Michael Schumacher was aptly nicknamed 'the Kaiser' in Germany, but the F1 legend was also crowned King of France on this day in 2006.
Eighteen years ago today at Magny Cours, Schumacher achieved something no great champion had ever accomplished before him.
The seven-time world champion became the first driver in F1 history to win the same Grand Prix eight times!
Schumacher's triumph was also his 88th career win, and he did it with Ferrari.
In the following decade, Lewis Hamilton equaled the great German's singular record, and finally beat it recently when he collected at Silverstone his ninth win in the British Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver also collecting his victory since Saudi Arabia in 2021.
