BRATISLAVA. When it comes to Formula 1, many come up with Michael Schumacher first. Especially at the beginning of the millennium, it had no competition, as evidenced by its five championship titles in the series.
To this day, it is a record that no one has been able to balance. Not even Lewis Hamilton, who had trampled on it last season, lost the title in the last round.
However, Schmumacher’s career was not only about victories, but also about controversial moments that polarized society. In 1997, he was disqualified from the championship in the last race, although he fought for the title.
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Five years later, in Austria, teammate Rubens Barrichello gave him the victory when he slowed down just before the finish. And although Schumacher took second place on the podium, the spectators in Spielberg booed him.
His name is also associated with a situation that happened exactly 17 years ago.
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The German Ferrari racer won the 2005 US Grand Prix, which has made F1 history as one of the most controversial and scandalous.
Again after a year and in the same place
While today F1 has a single tire supplier, this was not the case in 2005. Three teams had tires from the Japanese company Bridgestone, the remaining seven from the French Michelin.
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