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Michael Schumacher
Seven times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is one Germany's most famous sports stars.
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Fresh Schumacher footage
A German skier has told the weekly news magazine Spiegel that he inadvertently caught Michael Schumacher's crash in the French Alps on his smartphone. Schumacher remains in a coma a week after his fall.
Silent vigil in Grenoble
French investigators are examining a camera from Michael Schumacher's ski helmet. The retired F1 driver remains hospitalized in a coma following a ski accident. Motor racing fans kept vigil on Schumacher's 45th birthday.
Schumacher birthday vigil
Michael Schumacher fans have been holding a vigil outside a French hospital to mark his 45th birthday. The F1 driver is said to be in a stable but critical condition following a skiing accident.
Schumacher critical but stable
Racing legend Michael Schumacher remains in a critical but stable condition in a French hospital ahead of his 45th birthday. The former F1 champion driver has been in a coma since suffering a head injury while skiing.
Schumacher: no change
Michael Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm says the former Formula 1 champion is still in a critical but stable condition.
Critical but stable condition
Michael Schumacher's longstanding manager Sabine Kehm has told reporters that he is still in a critical condition, but is stable. She said his doctors would continue their work and had no major developments to report.
Critical, but improved condition
Michael Schumacher's doctors in Grenoble have said the Formula One world champion's condition is improved after an overnight operation. They said it was still too soon to predict future development.
Michael Schumacher in critical condition
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher remains in a critical condition after suffering brain trauma. The German driver was taken to a hospital in the French city of Grenoble after a skiing accident. Schumacher won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship a record seven times, including five consecutive titles at the start of the new millennium.
Always on the limit
Michael Schumacher has always been a thrill-seeker, and not just behind the wheel.
Schumacher remains in coma
Doctors treating Michael Schumacher have said his condition remains critical and it's too early to say whether he will recover. The German former F1 world champion remains in a coma after a skiing accident on Sunday.
Schumacher in critical condition
Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is in a coma and listed in critical condition following a skiing accident in the French Alps. The German motor racing legend is being treated in a hospital in Grenoble.
Schumacher: 'critical' condition
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has had a skiing accident in the French Alps. The German former driver is said by local media to be in critical condition after falling and hitting his head on a rock.
Webber pips Vettel for pole
Australian driver Mark Webber has put his German teammate Sebastian Vettel in the shade in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Vettel will be hoping to equal the record of a famous compatriot in the race itself.
The most successful Formula One drivers of all time
Sebastian Vettel is already one of F1's most successful drivers, aged just 26. Numerically, Michael Schumacher tops the tree; but he's by no means everyone's choice as "greatest of all time." Here are some candidates:
Vettel: world champion - again
Sebastian Vettel is no longer the nice, friendly youngster of Formula One racing.
Tax evasion made easy
Many prominent Germans do not pay taxes in Germany. They have gone abroad.
Babe no more, still boisterous
Gunning for a third F1 title, aged 25, Sebastian Vettel is still young - and hungry - at heart.
Schumi is only human after all
Was it a mistake by Michael Schumacher when he decided on a comeback to Formula One racing three years ago? DW sports editor Stefan Nestler thinks not.
Schumacher retires
The German driver confirmed his retirement one week after F1 announced his replacement. He leaves behind an unprecedented legacy in the sport of racing.
Final lap?
Schumacher will likely quit F1 racing at the end of the season - for the second time in his career.
Button breezes to Spa victory
McLaren driver Jenson Button converted his pole position into a win at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The leader of the drivers’ standings, Fernando Alonso, was knocked out of the race by a crash in the first corner.
Schumacher claims Monaco pole
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has secured the 69th Formula One pole position of his career, and only the first since his comeback in 2010. But the German faces a five-place grid penalty.
Double champ
Sebastian Vettel dominates the 2011 Formula One field, winning his second title aged just 24.
Athletes of the Year
Two speedsters - Sebastian Vettel and Maria Riesch - and Germany's World Cup squad take prizes.
A worthy champ
Deutsche Welle's Arnulf Boettcher provides his take on Germany's new sports hero.
Easy does it
Vettel leads the way, as teammate Mark Webber walks away from a big smash.
Win for Webber
Australian Mark Webber wins the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix for Red Bull.
Six of the best
A record six German drivers are on the Formula One grid this year, but who are they?
Return of the king
Michael Schumacher takes his new F1 Mercedes out for a spin for the first time.
Schumacher comeback
Michael Schumacher has signed a one-year contract to drive for Mercedes in 2010.
Comeback syndrome
Why can't form F1 champion Michael Schumacher and other athletes quit playing games?
End of a dream
Michael Schumacher says a lingering neck injury forced him to abandon his return to Formula One.
Comeback cancelled
Former Formula One drivers' champion Michael Schumacher has cancelled his planned comeback.
Schumi's back
F1's most successful driver, Michael Schumacher, has announced his return to the Ferrari cockpit.
Skol vs. Skull
To dirndl or not to dirndl -- that is one question. But what about a dirdl decorated with skulls?
Pedal to the Metal
Germany's former number one race car driver Schumacher has recently been driving around taxis.
Racetrack Turns 80
The Nürburgring, Germany's beautiful and difficult racing course, turned 80 on Monday.
Out of the Driver's Seat
Ferrari wants retired world champion driver Michael Schumacher to stay to assist its new CEO.
Dramatic Finale
German F1 star Michael Schumacher didn't win his last race, but he finished a hero nonetheless.
The End of An Era As Schumacher Bows Out
Michael Schumacher, one's of the world's greatest drivers who won seven world titles during a glittering and not quite uncontroversial 15-year Formula One career, is retiring.
Michael Schumacher Wins German Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher boosted his chances of snatching an eighth world title when he won the German Grand Prix for the fourth time with a faultless performance here on Sunday.
Schumacher States Season's Intention With Pole in Bahrain
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher showed his return to form when he stormed to a Ferrari 1-2 to take pole position for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
German Diplomacy Takes to the Fast Lane
When it comes to driving, diplomats are quick to dispense with their customary caution. And guess what? The Germans are the worst of all.
Who's Afraid of Michael Schumacher?
The race for the Formula 1 crown starts on Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix, and Michael Schumacher is expecting a difficult start. That should offer fans a change of pace, but can anyone dethrone the German champ?
German Donations to Tsunami Fund Hit €400 Million
Who Can Break Schumacher's Grip on F1?
The 2005 Formula One season looms large with winter training already underway. Last season was another record breaking campaign for a certain German driver and the question remains, can anyone beat Michael Schumacher?
Interview with Michael Schumacher Takes the Cake
Racing star Michael Schumacher confused his interviewer on French TV by speaking English and ignoring the French/German interpreter provided. When the interviewer switched to German, the chaos was complete.
'Top 100 Germans' Poll Yields Surprises
Schumacher Wins Sixth Title
Early Sunday morning Formula One fans in Germany woke to see their home favorite, Michael Schumacher, beat out his stiffest rival Kimi Raikkonen to claim a historic sixth world championship in Suzuka, Japan.
Michael Schumacher -- From Go-Carts to Grand Prix
He's the undisputed hero of Formula One racing and just a step away from a sixth world championship. But despite life in a very fast lane, Michael Schumacher has managed to keep things from spinning out of control.
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