2023-08-13 10:12:06
Michael Schumacher is synonymous with legend. Simple as that. The German pilot -unfortunately injured in 2013 and currently in an unknown state of health- shone in each of the teams he defended in the Formula 1. However, her love for Ferrari it was gigantic and special.
And it is that after achieving important results with Benetton, including the two-time championship 1994-1995, ‘Schumi’ decided to sign in 1996 with the ‘Prancing Horse’, which was on the verge of collapse due to its horrendous sports campaigns those same seasons.
That is to say, Michael went to the Italian team when he was in a remarkable moment and the manufacturer was in a terrible one, where the streak of 17 years without championships said it all.
The German was never afraid of big challenges. And so, without optimal conditions, he wanted to show on the track that he was ready to do great things.
“Schumacher was very brave to go to Ferrari: if we removed the red color and the neighing horse from the cars, the idea of signing for the Italian team in 1996 would seem directly stupid,” highlights, ‘for example, the portal Vice.
However, ‘Schumi’ turned fate around. Little by little, he began to pave his path that would end up becoming, for many, the best in history.
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“That car was a piece of junk”
As the start of the World Cup approached, things did not improve. The Ferrari vehicle was slow, bulky and heavy. The scenario could not be worse.
As if that were not enough, the German’s own partner, Eddie Irvinewho would ruin the internship more by publicly describing the car as “garbage”.
“I remember when the car was unveiled I said to Michael, ‘It looks very different from the other cars.’ It was a mess,” he admitted.
“And that year Michael did a phenomenal job driving that thing… because it was a piece of garbage, it really was”complemented Sky Sports.
With all that pressure, and against all odds, Schumacher got important points that year… And even victories!
Michael Schumacher’s first win would come on June 2. And it would be the best of all.
looking in the rain
After 6 dates of absolute dominance by Williams this season, with Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve, and a surprise victory for Olivier Panis in Monaco, in Spain Schumacher signed his first hit with Ferrari.
And he would do it big. Crowned under torrential rain at the Montmeló circuit, after starting in third position.
That day, for the worse, Schumacher dropped to seventh place shortly after starting. The desolation and sadness in his team was evident.
But everything would change. As the race progressed the German began to show his skill at the wheel, while six out of twenty drivers had to retire after the first two laps.
From the twelfth lap the ‘Kaiser’ took the lead and did not let go. On the other hand, his rivals kept leaving the race because they did not know how to control the cars on a wet track.
“‘Exceptional’ or ‘incredible’ were some of the adjectives that the Ferrari executives used that day to qualify the show offered by Schumacher,” recalls a chronicle from the media. MotoSport.
From this feat, Schumacher gained confidence and consolidated himself by winning two more competitions: the Belgian Grand Prix and the Italian Grand Prix. The German would also finish the season third in the drivers’ championship.
It was the birth of the Ferrari-Schumacher love that would last forever. One that started out tumbling, but ended up full of successes and a five-time championship (2000-2001-2002-2003-2004).
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