Michael Schumacher is vandaag 53 jaar geworden!

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. @PierreGASLY : "When I started following F1, Michael Schumacher had just won everything. He was the one I said to my parents [I want to be like him]. I saw him splashing champagne on tv every week. That made me feel like I wanted to win races and win titles too."

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. @GeorgeRussell63 : "My parents bought me a little racing suit of Michael when I was about three years old. At that time, Michael won everything. And as a kid you just love it when your favourite colour red is always driving in front and winning. So Michael was my first hero."

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. @danielricciardo : "To even know that I was once on the same grid as Michael in F1 is crazy for me. I remember one of my first races, in Suzuka, I had a short battle with him. It was a little cat-and-mouse game on the track, and it was totally surreal."

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Fernando Alonso: "Michael is a legend of the sport. I think Michael was for me, the biggest rival that I consider [to have had in] my career. [He was] like a teacher, for me. I learned so much from him in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & in 2005/2006, we fought wheel to wheel with him."