On this day in 1992, Michael Schumacher climbed on the podium for the first time in his F1 career in the last race on the old Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit which was won by Williams drivers Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese.

Michael Schumacher won the second race of the 2004 F1 season in searing heat of Malaysia, where he beat Juan Pablo Montoya in BMW Williams while Jenson Button finished on the podium for the first time in his F1 career.

Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya brought the first 1-2 win for the partnership between BMW and Williams, defeating Michael Schumacher in last year's Ferrari, and the race was marked by contact between Michael Schumacher and Montoya.

Lewis Hamilton is the favorite to break several records held by Michael Schumacher, though the most important one he can only equate - we bring a preview of what records are in jeopardy this season and what are the chances of Hamilton breaking them.

1994 Australian Grand Prix was the last race of the championship in which Michael Schumacher won his first world title by only one point after a controversial collision with Damon Hill

Michael Schumacher has taken a pole position and victory on this day in 2004 after a powerful typhoon Ma-on struck Japan and postponed qualifying on Sunday morning.

Michael Schumacher and Jean Alesi had a fantastic fight for the victory at the 1995 European GP at Nürburgring where the German managed to beat the French driver three laps before the end - watch their fierce battle in  striking quality at 1080p and 50fps.

On this day in 2000, Formula 1 returned to the United States at the beginning of the new millennium, in the middle of the fierce title fight between Michael Schumacher in Ferrari and Mika Hakkinen in McLaren.

Rubens Barrichello won in Monza for the first time in 2002 and for the third time in the season after beating Williams drivers and Michael Schumacher, bringing his Ferrari team the seventh 1-2 win of the season.

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher celebrated his 90th Formula 1 victory at Monza on this day in 2006 as he announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the season.