Michael Schumacher announced Formula 1 retirement after 2006 Italian Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher announced his Formula 1 retirement on 10 September 2006, shortly after the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The Ferrari driver and seven-time world champion was a title contender at the time.
On 10 September 2006, Michael Schumacher announced that he would retire from Formula 1. The announcement came moments after the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
At the time, Schumacher was a title contender and already a seven-time world champion. He made the announcement as a Ferrari driver at Ferrari’s home race in front of the tifosi.
Earlier that weekend, Schumacher had narrowly missed pole position by 0.002s. McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen took pole ahead of him.
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