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| '''Michael Schumacher''' is a successful ] ] driver, born on ], ] in Hürth (close to ]). He made his debut in ] as a replacement driver for the ] team. For the next race following his debut, he was signed on by ]-]. He won the Drivers' Championship title with Benetton in ] and ]. | '''Michael Schumacher''' is a successful ] ] driver, born on ], ] in Hürth (close to ]). He made his debut in ] as a replacement driver for the ] team. For the next race following his debut, he was signed on by ]-]. He won the Drivers' Championship title with Benetton in ] and ]. | ||
| For ] he signed a contract with ] and has become one of the most successful drivers in history. In the ] season he won the first Drivers' title for Ferrari since ]. Next year, on the way to his fourth title, had almost completely rewritten the F1 record books, breaking ]'s record for the most wins. In ], he took his fifth world title, equalling the record set by ]. | For ] he signed a contract with ] and has become one of the most successful drivers in history. In the ] season he won the first Drivers' title for Ferrari since ]. Next year, on the way to his fourth title, had almost completely rewritten the F1 record books, breaking ]'s record for the most wins. In a dominant ], he easily took his fifth world title, equalling the record set by ]. | ||
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Michael Schumacher is a successful German Formula One driver, born on January 3, 1969 in Hürth (close to Cologne). He made his debut in 1991 as a replacement driver for the Jordan team. For the next race following his debut, he was signed on by Benetton-Ford. He won the Drivers' Championship title with Benetton in 1994 and 1995.
For 1996 he signed a contract with Ferrari and has become one of the most successful drivers in history. In the 2000 season he won the first Drivers' title for Ferrari since 1979. Next year, on the way to his fourth title, had almost completely rewritten the F1 record books, breaking Alain Prost's record for the most wins. In a dominant 2002, he easily took his fifth world title, equalling the record set by Juan-Manuel Fangio.