Bbc news michael schumacher biography

Schumacher suffered a head injury in a skiing accident in France in December last year and was transferred to the Swiss hospital in June.

Schumacher made his debut with Jordan in 1991, before joining Benetton, where he won back-to-back drivers' championships in 1994 and 1995..

A class act to the end

Born: 3/1/69

Nationality: German

Team: Ferrari

First GP: Belgium 1991

Wins: 91

Titles: 7

Previous teams: Jordan, Benetton

2006 position: 2nd

Michael Schumacher retired from Formula One on a high at the end of this season, even though he did not win an eighth world championship title.

All the skill and commitment that made Schumacher so formidable remained in intact to the very end of his career.

Bouncing back to the front after Ferrari's poor 2005, Schumacher took a thrilling title fight to the last race.

And at the age of 37, the German remained the best driver in the sport, a legend in his own lifetime.

F1 legend Michael Schumacher has left hospital in Grenoble and is no longer in a coma following his skiing accident, his family says.

BBC Sport's chief F1 writer Andrew Benson reflects on the career of Michael Schumacher, one of the greatest drivers of all time, as he turns.

Schumacher made his debut with Jordan in 1991, before joining Benetton, where he won back-to-back drivers' championships in 1994 and 1995.

Michael Schumacher's monumental achievements came about through a perfect storm of an exceptionally talented and hard-working driver, ground-breaking technical.

Born: 3 January 1969 · First GP win: Belgium 1992 · Last GP win: China 2006 · Races started: 303 · Wins: 91 (155 podium finishes).

To the end of his career, Schumacher had no major weaknesses, and he may well be, as David Coulthard said, the most complete driver in history.

Even as he acknowledged that the fire was dimming inside, he continued to produce moments to remind just how good he is.

His career statistics - including an as