German racing legend Michael Schumacher went on to win his fourth F1 title with a Hungarian Grand Prix win on August 19, 2001. It was a special win for him out of his seven F1 title wins in his racing career.
Michael Schumacher is regarded as one of the greatest F1 racers and achieved an incredible feat of winning a fourth title in 2001.
The Formula One World Championship in 2001 was the 55th edition of the tournament. Michael Schumacher, who was coming as a defending champion, displayed another brilliant performance to lift the title for the second consecutive time. Schumacher started the first round with a dominant win from the pole position in the first race in Australia. Rubens Barrichello finished second in the race after which Schumacher and Barrichello started 1-2 in the second round in Malaysia.
Michael Schumacher ended up winning the title after summer break
In the second round of the tournament, Michael Schumacher finished in the second position. After that, he had a forgettable outing after a gearbox glitch. After the first four races, Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard were in equal position with 26 points each. After the end of the half of the season, Schumacher has 58 points to his name and was looking strong to win the title.
After a summer break, Michael Schumacher started with the pole position in the Hungarian Grand Prix and went on to surpass David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello. Schumacher went on to maintain his position throughout the race and ended up winning his fourth F1 titile.
