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1996 Spanish GP: The "Red Baron" Michael Schumacher walks on water

Schumacher won a great wet-race in 1996

Michael Schumacher won in 1996 a contest that to this day, over two decades hence is considered one of his finest-ever racing moments.

22 years back, the original "Regenmeister" unfurled an exhibition of unmatched supremacy as his Ferrari went on to create an ever-increasing gap over its pursuers amid hundreds of thousands of stunned eyes.

Winning a race of absolute uncertainty, the 1996 Spanish Grand Prix saw Michael himself confessing that, "I wouldn't have placed a bet of a penny on it," when enquired about his chances at winning.

That said, Schumacher made the most of a race hampered by poor weather, one that began normally on the grid, despite concerns looming large about a possible start behind the safety car. This was when just at the start, there seemed concern that Schumacher's car would nearly stall, with others like Damon Hill get off to a flier.

But only a genius like Michael Schumacher would've been able to pass not one but three cars right inside the opening lap, despite there being 'no clutch' as he would later reveal.

By lap five, he was all but running into the top three and it is here that he would make a flying pass on Gerhard Berger.

Where the others - most noticeably, Villeneuve, Hill, Berger floundered - Schumacher gained control and drove with a furious pace. It seemed, he used fairly wide racing lines, putting into good effect the ability of braking late as he hit fast-paced corners and the slow ones, making a race out of a contest fought amid tumultuous weather.