24 Hours of Le Mans Drivers

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 199. Chapters: Michael Schumacher, Mark Webber, Jacques Villeneuve, Mario Andretti, Sebastien Bourdais, Michele Mouton, Steve Fossett, Sebastien Loeb, David Coulthard, Damon Hill, Michele Alboreto, Rudolf Caracciola, A. J. Foyt, Jack Brabham, Colin McRae, Giancarlo Fisichella, Alex Yoong, Nelson Piquet, Jr., Nick Heidfeld, Michael Andretti, Paul Newman, Alain Menu, Yvan Muller, Peter Brock, Graham Hill, Tim Harvey, Martin Brundle, Eddie Cheever, Mike Hailwood, Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro, John Surtees, Jean Alesi, Eddie Irvine, Chris Amon. Excerpt: Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation: ( listen); born 3 January 1969) is a retired German Formula One racing driver. Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. He holds many of Formula One's driver records, including most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, points scored and most races won in a single season - 13 in 2004. In 2002 he became the only driver in Formula One history to finish in the top three in every race of a season and then also broke the record for most consecutive podium finishes. According to the official Formula One website he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen." A poll of 217 Formula One drivers conducted by the British magazine Autosport in 2009 named Schumacher the second-greatest F1 driver of all time, behind Ayrton Senna. After beginning with karting, Schumacher won German drivers' championships in Formula Konig and Formula Three before joining Mercedes in the World Sportscar Championship. After one Mercedes-funded race for the Jordan Formula One team, Schumacher signed as a driver for the Benetton Formula One team in 1991. After winning consecutive championships with Benetton in 1994/5, Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 and...