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 since 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 Hobbies... Soccer, tennis, swimming, skiing. His Manager... Michael's manager since 1989 has been Willi Weber. Schumacher was to receive a free drive in his WTS team for three years, Weber in return receives 20% of all income Michael earns from motor races. The initial agreement was to last 10 years, however it was later extended for a further several years. 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.	Michael Schumacher F1 Driver Photo courtesy of Passing Shots Michael in the Ferrari F399 Michael's old helmet design can be seen quite clearly here. The section obscured is simply the lower portion, which was just a white stripe.
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- Ferrari 1996-1999 Eddie Irvine 2000- Rubens Barrichello 2006- Felipe Massa Schuey 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.