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Michael Schumacher was born on the third of January 1969 in Hurth-Hermulheim, West Germany. He is a seven-time Formula One World's Drivers Champion and he is currently driving for Mercedes GP. He is considered by most "the greatest driver the sport has ever seen". He entered into history as the only driver in the sport to complete an entire season on 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in all races.

Michael, when he was only four, was given a kart powered by an old lawn-mower engine by his father. That was the beginning of a World Champion's career. In 1980 he traveled to Belgium for the World Karting Championship and was fully impressed by Ayrton Senna. Michael was soon making a name for himself and in 1984 he won the German Junior Championship and after that the 1987 European championship came his way.

Before joining Mercedes in the World Sportcar Championship and after beginning with go-karts, Schumacher won German drivers championships in Formula Three and Formula König. After winning consecutive championships with Benetton in 1994, Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 and wins another five consecutive drivers title from 2000-2004. So he was seven time world champion, first in 1994, followed by 1995, 200, 2001, 2002, 2003 and ending with 2004. He won 91 races, for 154 times was on the podium and he collected 1,369 career points. His first race was the Belgian Grand Prix in 1991, wich is his first win in 1992. The last win was in 2006 at Chinese Grand Prix and his last race was the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2006.

In his last season the 37-year-old driver who made Formula One racing his personal playground wasn't at the end of his powers. There was no driver before so excellent for so long but Michael finally grew tired of the effort necessary to continue to excel and decided to quit while he was still ahead. This retirement was only for a period of time because in 2010, after a three year as a consultant to Ferrari, Michael signed a contract with the new Mercedes GP team headed by Ross Brawn.

Off the track, Schumacher is an ambassador for UNESCO and a spokesman for driver safety. He donated tens of millions of dollars to charity and has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts throughout his life. Michael and his younger brother Ralf Schumacher are the only brothers to win races in Formula One, and they were the first brother to finish first and second in the same race in Montreal 2001 and 2003.