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The beginning of the rivalry between Häkkinen and Schumacher can be traced back to their first meeting in the 1990 Macau Grand Prix.Before the race, Häkkinen was the British Formula Three champion with Theodore Racing, supported by West Surrey Racing, while Schumacher was the German Formula Three champion with WTS Racing. [2]
Schumacher then gradually expanded his lead to a maximum of about 23 seconds before making a second pit stop. He was able to stay in first place and thereafter comfortably retained his position to secure his first win of the season. [2] [3] Meanwhile, Schumacher's teammate Irvine had settled in third place following Häkkinen's retirement.
Conditions were damp and overcast at the start of the first practice due to overnight rain, but the track dried and the skies cleared, allowing lap times to gradually improve. [29] [30] Michael Schumacher set the session's fastest time of 1:27.270, almost a second faster than the 1999 pole lap.
Mika Häkkinen pitted the lap after Schumacher, and Coulthard pitted on lap 45. Coulthard's stop was slightly faster that Schumacher's, and came out just ahead of Schumacher. Schumacher was able to close up behind Coulthard on cold tires, but was unable to pass Coulthard. Once Coulthard's tires warmed up, he was able to pull away from ...
Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ]; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012.
The final round of the season was in Malaysia. Michael Schumacher took pole again, ahead of Häkkinen, Coulthard and a flu-ridden Barrichello. Schumacher had a poor start from pole, and immediately both McLarens were ahead of him. However, it became clear that Häkkinen had jumped the start and he received a penalty.