SHANGHAI TENDS TO BE FULL OF SURPRISES
20 years ago the first-ever Chinese Grand Prix was also notable since it brought a dip for the driver who had dominated the season to that point. Shanghai’s first race was in September, by which time Michael Schumacher had wrapped up the championship after a blistering season with Ferrari in which he won all the races he finished until the Belgian GP, where he settled for second to confirm his seventh title.
Schumacher’s first experience of the
