Michael Schumacher with Ferrari British Grand Prix Silverstone Northamptonshire When winning his nd Grand Prix in Michael Schumacher became the most successful Formula driver ever in terms of race wins After a meteoric career in karting and junior formulae Schumacher entered Formula in with Jordan but quickly switched acrimoniously to the more powerful Benetton team with whom he won his first two World Championships in and He then made a lucrative move to Ferrari and such was his talent that he was able to remain competitive despite the relatively inferior performance and reliability of the car However when Ferrari were able to provide him with an improved car Schumacher repaid them with the Drivers title the first for the team since repeating the performance in each of the following four seasons