Michael Schumacher exhibition to open at Ferrari Museum

Ferrari is to dedicate a section of its museum to seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher.

Set to open on his 50th birthday on January 3, the contents of the ‘Michael 50’ exhibition have yet to be revealed, but Ferrari says it is intended as ‘both a celebration and mark of gratitude to the most successful Prancing Horse driver ever’. Along with paying tribute to his achievements in racing, the display will also honour his ‘crucial contribution’ to the Italian firm’s GT cars.

Schumacher joined Scuderia Ferrari in 1996, having won the previous two World Drivers’ Championships while racing for Benetton. He then went on to win the title five times for the Italian team between 2000 and 2004, while also contributing to six World Constructors’ Championships, before announcing his first retirement from the sport in 2005.

He returned to Formula One in 2010 with Mercedes-Benz, before retiring again at the end of the 2012 season. Throughout his 21-year career, Schumacher won 91 of 308 Grand Prix entries – a figure that remains the most by any one driver to this day.

The exhibition at the Maranello museum is being opened in partnership with the Keep Fighting Foundation, which was set up following Schumacher’s skiing accident in December 2013 that left the German with a serious head injury. Although little is officially known about his current condition, with his family asking for privacy, recent reports suggest he is recovering well.