Michael Schumacher is a professional racer.
The 1999 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 11 July 1999 at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone , England . Formula König was an open wheel racing series based in Germany and sponsored by German automobile company König Komfort - und Rennsitze GmbH ( König comfort and racing seats GmbH ) . Formula One ( also Formula 1 or F1 and officially the FIA Formula One World Championship ) is the highest class of single-seat auto racing that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) . Formula Three , also called Formula 3 or F3 , is a class of open-wheel formula racing . Michael Schumacher . His career was not without controversy , including being twice involved in collisions in the final race of a season that determined the outcome of the World Championship , with Damon Hill in 1994 in Adelaide , and with Jacques Villeneuve in 1997 in Jerez .