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F1 has returned to action after the summer break with one of the highlights of the calendar – the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.The popular venue, a real favourite among drivers and fans, has provided numerous memorable moments down the years, often caused by the inclement weather in the Ardennes area of Belgium. Arguably the most dramatic F1 race at Spa occurred in 1998, won by Damon Hill in appalling conditions.

Michael Schumacher is a legend of Formula 1 and, in the opinion of many, the greatest driver of all time after racking up an incredible seven world titles.However, it is fair to say he rubbed many of his counterparts up the wrong way with his aggressive tactics on track. The German icon had run-ins with numerous rivals over the years, including Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard.Schumacher and Coulthard had several bust-ups, both on and off track, with one of their most memorable coming at the French Grand Prix in 2000.

F1 drivers live in Monaco? With its beautiful scenery, luxurious location and temperate climate, there are more than a few reasons why the great and good of motorsport, including Lewis Hamilton, might decide to base themselves in the stunning French principality. But there's one three letter word that probably matters above all else when considering the lure of Monaco. And that word is 'tax.' Monaco has extremely favourable tax laws, to put it mildly.

Lewis Hamilton cannot accept playing second fiddle to George Russell at Mercedes and is already thinking of switching Formula One teams, according to Mika Hakkinen.Having been narrowly pipped for the 2021 drivers’ title by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen last season, Hamilton is now being forced to adjust to a very different type of racing. The 37-year-old is fifth in the drivers’ standings after three races, nine points behind his Mercedes team-mate Russell.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is currently well clear at the top of the standings, with Hamilton having finished third, 10th and fourth in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia respectively. Mercedes’ cars have been struggling with technical issues during the first races of the season and two-time world champion Hakkinen thinks Hamilton is “annoyed by the situation”.

actor and model Kelly Brook.Irvine competed in F1 between 1993 and 2002, competing for Jordan, Ferrari and Jaguar. He finished runner-up in the 1999 Drivers’ Championship while with the Scuderia, showcasing his talent to secure four race wins while McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen romped to the title.Irvine was a renowned playboy, rumoured to have gotten close to the likes of Pamela Anderson, and Rod Stewart’s ex-wife Rachel Hunter in the past.

F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen has revealed he immediately thought of Michael Schumacher after his son Mick suffered a horrific crash during qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.People feared the worst when the young Schumacher lost control over the curb and went crashing into Turn-12. His Haas car was then flung into barriers on either side of the track before he remained seated in the cockpit for what seemed an eternity.Fortunately, the 23-year-old was declared conscious after ambulance services appeared on the scene and he was airlifted to hospital for further checks.

F1 team, has become a major figure on the paddock.Wolff, 47, took over the top job at Mercedes in 2014 and holds a 33% stake in the company, with his time at the helm seeing it dominate the constructors’ championship eight times.The Austrian is himself a former racer, starting off a motorsport career in 1992 by competing in the Austrian Formula Ford championship.He bought a share in the Williams F1 team in 2009, taking ownership of one-tenth of the team, and became the executive director in 2012.But how much money has he amassed in his successful career?Wolff’s net worth is astonishing - a mind-boggling fortune reported by Sportskeeda to be £342 million.The six-foot-five giant amassed his money primarily through having one of the top jobs in one of the most cash-soaked sports on the planet.Not only is he CEO and team principal, but he also has a management business which he co-owns with former F1 driver Mika Hakkinen.Wolff is also thought to be an active investor, often working on technology firms.Netflix's Drive To Survive has made the battle between Wolff and Red Bull principal Christian Horner into one of the most dramatic rivalries in the show, with the breathtaking end to the 2021 season providing thrilling material for the two’s rivalry.The wild end to the season, which saw Hamilton’s lead reduced through a controversial safety car deployment, led to one of the most gripping and divisive finishes to an F1 season that will be sure to make the fourth series of Drive to Survive full of fireworks and not to be missed.Toto publicly said that he felt the decisions made at the end of the season’s final race robbed Hamilton of a would-be record-breaking eighth season title, which would have made him the most successful

Netflix has picked up global rights to Schumacher, a feature documentary about Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, and will release on September 15.

Naman Ramachandran “Schumacher,” a documentary on champion German Formula 1 racing driver Michael Schumacher, will stream on Netflix from Sept. 15.

Jenson Button began his Formula One career in an era that featured some of the sport’s greats.At the tender age of 20, Button, then Britain’s youngest ever F1 driver, was going wheel-to-wheel with the likes of Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard and Jacques Villeneuve.That’s some collection of names, but Button held his own in his first season on the grid, finishing fourth at the German Grand Prix and collecting a total of 12 points to finish 8th in the world championship. Speaking to Daily Star Sport at the launch of his exclusive Readly magazine collection, the 2009 F1 world champion reveals what it was like during that first season 21 years ago and who he looked up to on the grid.