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  TOYOTA F1 TEAM official site
Ralf Schumacher rose through the motor racing ranks in the slipstream of his famous brother Michael, who is some six and a half years older.
Ralf reached the podium in his third ever race when he finished third in Argentina, but wasn't able to match that result over the rest of a fraught debut season.
Ralf finished third in the new combo's first race in Australia, and went on to score two more podiums in the first season, gathering enough points to take fourth in the championship.
www.toyota-f1.com /public/en/team/driver/ralf_profile.html   (789 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher confident of new Williams contract
Ralf Schumacher says he is close to agreeing to an extended contract with Williams but the deal is not done yet.
Ralf, ruled out of last Sunday's Italian Grand Prix after a heavy crash in testing, said he assumed he would be fit again for the last two races and was amused by speculation about possible replacements.
Schumacher, fourth overall, is out of the hunt for the title, but can still pick up points for himself and for Williams, who lead the constructors' championship.
www.rediff.com /sports/2003/sep/18ralf.htm   (314 words)

  
 Driver Profile :: Ralf Schumacher :: Formula One news, fun, results and features from Planet-F1.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ralf was keen to keep his 2000 team-mate a bit longer, but had to contend with Juan-Pablo Montoya from 2001 onwards.
Ralf's win in Sepang was the team's only race victory of the year, but it came courtesy of a first-corner accident between Michael and JPM.
Suddenly Ralf had emerged as a leading contender to win the world championship but a high-speed accident in testing ruled him out of grands prix at a crucial stage and a crash at his comeback race, the US GP, ended his title aspirations.
www.planet-f1.com /News/Story_Page/0,15909,3210_3499,00.html   (1048 words)

  
 Hunky Male Celebs: Ralf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team.
Ralf made his Formula One debut in 1997 with the Jordan team and finished on the podium in just his third race, at Argentina.
Schumacher's performance in the 2000 season was considered by many to be a disappointment.
www.hunkymalecelebs.com /ralf_schumacher   (656 words)

  
 News_10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ralf Schumacher has denied any conflict between him and his team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya despite a battle for prominence within the team.
Ralf said "Unfortunately the stop and go penalty has cost me third place, but I have to accept the penalty as this is the rule, although my advantage was only a couple of tenths of a second.
Ralf Schumacher: There were many circuits where they've been for the first time this year and we were always relatively strong in qualifying so I'm not really surprised by that, no.
www.schumacher-ralf.com /news2001/news_10.htm   (1052 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher - Offizielle Website
Ralf scored pole position only to see himself drop back to 4th while his team mate took the car all the way to victory.
In Hockenheim Ralf was involved in a starting collision which also saw him being fined for it.
After a test crash in Monza Ralf was forced to sit out a race, and bad luck overseas meant that also in 2003 no title was won.
www.ralf-schumacher.de /de/historie/94.html   (396 words)

  
 The Hindu : Ralf Schumacher does it again
Ralf Schumacher won the French GP on Sunday, his second victory in a week and lead another 1-2 finish for Williams-BMW.
Ralf Schumacher had the pole position for the third time in four races and held the lead over Montoya with Raikkonen third and Michael Schumacher fourth at the end of the first lap.
Ralf was the last of the leaders to have his first pit stop and stayed in first after his at the end of 18 laps.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/2003/07/07/stories/2003070705111900.htm   (668 words)

  
 pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
Ralf went part of the way to silencing his critics, most notably for the way in which he finally 'took on' his brother on a number of occasions, indeed the titanic fight at Suzuka could well have ended in tears.
There was talk the Ralf might quietly retire - though it was during his convalescence that Toyota announced the three-year deal with the German - while others feared that his second major crash in just over a year might cause him to lose his edge.
In 2006, providing Toyota keeps up the momentum, Ralf must improve his qualifying performances, for though he was often the better racer within the Japanese team, his (relatively) poor grid positions, which usually saw him start behind Trulli, placed him at a distinct disadvantage and meant he had to work that much harder.
www.pitpass.com /src/drivers/schumacherr.php   (1179 words)

  
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Having looked at the situation we have concluded that the timings involved were acceptable in the circumstances: Schumacher's car was a long way around the lap for the medical car and the first doctors did not venture near the car because of the danger of other cars arriving on the scene at high speed.
Schumacher dropped from 8th to 11th in the final classification as a result of the penalty.
Ralf Schumacher of Toyota was ruled medically ineligible for Sunday's race after crashing heavily in practice Friday.
www.lycos.com /info/ralf-schumacher--race.html   (409 words)

  
 News :: Formula One news, fun, results and features from Planet-F1.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ralf Schumacher has set his sights on claiming Toyota's maiden grand prix victory this season, but his team-mate Jarno Trulli admits it won't happen unless the team improves its reliability.
Ralf Schumacher has yet to win a race for his Toyota team but the German driver still remains one of the biggest earners on the F1 grid.
Ralf Schumacher is predicting that his brother Michael will beat Fernando Alonso to this year's Drivers' Championship title and leave F1 on a high note.
www.planet-f1.com /News/Story_Listing/0,15908,3210_3498,00.html   (373 words)

  
 CNN.com - Schumacher - 'chaos' cost us race - Oct. 1, 2003
Ralf Schumacher has blamed 'chaos' in his Williams Formula One team for a serious of errors in Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix that allowed Ferrari to take the championship lead.
Schumacher spun out in the wet, but blamed his team for not bringing him into the pits for a tyre change.
Schumacher was returning at Indianapolis after a crash in testing ruled him out of the previous Italian Grand Prix.
cnn.com /2003/SPORT/10/01/motorsport.ralf.reut   (328 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher News and Links : Spanish GP testing, Ralf's future and San Marino GP
Ralf and Fernando Alonso escaped sanction for a clash at Imola.
Ralf: "Until the incident with Alonso I was quite happy with the weekend in general, obviously it was a shame what happened.
Ralf on qualifying 5th at the San Marino GP: "On one hand I am not unhappy because I know I have made the most out of the car, but on the other hand we were struggling with a couple of minor problems throughout the weekend and could not get rid of them completely.
www.greatestjournal.com /users/ralfschumacher/9592.html   (924 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Ralf Schumacher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It's interesting to note that when Ralf Schumacher tested for McLaren late in 1996, however, that people within the team remained lukewarm about the reigning champion's sibling.
But when Ralf Schumacher unintentionally turfed Jordan teammate Giancarlo Fisichella off the road in Argentina the following year, he went on to finish third, on the podium, in only his third F1 outing.
At Jordan his teammate was the highly regarded Giancarlo Fisichella, and the pair kept one another on their toes all season.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-schral.html   (528 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher fan site
Schumacher is confident he can emulate his brother's achievements at Ferrari and restore Williams to the summit of the world championship, but admits he needs more time.
Schumacher admits only Ferrari themselves can stop his brother claiming a record sixth drivers' crown given the advantage they established over their rivals last year when they won 15 of the 17 races.
Ralf sees his relationship with his team-mate as reflecting merely a lack of personal chemistry but admits to spending little time off the track with him.
ralfschumacher.psend.com /interviews5.html   (2110 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher - Formula 1 Drivers
Internal politics at Jordan caused Schumacher to move to Williams in 1999 where he made a successful start with of a number of podium finishes.
Thereafter, despite intense competition Ralf Schumacher has obtained further successes with a win at Sepang in 2002, and a further 2 wins in 2003.
Ralf Schumacher has again in 2004 been unable to deliver to his full potential, which has led to speculation that he may make a move to another team in 2005.
www.simplymotorsport.co.uk /drivers/RalfSchumacher.aspx   (135 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Ralf Schumacher wins in Malaysia
Schumacher roared home forty seconds ahead of Williams team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya, with older brother and defending world champion Michael grabbing the final podium spot.
Rubens Barrichello took a temporary lead in the race before Ralf Schumacher edged his Williams BMW in front to capture a lead he was to retain to the finish.
Micheal Schumacher now leads the drivers' championship by just two points from Montoya, with Ralf Schumacher two points further behind in third place.
www.rte.ie /sport/2002/0317/formula1.html   (284 words)

  
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Lap 27: Ralf Schumacher put the hammer down andn set the fast time only to be baulked by the stray BAR Honda of Jacques Villeneuve as he dived down the pit lane.
Ralf rejoined the race behind his brother Michael and in front of Rubens Barrichello.
Ralf blasts Ferrari "arrogance" Mon Mar 21: Ferrari's poor start to the Formula One season is down to the Italian team's arrogance, according to Ralf Schumacher.
www.lycos.com /info/ralf-schumacher--michael-schumacher.html   (343 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher Press Releases
Ralf Schumacher has unsurprisingly given a thumbs-up to Fuji Speedway, the new venue for the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix, after driving a Toyota F1 car on the circuit for the first time last month.
If you hoped to see the likes of Fernando Alonso, Ralf Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonnen and Jenson Button zooming in their mean F1 machines on race tracks of Mumbai in the near future, then you have to wait a while...
Ralf Schumacher's wife says she hopes their future is away from a race track.
www.topix.net /formula1/ralf-schumacher/pr   (1434 words)

  
 Oris - Ralf Schumacher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Ralf Schumacher, the Formula One driver of the BMW WilliamsF1 Team, has agreed to become new ambassador for Oris.
Numerous events are planned with Ralf Schumacher during Formula One races and at the forthcoming Watch and Jewellery Fair in Basle.
Ralf Schumacher on his new commitment to the Swiss watch brand: “Mechanical watches fascinate me, especially if they combine cutting-edge design with watchmaking art as at Oris: highest precision is a must for both Formula One cars and mechanical watches.
www.oris.ch /english/info/news/ralf_schumacher.htm   (224 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher: The Unofficial Experience in English and Spanish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
I knew about the Press Conference that Michael Schumacher was going to give on Thursday morning, but while we were standing in line for the doors of the walkpit to open, my super friend Teresa gives me a surprise: Ralf was scheduled for an autograph session that afternoon.
Ralf was very kind and nice to us as usual and it was wonderful to see him again, too bad we didn't have much time to talk.
Thanks Ralf for your time, for remembering me and for your kind attitude for the people that is always there for you.
www.ralfschumacher.cl /usareport.html   (1712 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Ralf Schumacher wins wild German Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Ralf Schumacher won a wild German Grand Prix on his home track Sunday in a Formula One race marked by a crash that involved his brother and forced a restart.
This was Ralf Schumacher's third victory of the season.
Ralf Schumacher started second and stayed behind his BMW-Williams teammate, Montoya, for the first half of the 45-lap race.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/formula1/2001-07-29-germany.htm   (689 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher criticises Ferrari
Ralf Schumacher has accused Ferrari of putting their own interests ahead of the future of Formula One by not agreeing to restrict testing during the season.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher, the world champion and Ralf's elder brother, emerged from a terrible start to the season by claiming second place behind Fernando Alonso in Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix.
Ralf Schumacher was stripped of eighth place in the race after stewards added 25 seconds to his time for a pitstop incident.
www.rediff.com /sports/2005/apr/26ralf.htm   (217 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Ralf Schumacher
The good: Ralf Schumacher scored points in each of the first 10 races, topping it off with a second and two wins.
Schumacher has yet to finalize his contract with Williams BMW for next year, so the whole Williams driver lineup is limbo as the season starts.
Prediction: Schumacher and Montoya are going to come out with all guns blazing as each will be anxious to get the jump on the other early in the season.
espn.go.com /rpm/f1/spot03/rschumacher.html   (376 words)

  
 Ralf Schumacher wins dramatic European Grand Prix - smh.com.au
But any hope that world champion Michael Schumacher, who was in second place at the time in his Ferrari, had of capitalising on the Finn's misfortunes were ended when he spun off the track on the 43rd lap as Montoya overtook him.
The Finn and Michael Schumacher both pitted on the 15th lap, Barrichello on the 16th, Montoya on the 17th and Ralf Schumacher came in on the 20th but the leading order of the top five remained unchanged until disaster for Raikkonen struck.
Ralf maintained his lead after the second round of stops before Montoya mounted his thrilling challenge on Michael Schumacher to snatch second spot.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/06/30/1056825286422.html   (520 words)

  
 It was Ferrari all the way
Schumacher missed the second half of that season after breaking his leg at Silverstone.
In 2000, Schumacher won Ferrari's first driver's crown in 21 years and went on to convert it into a hat-trick, with Barrichello providing the right balance: quick enough to get the points while sticking to team orders.
Schumacher won 11 (a record again for most number of wins in a season) in Ferrari's 15 in the 17-GP schedule; Barrichello won the other four races for the Reds while the only two non-Ferrari triumphs in the season were scored by Ralf Schumacher and David Coulthard.
www.sportstaronnet.com /tss2552/stories/20021228004509100.htm   (1965 words)

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