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SPOILER ALERT: Champion's Champions Crowned at 2009 Race of Champions

Every year, around the world, drivers compete wheel to wheel in all manner of racing series, from rally to F1, touring cars to Le Mans and everything in between. It gives racing fans plenty of varied action to follow, but it leaves one question ultimately unanswered: who is the world's best driver? That's where the Race of Champions comes in. The event has been held every year since 1988 at the end of the regular racing season, giving the world's best from all manner of racing series the world over a chance to compete against one ... Read more →

Rum Runner: Schumacher bides his time driving for Bacardi while plotting return to F1 Noah Joseph

So what is Michael Schumacher up to these days? Well, having retired as one of the highest-paid sports figures of all time, pretty much anything he wants. But even in retirement, Schumi makes more ...

Big Schu to Fill: Ferrari's Luca Badoer hasn't raced in ten years, never scored a point Noah Joseph

With Michael Schumacher now confirmed to have canceled his comeback due to a neck injury sustained in a motorcycle accident, Ferrari has been left with no choice but to put one of its veteran test ...

Officially Official: Schumacher not coming back after all - driving is a pain in the neck Jonathon Ramsey

Ferrari was in with a bang, now it looks like the scarlet racers will be out with soggy whimpers: Michael Schumacher has canceled his F1 return due to lingering pain in his neck from a motorcycle ...

Schumacher prepares in old F2007, stiff neck may stalls comeback [UPDATED] Noah Joseph

Michael Schumacher's hopes of testing the 2009 Scuderia Ferrari F60 may have been dashed, but that doesn't mean the seven-time world champion is resting on his proverbial laurels. In addition to a ...

Statement on Ferrari website lashes out against Toro Rosso "indiscretion" 2 months ago on Autoblog

Sour grapes much? Both of Italy's Formula One teams had to switch drivers mid-season during the year: Scuderia Toro Rosso (because Sebastien Bourdais wasn't working out) and Scuderia Ferrari (due to Felipe Massa injury). However, due to the comprehensive ban on in-season testing, neither could ...

Schumacher gets down with new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog

When he's not racing superbikes or reliving the good old days, seven-time Formula World Champion Michael Schumacher gets his thrills testing new Ferrari supercars. The Prancing Horse recently had Schumi take a 599 GTB with the company's new Handling GT Evoluzione (HGTE) package around Fiorano ...

Red Flag: Race of Champions moves to China 6 months ago on Autoblog

Still think of the Race of Champions as an elitist European event? Think again. Organizers have announced that that the annual face-off is scheduled to head to China this year. The Race of Champions, for those unfamiliar, is a year-end event in which the top drivers from various motorsport ...

Honda F1 Roundup: Brawn, Schumacher and Ferrari 9 months ago on Autoblog

F1 teams change hands all the time, but when a major manufacturer pulls out of the sport, it's bound to trigger a rumor mill of tsunamic proportions. And that's exactly what's been going on in the motorsport press following Honda's announcement to cancel its F1 program. First came rumors that ...

Not again! Schumi involved in another accident 1 year ago on Autoblog

We all know that Formula One pilots drive their cars to the very edge of their limits. What separates the godlike from the rest of the field of extremely talented drivers, however, is how close they can get to the edge without going over it. Go too far and you crash. Don't go far enough and lose. ...

REPORT: Schumacher totals Ferrari prototype at Nurburgring 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to see Schumi unveiling the 430 Scuderia at Frankfurt '07 Reports from the world of motorsport indicate that Michael Schumacher has totaled a new Ferrari prototype at the nefarious Nurburgring Nordschleiffe. According to the reports, Ferrari had rented out the track for the day when the ...

Schumacher fine-tunes the Ferrari California (w/VIDEO) 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of Schumacher and the California Michael Schumacher may have departed the Formula One grid, but he has most definitely not left Ferrari. The seven-time world champion, widely credited with building Ferrari into the power house it is today, still comes around the ...

Schumacher confirmed to return for 2008 Race of Champions 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Race of Champions is scheduled to return to its new home at London's Wembley Stadium on December 14th. For those unfamiliar, the annual event pits a host of the best racing drivers in the world against each other on carefully-calibrated equal terms. The event is split between the solo ...

Michael Schumacher making motorcycle helmets now 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image for more high-res shots of the Schuberth Race helmet Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher doesn't seem to have any desire to take it easy after retiring from the pinnacle of motorsports. It turns out that his four-wheeled racing excellence has translated rather nicely ...

Schumacher fills in at Ducati test, Raikkonen could be next 1 year ago on Autoblog

Actions speak louder than words. Surely a multiple world champion driver like Michael Schumacher would appreciate such a principal, yet the retired Formula One driver continues to proclaim that he has no intention of competing in MotoGP despite his actions suggesting otherwise. After bringing you ...

Schumacher back on two wheels for pro bike race 1 year ago on Autoblog

Michael Schumacher made an auspicious motorcycle racing debut at the Misano track in Italy on Sunday. The race was the seven-time F1 champion's first professional competition on two wheels, following last week's amateur event in Hungary. The short ten-lap event was run on 990cc KTM Super Duke ...

Schumacher surprises at motorcycle race 1 year ago on Autoblog

Remember those rumors that Michael Schumacher was gearing up to race motorcycles? Well, despite the initial denials, the retired seven-time F1 champion surprised crowds at the Pannonia-Ring in Hungary by showing up on the grid for a motorcycle race. The paddock was filled largely by amateur ...

Stock Drop: Ralf to test for Mercedes DTM 1 year ago on Autoblog

While Villeneuve and Montoya are adapting well to their new home in NASCAR, their German-speaking former colleagues might be headed to their own sedan-based racing series at home. Reports indicate that, against the advice of his older brother, Ralf Schumacher climbed into the cabin of a Mercedes ...

Ralf Schumacher unlikely to find ride for 2008, dumps manager 1 year ago on Autoblog

The game of musical chairs is winding to a close, with most of the race seats for the 2008 Formula 1 season locked up. One of the few drivers left without a seat is Ralf Schumacher, who left Toyota at the end of the 2007 season. Ralf, who has won less grands prix than his brother Michael has world ...

Schumacher cameos in another kids' movie 1 year ago on Autoblog

While we get all revved up over the revival of Speed Racer in film form, our funny friends in France are gearing up for the remake of their own children's classic, Asterix. The new film, which opens in French theaters next month, is slated to feature cameos by a number of sports figures, including ...

Schumi's retired, but he still makes more than you 1 year ago on Autoblog

For a retiree, Michael Schumacher sure has been getting a lot of press lately. If he's not testing prototypes for Ferrari, he's taking on rivals in the Race of Champions or getting in trouble with the fuzz for driving a taxi. But the 7-time world champion is also making an awful lot of money for ...

Now-famous Schumacher taxi for sale 1 year ago on Autoblog

We just can't get enough of this saga. First, Michael Schumacher, family in tow, commandeers a taxi to get to the airport. Then the local police decide to launch an investigation into the purported violation of Germany's Personnel Transport Act. Now the cab driver, a hundred euros richer thanks to ...

VIDEO: Raikkonen and Schumacher in Fiat Bravo commercial 1 year ago on Autoblog

"So...wanna see a pensioner drive?" Michael Schumacher casts a pretty big shadow over all of F1, and nobody knows it better than Kimi Raikkonen. That's bred a little animosity by Ferrari's latest world champion to his septuple-crown predecessor, but that hasn't stopped either from fulfilling their ...

Schumacher to Schumacher: Time for a break, junior 1 year ago on Autoblog

Talk about airing your family's dirty laundry in public. Michael Schumacher has made a public statement to his kid brother Ralf, urging him to consider taking a sabbatical from F1. The news comes hot on the heels of a less-than-spectacular test Ralf undertook for Force India, the team formerly ...

A Towering Figure: Schumacher lends name to skyscraper in Dubai 1 year ago on Autoblog

Well, it was bound to happen eventually. Michael Schumacher, a veritable landmark in motor racing history, is to become an actual landmark. To enable Schuey to continue to tower over the rest of the field, so to speak, a German company undertaking construction projects in the Gulf emirate of Dubai ...

Back with a Vengeance: Schumacher takes all in comeback F1 test 1 year ago on Autoblog

The critics have been silenced, and silenced good. Michael Schumacher retired a seven-time world champion, but his eighth title narrowly escaped him right down to the line at his farewell grand prix in 2006. Retiring after losing the championship two years in a row to a younger Fernando Alonso, ...

Young and Old team up for Germany at Race of Champions 2 years ago on Autoblog

Every year the Race of Champions makes for an enjoyable spectacle. The event, set to take place this year on December 16 at a tarmac-filled Wembley Stadium in England, pits drivers from all different forms of motorsport against on another to determine who is the best of the best, alongside a second ...

Il Rumormillo: Schumacher to unveil Ferrari FXX Evoluzione this weekend 2 years ago on Autoblog

http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Schumacher_to_present_the_new_Ferrari_FXX_Evoluzione_this_weekendReports are circulating in the Italian motoring press that Ferrari is preparing to show a significantly reworked FXX Evoluzione. The development car is reportedly being unveiled by none other than Michael ...

Spyker F1 renamed Force India for 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog

Following the sale of Spyker F1 (again), the new owners have announced the team's new name: Force India. Indian investor Vijay Mallya got together with former Spyker Cars CEO Michiel Mol to buy the team from the financially-troubled niche sportscar manufacturer, which it now seems had no business in ...

Breaking: Toyota F1 to sign Timo Glock for Ralf Schumacher's seat 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's that time of the year again, as the Formula One season winds to a close and drivers line up for new contracts. After Ralf Schumacher's departure from the over-funded but under-achieving Toyota F1 team, Felipe Massa was rumored to be heading over while Fernando Alonso assumed his seat at ...

Ferrari reveals F430 Scuderia, not Challenge Stradale 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Much better quality high-res pics added to gallery Click image to view high-res gallery var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Ferrari_reveals_F430_Scuderia_not_Challenge_Stradale'; Unfortunately for Noah or Frank, Ferrari has gone and revealed the new F430 Scuderia when neither are ...

Schumacher set to race again 2 years ago on Autoblog

Though we're sure Ferrari wishes Schumi were returning to the cockpit of one of their racers, he will actually be contesting the Race of Champions this December at the new Wembley Stadium. The now-retired septuple F1 World Champion has done the RoC before, in 2004, when he was beat by current ...

Rumors: Schumacher to lead Ferrari 2 years ago on Autoblog

The motorsport press rumor mill is grinding away at full speed on a juicy bit of gossip and speculation that Michael Schumacher is being groomed to take over as head of Scuderia Ferrari. After his retirement, Schumacher took on a role as a special advisor to Ferrari chief Jean Todt. It was supposed ...

Prancing Steel Horse: custom Scuderia Ferrari chopper 2 years ago on Autoblog

There are a lot of superlatives that could be equally applied to Ferraris and to custom choppers by their respective enthusiasts, and we're not going to try to name them all. But that's probably why there have been so many efforts to blend the two, with varied results. One builder of custom ...

Schumacher buys a Shelby 2 years ago on Autoblog

Oh, no. Il Commendatore would not have liked this one bit. Scuderia Ferrari's now-retired seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has gone and bought himself a Shelby Cobra. Initial reports identified the car as one of six super-rare Daytona Coupes, but corrected reports confirm it was ...

VIDEO: What will Schumi do next? Part II 2 years ago on Autoblog

Did you like the last Shell Schumi ads we brought you? The commercials hit the German airwaves after the seven-time world champ retired, and we brought you episodes 1 & 3. Now, episode 2 has found its way onto the net, thanks to the same intrepid German fan. This one features Michael standing ...

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