Hear from former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt as he recalls some amazing stories behind Michael Schumacher’s 2002 F2001b thrilling performance. Built to contest the first three rounds of the 2002 Formula 1 campaign, chassis 215 carried Michael Schumacher to an incredible race win in the opening event of the season, which took place at the Albert Park circuit in Australia, propelling him to the top of the Drivers’ World Championship standings and providing the foundation for a historic fifth Championship that drew him level with the great Juan Manuel Fangio.
Two weeks later, at the 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, chassis 215 captured the 150th pole position of Ferrari’s Formula 1 history, prior to a thrilling performance as Michael Schumacher battled from 21st place to a spectacular 3rd-place podium finish. Its public offering presents a vanishingly rare opportunity to acquire a racing car of true historic significance: one that not only carried the legendary German driver to a famous win but which played a pivotal role in securing his historic fifth Formula 1 World Drivers’ title.
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