30th anniversary of the 1st World Cup title
Hamilton’s moving words about the Schumacher legacy
On November 13, 1994, Germany celebrated its first Formula 1 world champion. Michael Schumacher triumphs in Adelaide – without reaching the finish.
On the 30th anniversary of Michael Schumacher’s first world title, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton particularly honored and highlighted the human side of the German Formula 1 hero. The 39-year-old Brit, who replaced Michael Schumacher in the Mercedes in 2012 and will drive for Ferrari next year like Schumacher once did, expressed himself in the new illustrated book “Weltmeisterwagen Michael Schumacher”, which was published on the anniversary of the World Cup triumph on November 13, 1994 .
“When it comes to Michael’s legacy, for me he is primarily as a person and less as a competitor,” wrote Hamilton: “It’s not about titles or trophies, but about the family that Corinna and he founded together .”
In the meantime, he was lucky enough to get to know Schumacher’s daughter Gina and to work closely with his son Mick for two years. The 25-year-old is still employed as a test and reserve driver at Mercedes this season.
A title that changed a lot
“Their size, their humility and their sincerity say much more about Michael’s values than I ever could,” wrote Hamilton about the children and Michael Schumacher, who has been on the verge of suffering since his skiing accident and the severe traumatic brain injury he suffered He stopped appearing in public in 2013.
Three decades ago this Wednesday, Michael Schumacher won the World Cup in Australia in a finale of an already highly emotional season that was hard to beat in terms of drama, including the terrible weekend in Imola with the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger. After a collision with his pursuer Damon Hill, Schumacher is eliminated and then the Brit can no longer continue. With a one point lead, Schumacher becomes the first German Formula 1 world champion.
“Nothing in the German motorsport world and in some cases even in the entire German automotive world was the same after Michael’s first Formula 1 world championship title win. From a follower to a leading actor overnight – that had a lot to do with it,” said former long-time Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug the German Press Agency about the significance of the first of Schumacher’s seven triumphs.
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