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Ralf Schumacher: Seasons
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Ralf Schumacher’s career as a top flight Formula One driver effectively ended this week, even though the announcement was made in 2007. Where he is going is no longer a secret, though few would have asked anyway. But for those who rate the man at all, he is joining Trilux AMG Mercedes, the DTM team of Daimler, to drive the C-Class for this season. He will be seen first behind the wheel on the 13th April at Hockenheim.
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Schumacher's departure leaves Williams chasing two new drivers for next season, with Juan Pablo Montoya on his way to McLaren. Mark Webber is expected to fill one seat while the other is less certain. Speculation has linked the likes of Jacques Villeneuve, Anthony Davidson and Giancarlo Fisichella.
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Moving into 1998, Ralf was still fighting against the fact that his brother happened to have been a Formula one star. The young Schumacher was a lot steadier in 1998, and climbed on the podium twice, in Belgium and Italy. However inconsistency still was a problem for Ralf and he only scored a handful of points apart form his two podiums. However the 23 year old this time got some interest from Frank Williams, who had found himself without drivers for 1999 having seen Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen bugger off after a disappointing 1998 season for Williams. Frank decided to sign up Ralf Schumacher and CART champion Alex Zanardi?. A pairing that looked to be a good duo on paper; ... there were still cynics in the media that were unsure of Ralf.
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BMW Williams' first season did not see a single victory during the season, they did ... manage to get on the podium three times, Ralf Schumacher responsible for all three. Williams finished third in the constructor’s championship, with 36 points; one more than last year. Ralf Schumacher finished fifth in the driver’s championship, while Button, in his debut season, finished three places behind in eighth.
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Key stat: After having won only one pole in his first six seasons of F1, Schumacher started from the top spot three times in 2003. True, the qualifying format changed in '03, but Schumacher still showed a lot of speed.
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On January 17, 2008, Ralf participated in a test for the Mercedes Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters team at Estoril Circuit in Portugal.[12] Early in February Ralf participated a test again for the Mercedes DTM team at Estoril. Later on in the month, he announced that he will race for Mercedes in the 2008 DTM season.[13]
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