“It was mostly 20 good years & lots of fun and excitement”-When $600M F1 superstar Michael Schumacher talked about his career before final retirement

In 2012, Michael Schumacher retired from Formula 1 for the final time. Prior to his final race, the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, Schumacher, opened up about his retirement and stated he spent 20 years in "fun and excitement."

Schumacher is one of the world's most renowned and successful F1 drivers, with 91 race wins to his tally. The German former driver raked in 308 race appearances, claimed 155 podiums, and notched in 68 pole positions.

The $600 million-worth ex-driver (as per Celebrity Net Worth) is also one of the most iconic stars and was the poster boy of F1 for nearly a decade. During his time as a driver, he was synonymous with Scuderia Ferrari and the Scarlett red color.

Reflecting on his time in Formula 1, Schumacher told USA Today in an interview,

"Well, I don't think we have long enough here to sum it up, but let's put it that way: It was mostly 20 good years and lots of fun and lots of excitement,"

Schumacher's first Formula 1 race was the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix and he took his first victory the next year in the very same venue. His last victory came at the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix.

He is one of the only two drivers to have seven F1 world championships to his name, the other one being Lewis Hamilton. Over the course of his illustrious career, he raced for Jordan, Benetton, and Ferrari, before his last stint with Mercedes.

Michael Schumacher first retired from the sport in 2006 but returned with the Silver Arrows in 2010. After spending three years with the German team, he retired for the second and final time at the end of 2012.

Even though he retired from the sport 12 years ago, his legacy in the sport is still unparalleled.

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When Michael Schumacher opened up on being relaxed about not being in contention for GP wins

Michael Schumacher, of Mercedes, during the Saturday afternoon qualifying session of the 2012 Formula One GrandPrix of Canada. (Photo by Christopher Morris/Corbis via Getty Images)

While Michael Schumacher was known for being very competitive throughout the major part of his F1 career, his last three years with Mercedes turned out to be different. During this period, Schumacher was far from competitive in the final stints and was not in the hunt for race wins.

Despite this, he was happy to be racing in a car that was not competing for race wins at the top of the order. Schumacher said in the aforementioned interview,

"I guess I have some experience and that's why, probably, I'm rather relaxed about the happenings. On top (of that), we are not in any championship fight compared to last time that happened to me. I have tried that mission to end successful. It didn't work this time but I'm quite happy to finish from here and go for a different life again."

Michael Schumacher is currently undergoing treatment following a life-threatening skiing accident in 2013. Schumacher was skiing with his son Mick Schumacher in December in the French Alps when he suffered the accident and has since been under treatment for over a decade now.