brilliance.” Stirling Moss on Schumacher at the 1996 Spanish GP[61]

Schumacher finished third in the drivers’ championship in 1996 and helped Ferrari to second in the constructors’ championship ahead of his old team Benetton. During the season the car had reliability issues; Schumacher did not finish in 7 of the 16 races. Schumacher took pole position at the French Grand Prix, but suffered an engine failure on the warm-up lap.[62] However, he won three more races than the team’s overall tally for the period 1991 to 1995. His first win for Ferrari came at the Spanish Grand Prix, where he lapped the entire field to third place in the wet.[3] After After taking the lead on lap 19, he was consistently five seconds faster than the rest of the field under the difficult conditions.[57] At the Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher used well-timed pit stops to fend off Williams’ Jacques Villeneuve. Schumacher also took first place at Monza to win in front of the Tifosi (Ferrari fans).

Michael Schumacher and Villeneuve fought for the title in 1997. Villeneuve, driving the superior Williams FW19, led the championship early in the season. By mid-season, however, Schumacher had taken the championship lead, winning five races and going into the final grand prix of the season at Jerez with a one-point lead. Towards the end of the race, Schumacher’s Ferrari developed a coolant leak and loss of power, indicating he may not finish the race. As Villeneuve closed in on lap 48 to overtake his rival, Schumacher relented but retired from the race. Villeneuve went on and scored four points to win the championship. The race stewards initially imposed no penalty, but two weeks into the race, Schumacher was disqualified from the overall 1997 Drivers’ Championship after an FIA disciplinary hearing found his “maneuver was an instinctive reaction and, although intentional, was not carried out with malice or intent , it was a grave mistake.”[65][66] Schumacher accepted the decision and admitted he made a mistake.[65][67] His actions were widely condemned in British, German and Italian newspapers.[45] [67]

In 1998, Finnish driver Mika Häkkinen became Schumacher’s main title rival. Häkkinen won the first two races of the season with a 16-point lead over Schumacher. Schumacher then won in Argentina and after the Ferrari improved significantly in the second half of the season, Schumacher claimed six wins and had five more podiums. Ferrari went 1-2 in the French Grand Prix, Ferrari’s first 1-2 result since 1990, and in the Italian Grand Prix where Schumacher took the lead in the Drivers’ Championship with Häkkinen on 80 points. However, Häkkinen won the championship by winning the last two races. There were two controversies during the season; At the British Grand Prix, Schumacher was leading on the final lap when he pitted, crossed the start/finish line and stopped to serve his 10-second stop-go penalty (received for overtaking a lapped car ( by Alexander Wurz ) during a safety car phase). Whether this counted as serving the penalty was debatable, but as he had crossed the finish line on entering the pit lane, the win was valid.[68] At the Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher led the race by 40 seconds in heavy rain, but collided with David Coulthard’s McLaren when the Scot, a lap down in very poor visibility, slowed down the racing line to let Schumacher pass. His Ferrari lost a wheel but was able to return to the pits despite having to retire. Schumacher jumped out of his car and angrily went to McLaren’s garage and accused Coulthard of “trying to kill him”. Coulthard admitted five years later that the accident was his fault.[69]

In 1999, Schumacher’s efforts helped Ferrari win the constructors’ title. He lost his chance to win the Drivers’ Championship at the British Grand Prix at the high-speed Stowe Corner. His car’s rear brake failed, sending him off the track into the barriers and resulting in a broken leg. During his 98-day absence, he was replaced by Finnish driver Mika Salo. After missing six races, he returned for the inaugural Malaysian Grand Prix, qualifying on pole position by almost a second. He then took on the role of second driver, supporting teammate Irvine’s bid to win the Drivers’ Championship for Ferrari. At the final race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix, Häkkinen won his second consecutive title. Schumacher would later say that Häkkinen was the opponent he most respected.[72]

2000–2004: World Cup years[edit]

Schumacher won his fourth world title in 2001

Schumacher won his third World Drivers’ Championship and his first with Ferrari in 2000 after a year-long battle with Häkkinen. Schumacher won the first three races of the season and five of the first eight. Midway through the year, Schumacher’s chances suffered from three consecutive non-finishes, allowing Häkkinen to close the gap in the standings. Häkkinen then picked up two more wins before Schumacher won the Italian Grand Prix. At the press conference after the race, Schumacher burst into tears after matching the number of wins (41) of his idol Senna.[73] The championship fight would culminate in the penultimate race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix. Starting from pole position, Schumacher lost the lead to Häkkinen at the start. However, after his second pit stop, Schumacher got ahead of Häkkinen and won the race and the drivers’ championship.[74] Despite Schumacher winning more than twice as many Grands Prix as Häkkinen, BBC sportswriter Andrew Benson stated that “the challenge posed by Mika Häkkinen and McLaren-Mercedes was far stronger than the raw statistics would suggest” and that the one designed by Adrian Newey McLaren “the fastest car in F1 for the third year in a row”. Benson also hailed Schumacher as “undoubtedly the greatest driver of his time”.[75]

In 2001, Schumacher won his fourth driver’s title. Four other drivers won races, but none endured a championship fight all season. Schumacher notched up a record nine wins and clinched the world championship with four races to go. He finished the championship with 123 points, 58 ahead of second-place Coulthard. Highlights of the season included the Canadian Grand Prix, in which Schumacher finished second to his brother Ralf, earning the first-ever 1–2 finish by brothers in Formula One;[76] and the Belgian Grand Prix, in which Schumacher scored his 52nd career win, beating Alain Prost’s record for most career wins.

In 2002, Schumacher retained his driver’s title. However, there was some controversy at the Austrian Grand Prix. His teammate, Rubens Barrichello, was leading but slowed in the final meters of the race, under team orders, to allow Schumacher to win the race. Although the change of position did not violate any intrinsic sporting or technical regulations, it angered fans and it has been claimed that the team’s actions showed a lack of sportsmanship and respect for spectators. Many argued that Schumacher didn’t just need to be ‘gifted’ victories in the sixth race of the season, especially given that he had already won four of the previous five Grands Prix and Barrichello had dominated the race weekend up to that point. At the podium ceremony, Schumacher bumped Barrichello onto the top step,[78] and the Ferrari team was fined $1 million for the interference.[79] At the United States Grand Prix later that year, Schumacher returned the favor by giving Barrichello the win by the second closest margin in Formula 1 history by 0.011 seconds across the finish line. Schumacher’s explanation varied between “reciprocating” for Austria or attempting to construct a formation end – a feat derided as nearly impossible in a sport where times are measured to the thousandth of a second.[81] After the end of the season, the FIA ​​banned “team orders that affect the race result”,[82][83] but the ban was lifted for the 2011 season because the ruling was difficult to enforce.[84] By winning the drivers’ championship, he equaled Juan Manuel Fangio’s record of five world championships. Ferrari won 15 of 17 races and Schumacher won the title with six races remaining in the season, which is still the earliest point in the season that a driver is crowned world champion. Schumacher broke his own record, shared with Nigel Mansell, of nine race wins in one season by winning eleven times and finishing on the podium in every race. He finished the race with 144 points, a record-breaking 67 points ahead of second-place finisher, his teammate Barrichello. This pair finished nine of the 17 races in the top two places.[86]

Schumacher broke Fangio’s record of five drivers’ world championships by winning the drivers’ title for the sixth time in 2003 after a hard-fought battle with his main rivals. Before the start of the season, the FIA ​​introduced new regulations and a new points system to make the championship more open.[87] Die größte Konkurrenz kam von den Teams McLaren-Mercedes und Williams-BMW. Im ersten Rennen kam Schumacher von der Strecke ab und war in den folgenden beiden in Kollisionen verwickelt.[88][89][90] Er fiel 16 Punkte hinter Kimi Räikkönen von McLaren zurück. Schumacher gewann den Großen Preis von San Marino – trotz des Todes seiner Mutter Elisabeth nur wenige Stunden vor dem Rennen [91] – und die nächsten beiden Rennen und schloss innerhalb von zwei Punkten hinter Räikkönen. Abgesehen von Schumachers Sieg in Kanada und Barrichellos Sieg in Großbritannien wurde die Zwischensaison von den Williams-Fahrern Ralf Schumacher und Juan Pablo Montoya dominiert, die jeweils zwei Siege einfuhren. Nach dem Großen Preis von Ungarn führte Michael Schumacher mit nur einem bzw. zwei Punkten Vorsprung auf Montoya und Räikkönen. Vor dem nächsten Rennen kündigte die FIA ​​Änderungen an der Art und Weise an, wie Reifenbreiten gemessen werden sollten: Dies zwang Michelin, unter anderem Zulieferer von Williams und McLaren, seine Reifen vor dem Großen Preis von Italien schnell neu zu konstruieren.[92] Schumacher, der auf Bridgestone-Reifen fuhr, gewann die nächsten beiden Rennen. Nachdem Montoya beim Großen Preis der Vereinigten Staaten bestraft wurde, kämpften nur noch Schumacher und Räikkönen um den Titel. Bei der Endrunde, dem Großen Preis von Japan, brauchte Schumacher nur einen Punkt, während Räikkönen gewinnen musste. Indem er das Rennen auf dem achten Platz beendete, nahm Schumacher einen Punkt und sicherte sich den Titel seines sechsten Weltfahrertitels, die Saison zwei Punkte vor Räikkönen beendend.

2004 gewann Schumacher einen Rekord von 12 der ersten 13 Rennen der Saison und kam nur nach einem Unfall mit Montoya während einer Safety-Car-Phase in Monaco nicht ins Ziel. Schumacher holte beim Großen Preis von Belgien einen rekordverdächtigen siebten Fahrertitel. Er beendete die Saison mit einem Rekord von 148 Punkten, 34 Punkte vor dem Zweitplatzierten Barrichello, und stellte einen neuen Rekord von 13 von 18 möglichen Rennsiegen auf und übertraf damit seine bisherige Bestleistung von 11 Siegen aus der Saison 2002.

2005–2006: Niedergang, Wiederaufstieg und Ruhestand

Regeländerungen für die Saison 2005 verlangten, dass Reifen ein ganzes Rennen überdauerten,[95] was Teams, die Michelins verwendeten, gegenüber Teams wie Ferrari, die auf Bridgestone-Reifen vertrauten, den Gesamtvorteil verschaffte. Die Regeländerungen dienten teilweise dazu, Ferraris Dominanz zu schwächen und die Serie interessanter zu machen.[17] Der bemerkenswerteste Moment der frühen Saison für Schumacher war sein Kampf mit Fernando Alonso von Renault in San Marino, wo er als 13. startete und nur 0,2 Sekunden hinter Alonso endete. Weniger als zur Hälfte der Saison sagte Schumacher: „Ich glaube, ich kann mich in diesem Kampf nicht mehr zählen. Es war, als würde man versuchen, mit einer stumpfen Waffe zu kämpfen. Wenn deine Waffen schwach sind, hast du keine Chance.“ „[98] Schumachers einziger Sieg im Jahr 2005 kam beim Grand Prix der Vereinigten Staaten. Vor diesem Rennen wurden bei den Michelin-Reifen erhebliche Sicherheitsprobleme festgestellt. Als kein Kompromiss zwischen den Teams und der FIA erreicht werden konnte, fielen alle außer den drei Teams, die Bridgestone-Reifen verwendeten, nach der Einführungsrunde aus dem Rennen und ließen nur sechs Fahrer in der Startaufstellung. Schumacher retired in 6 of the 19 races, and finished the season in third with 62 points, fewer than half the points of World Champion Alonso.[100]

2006 became the last season of Schumacher’s Ferrari career. After three races, Schumacher had just 11 points and was already 17 points behind Alonso. He won the following two races; his pole position at San Marino was his 66th, breaking Ayrton Senna’s 12-year-old record.[101] Schumacher was stripped of pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix and started the race at the back of the grid, as he stopped his car and blocked part of the circuit while Alonso was on his qualifying lap; he still managed to work his way up to fifth place on the notoriously cramped Monaco circuit. By the Canadian Grand Prix, the ninth race of the season, Schumacher was 25 points behind Alonso, but he then won the following three races to reduce his disadvantage to 11. After further victories in Italy and China, Schumacher led in the championship standings for the first time during the season.[102] After his win in Italy, Ferrari issued a press release stating that Schumacher would retire from racing at the end of the 2006 season, but would continue working for the team.[103] The tifosi and the Italian press, who did not always take to Schumacher’s relatively cold public persona, displayed an affectionate response after he announced his retirement.[104]

Schumacher led the Japanese Grand Prix; with only 16 laps to go, his car suffered an engine failure for the first time since the 2000 French Grand Prix, handing Alonso the victory.[105] During the pre-race ceremonies of the season’s last race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, former football player Pelé presented a trophy to Schumacher for his achievements in Formula One.[106][107] A fuel pressure problem prevented Schumacher from completing a single lap during the third qualifying session, forcing him to start the race in tenth position.[108] Early in the race, Schumacher moved up to sixth place but suffered a puncture caused by the front wing of Giancarlo Fisichella’s Renault.[109] Schumacher fell to 19th place, 70 seconds behind teammate and race leader Felipe Massa. Schumacher recovered and overtook both Fisichella and Räikkönen to secure fourth place. His performance was classified in the press as “heroic”,[110] an “utterly breath-taking drive”,[111] and a “performance that … sums up his career”.[112]

BMW Sauber with “Thanks Michael” messages towards Michael Schumacher on the back of their cars, Schumacher and Peter Sauber worked together in sports cars before entering F1 in 1992.

2007–2009: new roles at Ferrari [ edit ]

Schumacher at Finali Mondiali celebrations in the F2007

During the 2007 season, Schumacher acted as Ferrari’s adviser and Jean Todt’s ‘super assistant’.[113] Schumacher also helped Ferrari with their development programme at the Jerez circuit. He focused on testing electronics and tyres for the 2008 Formula One season.[114] During 2008, Schumacher also competed in motorcycle racing in the IDM Superbike-series, but stated that he had no intention of a second competitive career in this sport.[115] At the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa was seriously injured after being struck by a suspension spring during qualifying. Ferrari announced that they planned to draft in Schumacher for the European Grand Prix and subsequent Grands Prix until Massa was able to race again.[116] Schumacher tested a modified Ferrari F2007 to prepare himself as he had been unable to test the 2009 car due to testing restrictions.[117] Ferrari appealed for special permission for Schumacher to test in a 2009 spec car, but Williams, Red Bull and Toro Rosso were against this test.[118][119] In the end, Schumacher was forced to call off his return due to the severity of the neck injury he had received in a motorcycle accident earlier in the year.[120] Massa’s place was instead filled by Luca Badoer and, later, Giancarlo Fisichella.[121]

Mercedes (2010–2012) [ edit ]

“He played a crucial role when we re-joined F1 and was one of the people who laid the foundation for our future success. We’re extremely grateful for everything he did for us.” Mercedes’ team principal Toto Wolff about Schumacher’s influence on the Mercedes team[122]

In December 2009, Schumacher announced his return to Formula One for the 2010 season alongside fellow German driver Nico Rosberg in the new Mercedes GP team.[123] Mercedes returned to the sport as a constructor for the first time since 1955. Schumacher stated that his preparations to replace the injured Massa had initiated a renewed interest in Formula One, which, combined with the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition to drive for Mercedes and to be working again with team principal Ross Brawn, led Schumacher to accept the offer once he was passed fit.[123][124] Schumacher signed a three-year contract, reportedly worth £20 million.[123] He turned 41 in 2010 and his prospects with Mercedes were compared with Juan Manuel Fangio, Formula One’s oldest champion who was 46 when he won his fifth title.[123]

2010: return from retirement [ edit ]

Schumacher practising for the Malaysian Grand Prix from which he retired with a faulty wheel nut

Schumacher finished sixth in the first race of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix. He finished behind teammate Rosberg in each of the first four qualifying sessions and races; former driver Stirling Moss suggested that Schumacher might be “past it”.[125] Several other former Formula One drivers thought otherwise, including former rival Damon Hill, who warned “you should never write Schumacher off”.[126] GrandPrix.com identified the inherent understeer of the Mercedes car, exacerbated by the narrower front tyres introduced for the 2010 season, as contributing to Schumacher’s difficulties.[127] Jenson Button would later claim that Mercedes’s car was designed for him, as he would initially drive for the team, and that their differing driving styles may have contributed to Schumacher’s difficulties.[128]

Mercedes upgraded their car for the Spanish Grand Prix where Schumacher finished fourth. At the Monaco Grand Prix, Schumacher finished sixth after passing Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso on the final corner before the finish line when the safety car returned to the pits. Mercedes held that “the combination of the race control messages ‘Safety Car in this lap’ and ‘Track Clear’ and the green flags and lights shown by the marshals after safety car line one indicated that the race was not finishing under the safety car and all drivers were free to race.”[129] However, an FIA investigation found Schumacher guilty of breaching safety car regulations and awarded him a 20-seconds penalty, dropping him to 12th.[130] In Turkey, Schumacher qualified fifth, and finished fourth in the race, both his best results since his return. At the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Schumacher finished 15th, the lowest recorded finish in his career.[131] In Hungary, Barrichello attempted to pass Schumacher down the inside on the main straight. Schumacher closed the inside line to force Barrichello onto the outside, but Barrichello persisted on the inside at 180 mph (290 km/h) despite the close proximity of a concrete wall and Schumacher leaving him only inches to spare.[132][133] Schumacher was found guilty of dangerous driving and was demoted ten places on the grid for the following race, the Belgian Grand Prix, where he finished 7th despite starting 21st after his grid penalty. At the season finale in Abu Dhabi, Schumacher was involved in a major accident on the first lap, after Vitantonio Liuzzi’s car collided with Schumacher’s, barely missing his head.[134][135] Schumacher finished the season in ninth place with 72 points. For the first time since 1991, Schumacher finished a year without a win, pole position, podium or fastest lap.

Schumacher’s first points of 2011 were scored in Malaysia where he finished ninth; he later came sixth in Spain and took fourth place at the Canadian Grand Prix, after running as high as second in a wet race.[136] Despite starting last in Belgium, Schumacher finished fifth. The Japanese Grand Prix saw Schumacher lead three laps during the race, marking the first time he had led a race since 2006.[137] In doing so, he became the oldest driver to lead a race since Jack Brabham in 1970.[138] Schumacher finished the season in eighth place in the Drivers’ Championship, with 76 points.[139]

He was again partnered by Rosberg at Mercedes for the 2012 season.[140] Schumacher retired from the season’s inaugural Australian Grand Prix, and scored a point in the second round in Malaysia.[141] In China, Schumacher started on the front row, but retired due to a loose wheel after a mechanic’s error during a pit stop.[142] After causing a collision with Bruno Senna in Spain, Schumacher received a five-place grid penalty for the Monaco Grand Prix. Schumacher was fastest in qualifying in Monaco but started sixth owing to his penalty.[143] He later retired from seventh place in the race.[144] At the European Grand Prix, Schumacher finished third, his only podium finish since his return to Formula One. At 43 years and 173 days, he became the oldest driver to achieve a podium since Jack Brabham’s second-place finish at the 1970 British Grand Prix. In Germany, Schumacher set the fastest lap for the 77th time in his career, and in Belgium he became the second driver in history to race in 300 Grands Prix.[145]

Schumacher’s indecision over his future plans led to him being replaced by Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for the 2013 season.[146] In October 2012, Schumacher announced he would retire for a second time,[147] stating: “There were times in the past few months in which I didn’t want to deal with Formula One or prepare for the next Grand Prix.”[148] He concluded the season with a seventh-place finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix; Schumacher placed 13th in the 2012 Drivers’ Championship.[149]

Helmet [ edit ]

Schumacher, in conjunction with Schuberth, helped develop the first lightweight carbon helmet. In 2004, a prototype was publicly tested by being driven over by a tank; it survived intact.[150] The helmet kept the driver cool by funneling directed airflow through fifty holes.[151] Schumacher’s original helmet sported the colours of the German flag and his sponsor’s decals. On the top was a blue circle with white astroids.[152] From the 2000 Monaco Grand Prix, in order to differentiate his colours from his new teammate Rubens Barrichello—whose helmet was predominantly white with a blue circle on top and a red ellipsis surrounding the visor—Schumacher changed the upper blue colour and some of the white areas to red.[153] For the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, he wore an all-red helmet that included the names of his ninety-one Grand Prix victories.[154] At the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher’s 20th anniversary in Formula One, he wore a commemorative gold-leafed helmet, which included the year of his debut and the seasons of his seven World Driver’s titles.[155] During his 300th Grand Prix appearance, at the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix, Schumacher wore a platinum-leafed helmet with a message of his achievement.[156]

honors [edit]

Turns 9 and 10 of the Nürburgring were renamed after Schumacher in 2007.

Schumacher has been honoured many times. In 1992, the German Motor Sport Federation awarded him the ONS Cup, the highest accolade in German motorsport; he also won the trophy in 1994, 1995 and 2002.[157] In 1993, he won a Bambi Sports Award and was the first racing driver to receive the Golden Steering Wheel.[158][159] In 1994 and from 2001 to 2003, Schumacher was voted European Sportsperson of the Year by the International Sports Press Association.[160] He was voted Polish Press Agency (PAP) European Sportsperson of the Year from 2001 to 2003.[161] In 1995 and from 2000 to 2002, he was named Autosport International Racing Driver of the Year.[162][163] Schumacher was voted German Sportspersonality of the Year in 1995 and 2004.[164] During the latter year, he was voted Germany’s greatest sportsperson of the 20th century, beating Birgit Fischer and Steffi Graf to the accolade.[165] For his sports achievements and his commitment to road safety, Schumacher was awarded Germany’s highest sporting accolade, the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, in 1997.[166] In 2002, for his contributions to sport and his contributions in raising awareness of child education, Schumacher was named as one of the UNESCO Champions for Sport.[167]

Schumacher won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2002 and 2004,[168] received the Marca Leylenda award in 2001,[169] was named L’Équipe Champion of Champions three times (from 2001 to 2003),[170] won the Gazzetta World Sports Award twice (2001 and 2002),[171] and won the 2003 Lorenzo Bandini Trophy.[172] In honour of Schumacher’s racing career and his efforts to improve road safety and the sport, he was awarded an FIA Gold Medal for Motor Sport in 2006.[173] A year later, in 2007, he received the Prince of Asturias Award for Sport for his sporting prowess and his humanitarian record.[174] Together with Sebastian Vettel, Schumacher won the Race of Champions Nations’ Cup six times in a row for Germany, from 2007 to 2012.[175] In 2017, Schumacher was inducted into the FIA Hall of Fame and Germany’s Sports Hall of Fame.[176][177] In 2020, Jean Todt honoured Schumacher with the FIA President Award, in recognition of Schumacher’s seven World Championships and the “inspiration his sporting and personal commitments brought to the world”.[178]

In Sarajevo, Schumacher has been granted honorary citizenship,[179] while the Assembly of the Sarajevo Canton has renamed major city transversal street after him,[180] and earlier a large street mural has been painted in a city neighborhood of Dobrinja by a group of artists.[181] Honorary citizenship has been granted by Maranello, Modena, and Spa as well.[182][183][184] He has been appointed Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur,[185] has been honoured with the Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic,[186] and has been appointed as an ambassador of San Marino.[187] In 2008, the Swiss Football Association appointed Schumacher as the country’s ambassador for UEFA Euro 2008, hosted by Switzerland and Austria.[188] In recognition of his contribution to Formula One, the Nürburgring circuit renamed turns 9 and 10 as the “Schumacher S”, in 2007.[189] In 2014, the first corner of the Bahrain International Circuit was renamed in honour of Schumacher.[190] He received the State Prize (Staatspreis) of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2022.[191]

Personal life and philanthropy [ edit ]

In August 1995, Michael married Corinna Betsch.[192] They have two children, a daughter Gina-Marie (born 20 February 1997) and a son, Mick (born 22 March 1999). Schumacher has always been very protective of his private life and is known to dislike the celebrity spotlight.[192] The family moved to a newly built mansion near Gland, Switzerland in 2007, covering an area of 650-square-metre (7,000 sq ft) with a private beach on Lake Geneva and featuring an underground garage and petrol station, with a vintage Shell fuel pump.[193] Schumacher and his wife own horse ranches in Texas and Switzerland.[194] Schumacher’s younger brother Ralf, his son Mick, his nephew David and step-brother Sebastian Stahl have also been racing drivers.[195] Ralf Schumacher competed in Formula One for ten years, starting from 1997 until the end of 2007.[1] Mick became the third Schumacher to race in Formula One, having made his debut with Haas F1 Team in the 2021 season.[196]

Before his skiing accident, his main hobbies included horse riding, motorcycle racing, sky diving, and he played football for his local team FC Echichens.[197][198] Schumacher appeared in several charity football games,[200] and organised games between Formula One drivers.[201] He is a supporter of 1. FC Köln, his local football club when he grew up, citing Pierre Littbarski and Harald Schumacher as his idols.[202] He is a Roman Catholic.[203]

In 2006, Schumacher had a voice role in the Disney/Pixar film Cars. His character is himself as a Ferrari F430 who visits the town of Radiator Springs to get new tires from Luigi and Guido at the recommendation of Lightning McQueen. During arrival, Luigi and Guido both faint in excitement when they see him. The French film Asterix at the Olympic Games features Schumacher in a cameo role as a chariot driver called Schumix. In 2009, Schumacher appeared on the BBC’s motoring programme Top Gear as the Stig.[204] Presenter Jeremy Clarkson hinted later in the programme that Schumacher was not the regular Stig, which the BBC subsequently confirmed. Schumacher was there because Ferrari would not allow anyone else to drive the unique black Ferrari FXX that was featured in the show.[205] In July 2021, Netflix announced the first officially approved documentary film about Schumacher—called Schumacher—which was released on 15 September 2021.[206]

Schumacher was a special ambassador to UNESCO and has donated 1.5 million euros to the organisation.[207] Additionally, he paid for the construction of a school for poor children and for area improvements in Dakar, Senegal. He supported a hospital for child victims of the siege in Sarajevo, which specialises in caring for amputees.[208] In Lima, Peru, he funded the “Palace for the Poor”, a centre for helping homeless street children obtain an education, clothing, food, medical attention, and shelter. Schumacher told F1 Magazine: “It’s great if you can use your fame and the power your fame gives you to draw attention to things that really matter”.[209] For the 2002 and 2013 European flood disasters, Schumacher donated 1 million and 500,000 euros, respectively.[210][211] He donated $10 million for aid after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake,[212] which surpassed that of any other sports person, most sports leagues, many worldwide corporations and even some countries.[213] From 2002 to 2006, he donated at least $50 million to various charities.[214] In 2008, he donated between $5M and $10M to the Clinton Foundation.[215]

Since his participation in an FIA European road safety campaign, as part of his punishment after the collision at the 1997 European Grand Prix, Schumacher continued to support other campaigns, such as Make Roads Safe, which is led by the FIA Foundation and calls on G8 countries and the United Nations to recognise global road deaths as a major global health issue. In 2008, Schumacher was the figurehead of an advertising campaign by Bacardi to raise awareness about responsible drinking. He featured in an advertising campaign for television, cinema and online media, supported by consumer engagements, public relations and digital media across the world.[216]

Speedmaster Racing was issued in a Schumacher Edition having his signature on the back. Schumacher was an advertising partner for watchmaker Omega . When he won his third title in 2000, which was the first with Ferrari, thewas issued in ahaving his signature on the back.

In 1999 and 2000, Forbes magazine listed him as the highest paid athlete in the world.[217] In 2005, Eurobusiness magazine identified Schumacher as the world’s first billionaire athlete.[218] In 2005, Forbes ranked him 17th in its “The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities” list.[219] A significant share of his income came from advertising; Deutsche Vermögensberatung paid him $8 million over three years from 1999 for wearing a 10 by 8 centimetre advertisement on his post-race cap.[220] In 2010, his personal fortune was estimated at £515 million.[221] In 2017, Forbes designated Schumacher as the athlete with the fifth highest career earnings of all-time.[222]

2013 skiing accident [ edit ]

On 29 December 2013, Schumacher was skiing with his then-14-year-old son Mick, descending the Combe de Saulire below the Dent de Burgin above Méribel in the French Alps. While crossing an unsecured off-piste area between Piste Chamois and Piste Mauduit,[223][224] he fell and hit his head on a rock, sustaining a serious head injury despite wearing a ski helmet. According to his physicians, he would most likely have died if he had not been wearing a helmet.[225] He was airlifted to Grenoble Hospital where he underwent two surgical interventions.[226] Schumacher was put into a medically induced coma because of traumatic brain injury.[227][228] By March 2014, there were small encouraging signs, and in early April he was showing moments of consciousness as he was gradually withdrawn from the medically induced coma.[229]

In June 2014, Schumacher left Grenoble Hospital for further rehabilitation at the Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland.[230] In September 2014, Schumacher left the hospital and was brought back to his home for further rehabilitation.[231] Two months later, it was reported that Schumacher was “paralysed and in a wheelchair”; he “cannot speak and has memory problems”.[232] In May 2015, Schumacher’s manager Sabine Kehm stated that his condition was slowly improving “considering the severeness of the injury he had”.[233]

In September 2016, Felix Damm, lawyer for Schumacher, told a German court that his client “cannot walk”, in response to reports from December 2015 in German publication Die Bunte that he could walk again.[234] In July 2019, former Ferrari manager Jean Todt stated that Schumacher was making “good progress” but also “struggles to communicate”. Todt also said that Schumacher was able to watch Formula One races on television at his home.[235] In September of that year, Le Parisien reported that Schumacher had been admitted to the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris for treatment by cardiovascular surgeon Philippe Menasché, described as a “pioneer in cell surgery”. Following the treatment, which involved him receiving an anti-inflammatory stem cell perfusion, medical staff stated that Schumacher was “conscious”.[236]

Racing record [ edit ]

Career overview[ edit ]

Complete German Formula Three results [ edit ]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Pts 1989 WTS Racing Volkswagen HOC

3 NÜR

3 AVU

3 BRN

5 ZEL

1 HOC

3 WUN

12 HOC

19 DIE

4 NÜR

5 NÜR

1 HOC

3 3rd 1990 WTS Racing ZOL

Ret HOC

19 NÜR

5 AVU

1 WUN

1 NOR

2 ZEL

1 DIE

1 NÜR

1 NÜR

4 HOC

2 1st 148 [237] Source:

Complete World Sportscar Championship results [ edit ]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results [ edit ]

24 Hours of Le Mans results [ edit ]

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results [ edit ]

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts 1991 Team LeMans Ralt RT23 Mugen SUZ AUT FUJ MIN SUZ SUG

2 FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ FUJ 12th 6 [238] Source:

Complete Formula One results [ edit ]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

‡ Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 World Drivers’ Championship due to dangerous driving in the European Grand Prix, where he caused an avoidable accident with Jacques Villeneuve. His points tally would have placed him in second place in that year’s standings.[66]

† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Formula One records [ edit ]

Schumacher holds the following records in Formula One:

footnotes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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General

Formula 1, abbreviated F1, is the premier class of open-wheel car racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the world governing body of motorsport.[1] The “formula” in the name refers to a set of rules that all participants and cars must abide by.[2] The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, usually held on purpose-built circuits and in some cases on closed city streets.[3] The World Drivers’ Championship is awarded by the FIA ​​to the most successful Formula 1 driver throughout the season through a points system based on individual Grand Prix results.[4] The World Championship is won when it is no longer mathematically possible for another competitor to overtake their total score, regardless of the outcome of the remaining races, although it is only officially awarded at the FIA ​​Awards Ceremony in various cities following the conclusion of the season. [6][7]

Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for most Drivers’ World Championships, both having won the title seven times. Juan Manuel Fangio is third with five titles.[8][9] Schumacher also holds the record for most consecutive drivers’ titles with five between the 2000 and 2004 seasons.[10] Nigel Mansell holds the record for the most seasons before winning the world championship, entering Formula One in 1980 and winning the title in 1992, a span of 13 seasons.[11] Nico Rosberg has the most Grands Prix starts before winning his first title, a period of 206 Grands Prix between the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix and the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[12][13] Sebastian Vettel is the youngest driver’s world championship winner; he was 23 years and 134 days old when he won the championship in 2010.[14] Fangio is the oldest driver’s championship winner; he was 46 years and 41 days old when he won the title in 1957.[15]

As of the 2021 season, out of the 770 drivers who started a Grand Prix,[16] there were 34 Formula 1 drivers’ world champions.[8][9] The first Formula 1 driver’s world champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2021 season.[8][9] The title has been won 20 times by drivers from the United Kingdom between 10 drivers, more than any other nation, followed by Brazil, Finland and Germany with three drivers each. The Scuderia Ferrari team has the highest number of drivers’ titles per squad with 15 over 9 competitors, followed by McLaren with 12 titles over 7 drivers.[8] The Drivers’ Championship has been won in the final race of the season 30 times in the 72 seasons awarded.[17] Schumacher holds the record for winning the championship with the most Grands Prix remaining in a season of six, when he won the title at that year’s French Grand Prix in 2002.

By season

Legend * Current Season Bold indicates team has also won Constructors Championship (awarded since 1958)

By driver

Michael Schumacher has won the Drivers’ World Championship seven times, a record – twice with Benetton and five times with Ferrari.

Juan Manuel Fangio won the Drivers’ World Championship five times with Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes and Ferrari. He held the record from 1955 to 2003.

Alain Prost has four titles, three for McLaren and one for Williams. He also came close to winning titles for Renault and for Ferrari.

Riders in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

By driver’s nationality

Riders in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

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Youngest Driver Master

For drivers who have won more than one Drivers’ World Championship, only their first win is noted here. Riders in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

Master of the oldest drivers

Riders in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

Drivers’ World Championships in a row

A total of ten drivers have claimed back-to-back victories in the World Drivers’ Championship. Of these, only Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton have won back-to-back Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championships.[8]

Riders in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

Drivers’ Championship for Constructors who did not win the Constructors’ Championship that year

Riders in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

^[8] Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina are not on the list because they were champions before the first Constructors’ Championship was awarded in 1958.

From the chassis manufacturer

Constructors in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

a b [22] Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix with Maserati and then finished the season with Mercedes. This common championship is counted for each of these constructors.

From the engine manufacturer

Engine manufacturers in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

^[57] Built by Cosworth ^[58] 1998 and 1999 built by Ilmor ^[59] Built by Porsche

Used by tires

Tire manufacturers in bold have been entered for the 2022 World Championship.

World Drivers’ Championship wins by tire manufacturer Rank Manufacturer Seasons 1 G Goodyear 24 (7)[a] 1966–1967, 1971, 1973–1978, 1980, 1982, 1985–1997 2 P Pirelli 17 (11)[b] 1950–1954, [c][d] 1957, 2011–2021 3 B Bridgestone 11 (6)[e] 1998–2004, 2007–2010 4 D Dunlop 8 (4)[f] 1959–1965, 1969 5 M Michelin 6 1979, 1981 , 1983–1984, 2005–2006 6 F Firestone 4 1952,[d] 1968, 1970, 1972 7 C Continental 2 1954[c]–1955 E Englebert 1956, 1958

Numbers in parentheses indicate championships won as sole tire supplier.

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Fernando Alonso wrote a new piece of Formula 1 history at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, beating the legendary Michael Schumacher a record

Fernando Alonso officially had the longest Formula 1 career in the history of the sport, overtaking Michael Schumacher at the top of the list.

The German has long been the most successful racer to have appeared in the sport and has also been at it longer than anyone before him. Exactly 21 years and three months elapsed between his first and last race, a record set in 2012 that would take a while to beat.

Perhaps 10 years is a shorter timeframe than expected, but it was eclipsed on Sunday when Alonso took to the track for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. His participation in the Baku race officially extended his F1 career to 21 years, three months and eight days.

Had the Spaniard been in the sport for so long, the race in Azerbaijan would also have been his 400th Grand Prix. It wasn’t like he had a brief hiatus from F1 between 2019-20, but he’s still creeping towards the current F1 appearance record held by recently retired Kimi Raikkonen.

Aside from his new record, Alonso also came away with something else to show for his efforts. A controlled performance resulted in a seventh place finish and its associated six points, while Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon added an extra point to that total by crossing the finish line in 10th.

While it took Alonso a decade to break Schumacher’s longevity record, it could take much longer this time. Lewis Hamilton is expected to break into the top 10 later this year and overtake Jack Brabham, but his career is still more than six years shorter than his former McLaren team-mate’s.

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Sebastian Vettel is also just a few months behind the Brit but both are in the doldrums of their F1 careers and are unlikely to continue long enough to threaten Alonso’s new record. The next current active racer on the list is Sergio Perez, who ranks 50th with a career spanning just over 11 years.

Current defending champion Max Verstappen may be best suited to one day play longer than Alonso. The Red Bull racer has been in Formula 1 for more than seven years but is still only 24 and could set a new standard for longevity if he’s still racing anywhere near his own 40th birthday .

As for Alonso, this season could prove to be the two-time world champion’s last. He is yet to announce a decision on his future but it looks like his Alpine contract will expire at the end of the current season and F2 champion Oscar Piastri will be lined up to replace him should he decide to end it one day .

Article: Astrological Remedies to Become a Better Driver

Astrologer Rishabh Tiwari

Vehicles and driving is a real skill that not everyone is an expert at. Our planet and house sign placement develops the skills we need to be a good and safe driver. The fourth house in our natal chart represents vehicles and the eighth house represents accidents in astrology. And the planets like Venus bless with vehicles and Mars is the main planet representing driving skills and accidents. Many people may face unnecessary accidents and harm themselves due to the negative effects of Mars. In order to develop good driving skills, we need to make our Venus and Mars strong. Remedies to be performed to make Venus strong in our natal chart are as follows. 1. Worship Goddess Mahalakshmi and fast every Friday. 2. Avoid dark clothing and swear words, especially on Friday. 3. Always chant Mantra Mangalam Bhagvan Vishnu Mangalam Karunadhvaja Mangalam Kundali kaksham Mangalaye Tano Hari before driving in an emergency. 4. Avoid accepting something for nothing like a gift. 5. Wear light clothing, use perfume and silver jewelry. 6. Offer sweets and milk to widows and little girls every Friday to make Venus strong. These remedies can be done to avoid breakdowns in our vehicle and ensure it works well and for a long time for years. Remedial measures to make Mars strong, resulting in a good and safe driver. 1. Wear Red Coral on your index finger in a silver, gold, or copper ring on Tuesday. Clean it with mantra OM KRAM KREEM KROOM SAH BHOMAYA NAMAH 2. Wear red clothes on Tuesday. 3. Before leaving for any auspicious occasion, always leave home after eating Gur Jaggery. 4. When Mars is in Leo, Capricorn, or Aquarius, or in the 6th, 8th, or 12th house, regularly worship Lord Executioner through Bajrang Ban, Sundar Kand, and Hanuman Chalisa, especially on Tuesday. Performing these remedies will surely help Mars and Venus to become stronger and improve our driving skills.

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No matter where the journey takes you, driving a car involves a lot of responsibility. Countless breakdowns and surprises can happen on the road, so it’s important to stay alert – for your own safety and the safety of everyone around you. In 2020 alone, over 38,000 people died in auto accidents, with 11 percent of those speeding incidents and 9 percent involving a driver dying under the influence of alcohol, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). But while everyone behaves differently behind the wheel, some drivers may have more in common than they think. Research from Insurify, an auto insurance company, shows that certain zodiac signs have higher rates of bad behavior, which could astrologically qualify them as the worst drivers.

To be clear, astrology is not a science, and if you don’t believe in such a thing, we understand that. But here’s how they arrived at this ranking. In the 2021 study, Insurify collected data from over 1.6 million drivers who applied for auto insurance. The applications showed the driver’s history, vehicle type, location and some personal information to provide real-time insurance quotes.

The company then analyzed driver behavior based on four key items: speeding tickets, accidents, DUIs and suspended driver’s licenses, all recorded over the past seven years. These metrics have also been categorized by the riders’ zodiac signs. In addition, the study detailed which drivers owned luxury vehicles and trucks, and how prevalent the zodiac signs were in each city. Using all this information, Insurify created a ranking of the worst drivers by zodiac sign. Wondering if your sign is considered the most ruthless or the safest? Read on to find out.

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Lion

Insurify found that Leo is the safest zodiac sign on the road. Not only are they big fans of luxury vehicles and trucks, but this fire sign has the fewest tickets, accidents and driver’s license suspensions compared to other signs. As natural leaders with strong egos, it’s no surprise that Leos are another thing they’re best at. In fact, Allure notes that lions are represented in the tarot by the card, Strength. They don’t let anyone stop them – including bad drivers, obviously.

The story goes on

“As fearless optimists who refuse to accept failure, Leos will find their deep wells of courage grow as they get older,” says Allure.

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fishes

While these riders are considered the best out there, Pisces still has a record, with DUIs being their most common offense. This watermark also has a history of speeding tickets, as they rank seventh in most speeding tickets. Pisces are known for their compassion and friendliness, according to Cosmopolitan, which can be good traits in a rider.

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Aquarius

Coupled with Pisces in this study, Insurify found that Aquarians are very reliable behind the wheel, with little reckless driving. Aquarians are self-reliant, so staying alert on a busy road can be a priority for them.

“Though their natural intelligence, fairness, and (great) wit often earn them a large circle of eclectic friends, Aquarius ultimately stands alone,” says Cosmopolitan. “They will not compromise their ideals, their morals, or their need for freedom and independence for anyone.”

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Virgo

Despite their attention to detail and organization, Virgos, as InStyle notes, aren’t necessarily perfect at everything—at least not when it comes to driving. As the zodiac sign most likely to drive a truck, according to Insurify research, this earth sign has the second most traffic tickets of any other zodiac sign.

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Twins

Often mistaken for being duplicitous, a Gemini simply tends to lead busy lives. This busy schedule could have an impact on how they drive: Geminis have not only been ranked as the 4th star sign with the most driver’s license disqualifications, but also the 3rd with the most traffic tickets. And even when they’re not out and about, Geminis tend to move very quickly.

“These hyperactive air signs have short attention spans and are happiest when they can move fluidly from one idea to the next,” says Allure.

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Scorpio

Scorpios, who are linked to Gemini in this study, are passionate, loyal, and intelligent, according to Cosmopolitan. But when it comes to their demeanor on the street, this water sign makes some bad decisions. In fact, Scorpios have the second most common DUIs out of all other zodiac signs.

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Scale

As noted by Cosmopolitan, Libras strive to find “the fairest solution to any problem” as they hate “clutter, chaos, disorder, and conflict.” Not surprisingly, then, that Insurify calls Libras a “mid-range driver,” stressing that this mark doesn’t leave a particularly good or bad impression on the insurance company. Because the air sign isn’t known for many reckless driving behaviors, it gets an average rank on the list compared to the other zodiac signs.

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Protect

Coming in at number five, Sagittarians have quite a record of breaking the rules on the road. Insurify found it to have the third highest number of speeding tickets and suspended driver’s licenses of any other sign. Risky driving aside, Sagittarians are free spirits who live life to the limit with a positive attitude.

“The fire sign is a direct, fiery, passionate force to be reckoned with that is ideal for anyone dreaming of an adventurous, maybe even global, affair,” says InStyle.

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Cancer

Cancers are known to be sensitive and very protective of themselves, which isn’t a bad thing, but according to Insurify, they don’t seem to have this gentle nature in a car. Not only were crabs ranked among those most likely to have their driver’s license suspended, they ranked fourth for most traffic tickets and most accidents.

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bull

Known for their focus and ambition, says Allure, Tauruses are a force to be reckoned with. But despite their hard work, this earth sign has been called out for bad behavior on the road. Along with Cancer in third place in Insurify’s study, Taurus is the second highest zodiac sign with the most suspended licenses. Taurus is also the fourth sign for DUIs and the fifth sign for accidents.

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Capricorn

Much like Taurus, Capricorn, another earth sign, “wants to overcome whatever is behind them and their long-term goals,” as Locken explains. While they’ve found great success, Capricorns’ driving skills could still use some work, according to Insurify. Voted the second-worst drivers on this list, Capricorns were ranked as having the highest likelihood of having a DUI on their record. The data also showed that they are the second most likely to have car accidents.

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Aries

Aries are bold, impulsive and overly optimistic. Although they strive to be the best, this fire sign is ranked as the worst driver of all 12 zodiac signs. Aside from being the third most crashed zodiac sign, Aries won two of Insurify’s superlatives for reckless driving: most likely to get a ticket and most likely to have an accident on their record. Whether they drive or not, Aries live their lives in the fast lane.

“Uncomplicated and direct in their approach, they are often frustrated by exhausting details and unnecessary nuance,” says Allure. “They like it fast and dirty.”

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Stubborn but practical Taurus versus adaptable but absent-minded Pisces… Who is the better driver?

Many people believe that our astrological signs determine aspects of our personality and how we react to certain situations, even while driving. In a world of different personalities, there are many different driving styles, so find out what your zodiac sign really says about you!

Just remember that good and bad driving habits are not written in the stars, and luckily for many of us, our zodiac sign is never called into question when a car crashes. This article is for entertainment purposes only, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun at the expense of a poorly parked fish! Regardless of our astrological qualities, we all have the ability to rise up and be safe drivers in any situation.

What is your star sign?

Aries: March 21 – April 19, Taurus: April 20 – May 20, Gemini: May 21 – June 20, Cancer: June 21 – July 22, Leo: July 23 – August 22, Virgo: August 23 – September 22, Libra: September 23 – October 22, Scorpio: October 23 – November 21, Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21, Capricorn: December 22 – January 19, Aquarius: January 20 – February 18, Pisces: February 19 – March 20.

Aries: Impatient but determined. On the road, these drivers do not question their driving style. However, this fire sign can also be the impatient driver you see weaving through traffic.

Taurus: Competent but stubborn. Bull drivers always plan ahead to get where they need to be most efficiently, but this bull sign can also drive aggressively and would probably rather run a yellow light than wait through a red one.

Gemini: Adaptable multitaskers. The Gemini driver won’t get out of shape if he’s late. Unfortunately, that’s because their perceived efficiency can create dangerous driving distractions as they look at the map, sip coffee, and finish their makeup while driving.

Cancer: Compassion meets insecurity. Cancers are empathetic and likely very considerate of other drivers. At the same time, their highly sensitive nature can lead to hurt feelings (and a honk) when other drivers aren’t so polite.

Leo: Confident and maybe a little self-centered. Driven by a desire to excel, Leos tend to be highly skilled riders who make few technical mistakes. However, their ego can come into play, making them more likely to try to park illegally or talk their way into a ticket.

Virgo: Practical but overly cautious. Virgos are often perfectionists and can usually parallel park anywhere. However, their cautious nature can also make them hesitate when faced with things like roundabouts.

Libra: Cooperative but hesitant. Libras are often best at sharing the road with motorcyclists, cyclists, and pedestrians. However, their indecisiveness can make them more accident-prone in traffic situations that require quick thinking.

Scorpio: Resourceful and aggressive. Known for their intuition, a Scorpio driver is usually good at anticipating the actions of other drivers. However, they can be easily offended if you interrupt them and will let you know when they are angry.

Sagittarius: Sensitive but somewhat inflexible. Always ready to help other motorists, Sagittarius drivers usually have impeccable safety records. But a stubborn streak makes them less likely to admit it when they make a wrong turn.

Capricorn: Organized but suspicious. Capricorns always take their time to get where they want to go and almost never get speeding tickets. However, being suspicious by nature, they will be less likely to listen to the Sagittarius’s instructions.

Aquarius: Adventurous and impulsive. Aquarius never fears traffic jams and can usually bypass the worst of traffic. However, when these “shortcuts” involve illegal turns or speeding, problems arise.

Pisces: Patient but absent-minded. Pisces are good-natured and will always let other riders in when they need to merge. But they’re often busy and are least likely to check their blind spots or make sure they’re parked within the lines.

Regardless of your sign, plan accordingly

Unfortunately, sometimes accidents still happen, regardless of our cosmic karma. That’s why Hupy and Abraham’s attorneys always emphasize that the easiest way to get what you deserve is to make sure you and your family are covered by a good auto insurance policy.

Choose the right car based on your zodiac sign

Are you looking for a new car but not sure what to expect from a new car? Maybe the answer is in the stars!

The perfect car isn’t one that just ticks off a checklist of features and performance stats. It should be something that fits your personality, a vehicle that you connect with and enjoy driving.

After all, the best car for you depends a lot more on you than on the car!

Your zodiac sign says a lot about who you are and what makes you happy. So check out this “Automotive Horoscope” and see what resonates. It might just give you a better idea of ​​what you really want in a car and where to find it.

The best cars for each zodiac sign

Aries: Go fun and flashy

Aries are playful and young at heart, confident, adventurous and enthusiastic. Look for a car that’s fun, fast, and flashy, preferably in a light color, like a Jeep Wrangler or a sporty Corvette.

Taurus: Practical, stable and reliable

Taurus is solid and grounded. You want a car that is as stable and reliable as you are. It should be built for durability and designed for safety, like a Volvo or Subaru. Take the time to look at the vehicle in detail to ensure it meets your needs.

Gemini: Versatile with a lot going on

Ruled by Mercury, the Gemini personality is curious and versatile. Drive around in a light and modern car with many additional features like the new Kia Stinger, the Audi A5 or a Smart Fortwo.

Cancer: On the way home

Cancer patients are looking for comfort at the wheel, both physically and mentally. The right car for you is safe and stable with a spacious, well-appointed interior. Soft seats and a great infotainment system will help you enjoy the ride. Try something like the Chevy Equinox or the Honda CR-V.

Leo: Show your style

Leo is the star of the show and wants a car that reflects that. These born leaders will love a Mustang, Audi R8 or Acura NSX. Ruled by the sun, don’t shy away from a fiery, eye-catching color.

Virgo: Only the best, down to the smallest detail

Perfectionism and attention to detail are the name of the game for Virgo. People born under this zodiac sign have high standards when it comes to the performance of their cars and will not settle for anything less than maximum fuel efficiency. Japanese brands are a sure bet, or the sleek, gas-guzzling new Mazda CX-5.

Libra: harmony and family

Libras are committed to family and relationships. Harmony and elegant aesthetics are important to them. Think towards a classic minivan that looks good and allows you to be surrounded by the people you love. Of these, the Chrysler Pacifica is a good choice.

Scorpio: Sexy with hidden depth

Scorpios will enjoy a car that is intense, sexy and mysterious just like them. You’ll enjoy the subtle yet sparkling 2017 Chevrolet Camaro or Mazda 3 for more than meets the eye. Choose a dark color.

Sagittarius: Direct and to the point

Sagittarians are direct and fly straight like an arrow. They are interested in getting where they want to go without unnecessary frills. Something like a BMW Sports Wagon, Honda Accord, or Toyota Camry can do the trick.

Capricorn: Noble and functional

Capricorns are hardworking, stylish perfectionists who want to show their success to the world. This personality goes well with a stable but high-end vehicle like a Mercedes or Acura, or the luxurious Volvo XC90 if you’re looking for an SUV.

Aquarius: Ride into the future

Aquarians love everything new and futuristic. They want something progressive and ecological with a unique flair. Try a hybrid or electric vehicle: Tesla, Chevy Volt or Prius.

Pisces: comfort with creative flair

Like Cancer, Pisces people want a car that feels like home, but they also want it to have some personality. They are artistic and want their vehicle to have some spark. The Kia Soul or the Volkswagen Beetle go well with a Pisces.

Conclusion

I hope this article gives you some inspiration in your search for a new wheelset.

Of course, astrology depends on a lot more than just your sun sign, and choosing the right car depends on a lot more than astrology!

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