Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher was hospitalized December 29 after suffering "severe head trauma" from a ski accident in the French Alps. He is now leaving hospital and will continue his recovery from home. Here we look back at some highlights of his career.
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Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher was hospitalized December 29 after suffering "severe head trauma" from a ski accident in the French Alps. He is now leaving hospital and will continue his recovery from home. Here we look back at some highlights of his career.
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Schumacher made his F1 debut in 1991. Shortly after making his bow, the German posed for this photograph at the go-kart circuit in his hometown of Kerpen where he began his racing career.
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Schumacher made his F1 debut in 1991. Shortly after making his bow, the German posed for this photograph at the go-kart circuit in his hometown of Kerpen where he began his racing career.
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Schumacher won his first world title with Benetton in 1994 -- he went on to repeat the feat the following season.
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Schumacher won his first world title with Benetton in 1994 -- he went on to repeat the feat the following season.
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As a growing global celebrity, the German's fame took him away from the race track. Here he meets Pope John Paul II in 1999.
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As a growing global celebrity, the German's fame took him away from the race track. Here he meets Pope John Paul II in 1999.
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A move to Ferrari in 1996 was to bring more success for Schumacher, seen here meeting King Juan Carlos of Spain in 2001.
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A move to Ferrari in 1996 was to bring more success for Schumacher, seen here meeting King Juan Carlos of Spain in 2001.
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Schumacher won five world titles with Ferrari. The last of them -- his seventh overall -- came in 2005. His collection of world titles remains unbeaten in the sport's history.
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Schumacher won five world titles with Ferrari. The last of them -- his seventh overall -- came in 2005. His collection of world titles remains unbeaten in the sport's history.
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Schumacher celebrated plenty of good times with the Italian scarlet racers and Ferrari continue to support his recovery with a #ForzaMichael digital campaign.
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Schumacher celebrated plenty of good times with the Italian scarlet racers and Ferrari continue to support his recovery with a #ForzaMichael digital campaign.
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After retiring at the end of the 2006 season, Schumacher delighted his fans by making a surprise return to F1 in 2010. He was back to race for Mercedes at the age of 41.
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After retiring at the end of the 2006 season, Schumacher delighted his fans by making a surprise return to F1 in 2010. He was back to race for Mercedes at the age of 41.
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The eighth world title Schumacher had dreamed of was not to materialize. The Mercedes car was largely uncompetitive and the German great retired for a second time at the end of 2012.
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The eighth world title Schumacher had dreamed of was not to materialize. The Mercedes car was largely uncompetitive and the German great retired for a second time at the end of 2012.
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After his second retirement, Schumacher stayed out of the headlines but he was plunged back into the spotlight after his skiing accident in December 2013. The media and well-wishers soon gathered outside the Grenoble hospital where he began his treatment.
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After his second retirement, Schumacher stayed out of the headlines but he was plunged back into the spotlight after his skiing accident in December 2013. The media and well-wishers soon gathered outside the Grenoble hospital where he began his treatment.
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