Name: Michael Schumacher

Nickname: Schumi or Schuey
Date of Birth: 3rd January 1969
Nationality: German
Place of Birth: Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Residency: Vufflens-le-Château, Switzerland
Status: Married to Corinna Betsch since Tuesday 1st August 1995
Children: Gina-Maria, daughter (DOB 19/01/97) and son Mick (DOB 22/03/99).
Family: Rolf, Father, Elizabeth, Mother and Ralf, Brother (DOB 30/6/75).

His Hobbies...
Soccer, tennis, swimming, skiing.

His Manager...
Michael's manager since 1989 has been Willi Weber. Schumacher was to receive a free drive in his WTS team for three years, Weber in return receives 20% of all income Michael earns from motor races. The initial agreement was to last 10 years, however it was later extended for a further several years.

His Helmet...
Michael explains how his helmet's paint scheme came about:
"From the area of the visor you see the traditional German black-red-gold. I chose the colours years ago with a friend of mine and I changed it only slightly, mostly to include sponsor decals. The blue circle with the white stars on the top was his idea. After joining Ferrari I added the prancing horse on the back. "

Since the European GP in 2000, Michael has raced with a modified helmet design. The blue circle on the top in now painted light red. The white Marlboro stripe around the top is also now red. The change was made to prevent confusion between himself and Barrichello, whose design was confusingly similar.

Michael Schumacher
F1 Driver

Photo courtesy of Passing Shots

Michael in the Ferrari F399
Michael's old helmet design can be seen quite clearly here. The section obscured is simply the lower portion, which was just a white stripe.

F1 Teams Driven for:

Schuey entered only one race for Jordan - his F1 debut at Spa Francorchamps in 1991. He qualified 7th but in the race the clutch burnt out and he didn't make it off the grid. He stood in for Bertrand Gachot, who had been jailed in London just before the GP for an assault with CS gas on a taxi driver!

Michael is Ferrari's most successful driver ever, ahead of Niki Lauda.

Learn more about Michael! The following great biographies provide more information than we ever could on mSchumacher.com!

This biography is the second from Christopher Hilton on Michael. The first was printed in July 2000, but this second one has been written after he won several more championships!

The author has penned the biographies of numerous other top drivers. Highly recommended reading.

The latest official Schumacher book!

Published in December 2003, Michael's superb autobiography is a 192 page in-depth insight into the great man. There is far more information than it is possible to offer here. We learn about his past, the secrets of his success, his family, his view of other drivers and the state of F1, his opinions on controversial races and drivers, and we are given an insider's view of Ferrari.

Fantastic new photographs from renowned European photographer, Michel Comte, give us new insight into the man and his life. For the first time the private man who gives nothing away and the driver who takes no hostages relaxes and opens up. It provides us with insight and information which only he himself could. The book offers a true insight into Michael's personality and is highly recommended. For more info or to buy the book from amazon.com click to the right.