Top 5 supreme Schumacher moments in Formula 1

From his high-profile debut in 1991 to a great performance in Spainfive years later: Michael Schumacher is one of the greatest F1drivers of all time. RacingNews365 looks back on some high-profilemoments from his astonishing career. An impressive debut The 1992F1 season marked the first full-time campaign for Schumacher atBenetton, after being snapped up by team boss Flavio Briatore. AtSpa Francorchamps he managed to qualify in third, but made amistake during the opening stages of the race in the tricky wetconditions. After electing to roll the dice and switch from wet toslick tyres, it enabled him to emerge in the lead when race leaderNigel Mansell pitted a few laps later in the Williams. A misfiringengine ultimately prevented Mansell from being able to catch up toSchumacher, who took his inaugural victory at 23 years-old. Theperfect pole Although many fans will remember heyday of the Germandriver at Benetton and Ferrari, the real diehards will certainlyalso know what happened on 26th May, 2012. In a Mercedes W03 -which struggled to match the race pace of the Red Bull RB8 andFerrari F2012 - Schumacher clocked the fastest time during thequalifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. It would have been asensational pole, but he had to start from sixth place due to agrid penalty he received at the previous race in Spain due to anavoidable collision with Bruno Senna. His fortunes did not improvein the race, when on Lap 63 Schumacher had to retire due to a fuelpressure problem. A crushing comeback Less than a hundred days andsix races after he broke his leg at the 1999 British Grand Prix,Schumacher returned to the track. He made his comeback during therace weekend in Malaysia and was almost a second faster than anyoneelse - a show of resilience in the Ferrari F399. Schumacher playedthe team game in the race by allowing Eddie Irvine to take the leadamid his title battle with Mika Hakkinen, although it ultimatelydid not materialise. Ferrari would go on to take the Constructors'Championship title instead, but it was likely a missed opportunityfor the German in one of the quickest cars on the grid at the time.Text continues under image. Superior in Spa After starting insixteenth due to a crash during free practice, Schumacher had towork his way through the field during the 1995 Belgian Grand Prix.After just sixteen laps, Schumacher took the lead and battled withWilliams rival Damon Hill for the lead. Hill was on wet tyres andwas about six seconds per lap faster than Schumacher on the slicks.This advantage was short-lived when the track dried up, forcingHill to pit for slicks. Schumacher eventually won the race bytwenty seconds, but it was not without controversy when thestewards deemed his defence was too aggressive and issued him witha one-race suspended ban. Text continues under image. RegenmeisterAyrton Senna in Donington (1993), Max Verstappen in Sao Paulo(2016) and Lewis Hamilton in Silverstone (2008)... They are somememorable performances by F1 drivers in the rain. One moment thatdefinitely belongs in that list is Schumacher's victory inBarcelona, 1996. In an underperforming Ferrari, Schumacher showedhis skills in the treacherous conditions and finished first a full45 seconds ahead of second-placed Jean Alesi. This drive wouldultimately earn him the nickname Regenmeister, a title often handedto German drivers that perform will in the wet. Text continuesunder image. Other notable moments Of course, the five momentsmentioned above are just a small part of Schumacher's great career.The German was phenomenal at many more times during his decoratedcareer. Think of the well-known three-stopper in Hungary or thecontroversial end to the British GP in 1998. What is your favouriteSchumacher moment? Let us know in the comments!