September 10, 2006
Schumacher to quit at end of year http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5332630.stm
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
The German made the announcement after winning the Italian Grand Prix to reduce title rival Fernando Alonso's lead to just two points.
The Ferrari star's victory was the 90th in a career in which Schumacher has broken every single F1 record.
He will be remembered as one of the greatest, and most controversial, drivers in the history of the sport.
"I have decided that I am going to retire from racing. It has been an exceptional time," the 37-year-old said.
"What motorsport has gven me over the last 30 years, I have loved every minute of it."
Schumacher, who will be replaced at Ferrari by Finn Kimi Raikkonen, has dominated the sport since the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994.
That was the year in which Schumacher won his first world title, with Benetton-Ford, and he added further championships in 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
But his legacy will also be as a driver who stretched the rules to their limit and sometimes beyond in his quest for success.
More to follow.
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