Formula One Legends has a large range of formula one pictures and items featuring Michael Schumacher, including pictures by Alan Stammers, some signed examples, and depending upon supply a race worn helmet, visors, tyres and race suits.

All formula one Michael Schumacher photos and pictures are supplied with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity as well as a photograph of the drivers signing, if available.

Michael Schumacher Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari	Michael Schumacher 1992 Benetton Ford
Ferrari Wheel and Tyre race used by Michael Schumacher	1992 Schumacher race worn and signed visor
Schumacher celebrating victory in Canada wearing the suit	Schumacher talks to Jean Alesi after winning the Canadian GP

Michael Schumacher's race-worn and hand signed helmet

1992 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka and 1993 Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide

This actual helmet was worn by Michael Schumacher in the 1992 Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide where he finished in second place. The helmet is in race-finish condition and has never been cleaned. It is complete with intercom equipment and signed by Michael and comes with the original helmet bag. This helmet was also worn by Michael in the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix. Complete with photos. In a recent auction this helmet was sold.

Michael Schumacher's Race-Worn Helmet

Biography

Name: Michael Schumacher

Nickname: Schumi or Schuey
Date of Birth: 3rd January 1969
Nationality: German
Place of Birth: Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Residency: Vufflens-le-Château, Switzerland
Status: Married to Corinna Betsch on Tuesday 1st August 1995
Children: Gina-Maria, daughter (DOB 19/01/97) and son Mick (DOB 22/03/99).
Family: Rolf, Father, Elizabeth, Mother and Ralf, Brother (DOB 30/6/75).

His Helmet...
Michael explains how his helmet's paint scheme came about:
"From the area of the visor you see the traditional German black-red-gold. I chose the colours years ago with a friend of mine and I changed it only slightly, mostly to include sponsor decals. The blue circle with the white stars on the top was his idea. After joining Ferrari I added the prancing horse on the back. "

Since the European GP in 2000, Michael has raced with a modified helmet design. The blue circle on the top in now painted light red. The white Marlboro stripe around the top is also now red. The change was made to prevent confusion between himself and Barrichello, whose design was confusingly similar.

F1 Teams Driven for:

Year	Team	Teammates
1991	Jordan	1991 Andrea de Cesaris
1991-1995	Benetton	1991 Nelson Piquet
		1992 Martin Brundle
		1993 Riccardo Patrese
		1994 Jos Verstappen/JJ Lehto/ Jonny Herbert
		1995 Jonny Herbert
1996 - 2006	Ferrari	1996-1999 Eddie Irvine
		2000- 2005 Rubens Barrichello
		2006 - Felipe Massa

Michael Schumacher entered only one race for Jordan - his F1 debut at Spa Francorchamps in 1991. He qualified 7th but in the race the clutch burnt out and he didn't make it off the grid. He stood in for Bertrand Gachot, who had been jailed in London just before the GP for an assault with CS gas on a taxi driver!

Michael is Ferrari's most successful driver ever, ahead of Niki Lauda.

Michael Schumacher recently won the French GP for the 8th time, yet another record! Slowly Michael Schumacher closes in on Alonso and may be in with a chance of regaining the World title.

So the rumour is now confirmed, Michael Schumacher is to retire after the 2006 season. Having announced this over the team radio at the slow down lap at Monza, the Italian Grand Prix, broadcast over the tannoy to all the fans around the circuit.

The advantage may still be with Ferrari in the 2007 season when all teams will be using Bridgestone tyres, giving Ferrari an advantage as they already run these.

Michael Schumacher is without a doubt the best and most successful driver of our time, having won more GP's than Senna and Prost combined. A truly great achievement.

Recently he announced his retirement from racing after the 2006 season. This was done over the on board radio at the end of the race, being broadcast over the tannoy to the waiting crowds. Michael has recently started a real comeback in the championship and it was beginning to seem incredible that he will be retiring at yet another high in his career.

It appears that Michael Schumacher is indeed retiring at the end of the 2006 season, although it was a close run finish to the season and there was a chance that he was going to regain his world championship title at one point, but it was not to be and he finished the season in second place to Alonso. The general opinion is that he will be taking some time away from racing before returning in a managerial role. He has been the driving force behind the Ferrari team, building a team strictly around himself and his needs. This is definitely a skill he will be able to take with him to another team to build this type of resource around any other driver.

Michael was recently quoted as saying that he believed that due to the pace of development in Formula One, no driver could return to the sport after leaving as they would almost instantly lose the edge in such a fast changing sport. He was, it seems, trying to tell everyone one that no matter what happens in his life next, he will not be returning to the sport, or at least not as a driver!