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When Schumacher became King of France
Phillip van Osten
16/07/2026 at 12:4516/07/2026 at 12:03 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Michael Schumacher was aptly nicknamed 'the Kaiser' in Germany, but the F1 legend was also crowned King of France on this day in 2006. Eighteen years ago today at Magny Cours, Schumacher achieved something no great champion had ever accomplished before him. The seven-time world champion became the first driver in F1 history to win the same Grand Prix eight times! Schumacher's triumph was also his 88th career win, and he did it with Ferrari. In the following decade, Lewis Hamilton equaled the great German's singular record, and finally beat it recently when he collected at Silverstone his...
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