Although the Formula 1 season is typically well underway by this point of the year, the sport has usually been unwilling to risk venturing out on April Fool's Day. One exception to that rule was the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2001. It was the third race of that year's world championship, and Michael Schumacher already had a ten point lead in the standings over his Ferrari team mate Rubens Barrichello and McLaren's David Coulthard. It was an all-Schumacher front row for the start of the race. Michael was on pole with brother Ralf alongside him for Williams. When the race got underway there was an immediate safety car after Mika Hakkinen stalled on the grid. The restart saw Juan Pablo Montoya...
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