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1989 Grand Prix of Japan (Historic Senna/Prost collision)
1993 Grand Prix of Austrailia (Legendary Senna's last victory before fatal accident)
1995 Grand Prix of Monaco (Schumacher steers Benetton to victory)
1997 Grand Prix of Germany (Berger returns to stun field at Hockenheim)


1998 Grand Prix of Austrailia (Hakkinen leads way to 1-2 Mclaren finish in Albert Park)
1998 Grand Prix of Brazil (Hakkinen, Coulthard prove Mclaren's superiority in Interlagos)
1998 Grand Prix of Argentina (Schumacher's Ferrari breaks Mclaren's run in Buenos Aries)
1998 Grand Prix of San Marino (Coulthard continues Mclaren's '98 dominance in Imola)
1998 Grand Prix of Spain (Mclarens cruise, Hakkinen, Coulthard 1-2 finish in Barcelona)
1998 Grand Prix of Monaco (Street course no obstacle to Hakkinen's Mclaren)
1998 Grand Prix of Canada (Mclarens retire early; Schumacher triumph in Montreal)
1998 Grand Prix of France (Schumi's win at Magny-Cours tightens points race)
1998 Grand Prix of Great Britian (Schumacher masters Silverstone despite penalty)
1998 Grand Prix of Austria (Hakkinen on cruise control to win at A1-Ring)
1998 Grand Prix of Germany (Mclarens leave Ferraris in dust as Hakkinen wins)
1998 Grand Prix of Hungary (Schumi is brilliant in Ferrari, laps Hakkinen)
1998 Grand Prix of Belgium (Hill brings Jordan 1st ever F1 win in rain of Spa)
1998 Grand Prix of Italy (Schumi wins to even points race with Hakkinen)
1998 Grand Prix of Luxembourg (Hakkinen noses past Schumacher at Nurburgring)
1998 Grand Prix of Japan (Schumi's blown tire hands Hakkinen world title at Sazuka)

1999 Grand Prix of Austrailia (Irvine rides Ferrari to victory down under)
1999 Grand Prix of Brazil (Hakkinen restores Mclaren's confidence in Interlagos)
1999 Grand Prix of San Marino (Hakkinen crash opens door for Schumacher in Imola)
1999 Grand Prix of Monaco (Ferrari red rules with Schumacher, Irvine 1-2 finish)
1999 Grand Prix of Spain (Mclarens rule Barcelona with Hakkinen, Coulthard 1-2 finish)
1999 Grand Prix of Canada (Schumi crashes! Hakkinen holds off Irvine in Montreal)
1999 Grand Prix of France (Frentzen gives Jordan stunning victory at Magny-Cours)
1999 Grand Prix of Great Britian (Coulthard's Mclaren frustrates both Ferraris at Silverstone)
1999 Grand Prix of Austria (Irvine denies the Mclarens on the A1-Ring)
1999 Grand Prix of Germany (Ferrari's triumphant day with Irvine, Salo finishing 1-2)
1999 Grand Prix of Hungary (Silver Arrows rule again; Hakkinen, Coulthard 1-2)
1999 Grand Prix of Belgium (Mclarens tighten race with 1-2 Coulthard, Hakkinen finish)
1999 Grand Prix of Italy (Frentzen pushes Jordan to another surprising victory)
1999 Grand Prix of Europe (STUNNER! Herbert gives Stewart/Ford 1st ever F1 win)
1999 Grand Prix of Malaysia (Irvine's Ferrari win disputed at Sepang)
1999 Grand Prix of Japan (Hakkinen wins to clinch 2nd straight title in a Mclaren)

2000 Grand Prix of Austrailia (Team orders & Mclaren failures open door for Schumacher) 2000 Grand Prix of Brazil (An easy Sunday drive for Schumacher, Ferrari at Interlagos) 2000 Grand Prix of San Marino (Schumacher, Ferrari dominance continues at Imola) 2000 Grand Prix of Great Britian (Coulthard repeats at Silverstone, Mclaren rebound) 2000 Grand Prix of Spain (Ferrari pit mistake opens door for Hakkinen, Mclaren) 2000 Grand Prix of Europe (Schumacher dominates the Nurburgring in the rain) 2000 Grand Prix of Monaco (Coulthard wins when Schumacher's Ferrari breaks down late) 2000 Grand Prix of Canada (Schumacher leads Ferrari 1-2 finish thanks to silly penalty) 2000 Grand Prix of France (Coulthard wins at Magny-Cours as Schumacher spins off) 2000 Grand Prix of Austria (Hakkinen cruises after Schumi forced off at 1st corner) 2000 Grand Prix of Germany (Ferrari's Barrichello wins wild, wacky, wet race) 2000 Grand Prix of Hungary (Hakkinen goes wire-to-wire over Schumacher) 2000 Grand Prix of Belgium (Hakkinen's fantastic move past Schumacher at Spa) 2000 Grand Prix of Italy (Schumacher's Ferrari dominates tragedy-marred race at Monza) 2000 Grand Prix of United States (Schumacher takes race and points lead at Indy) 2000 Grand Prix of Japan (Schumacher claims Ferrari's 1st driver's title since 1979) 2000 Grand Prix of Malaysia (Schumacher's triumph gives Ferrari the constructors title) 2001 Grand Prix of Austrailia (With Hakkinen off, Schumacher's Ferrari dominates) 2001 Grand Prix of Malaysia (Good fortune rains down as Schumacher claims 6th straight) 2001 Grand Prix of Brazil (Mclaren's Coulthard ends Schumacher's winning streak at 6) 2001 Grand Prix of San Marino (Ralf Schumacher's 1st win ends Williams' 3-year drought) 2001 Grand Prix of Spain (Ferrari, Schumacher get disgustingly lucky as Hakkinen's engine fails on last lap) 2001 Grand Prix of Austria (No late failures this time, Coulthard holds off both Ferraris at A-1 Ring) 20001 Grand Prix of Monaco (Mclaren unreliability sets stage for another dominating day for Schumacher) 2001 Indianapolis 500 (Castroneves returns Penske to victory lane for 11th time; DeFerran 2nd) 2001 Grand Prix of Canada (Ralf outduels big brother Michael for Williams' win in Montreal) 2001 Grand Prix of Europe (Schumacher wins again at Nurburgring to take commanding points lead) 2001 Grand Prix of France (Schumacher's collects 50th career win coasting at Magny Cours) 2001 Grand Prix of Great Britian (Hakkinen rediscovers winning touch for Mclaren at Silverstone) 2001 Grand Prix of Germany (Little brother Ralf upstages Michael at home in Hockenheim) 2001 Grand Prix of Hungary (Schumacher clinches another title as pit error hurts Coulthard) 2001 Grand Prix of Belgium (Schumacher earns 52nd win, passing Prost as top-winner all-time) 2001 Grand Prix of Italy (Williams' Montoya speeds thru Monza for 1st F1 win) 2001 Grand Prix of United States (A last hurrah for Mika? Hakkinen bests the field at Indy) 2001 Grand Prix of Japan (Schumacher holds off Montoya to cap championship with 9th win)

2002 Grand Prix of Austrailia (Crash wipes out most of field, Schumacher wins; Toyota scores 1st point)
2002 Grand Prix of Malaysia (Williams steals Ferrari's thunder w/ 1-2 finish as Ralf wins)
2002 Grand Prix of Brazil (Michael out-duels little brother Ralf at Interlagos)
2002 Grand Prix of San Marino (Ferrari looks dominant as Michael leads 1-2 finish at Imola)
2002 Grand Prix of Spain (Michael making a mockery of championship race with another easy win)
2002 Grand Prix of Austria (Ferrari takes team orders to new lows as Barrichello pulls over for Michael)
2002 Grand Prix of Monaco (Coulthard's Mclaren holds off Michael to end 17-race drought)
2002 Indianapolis 500 (Castroneves repeats as late accident saves him from running out of fuel)
2002 Charlotte 600 (Martin wins $1-mil after late pit error hurts Johnson; Kenseth 2nd)
2002 Grand Prix of Canada (Michael, Ferrari turning points race into a easy runaway)
2002 Grand Prix of Europe (Barrichello leads embarrassingly easy 1-2 Ferrari finish at Nurburgring)
2002 Grand Prix of Great Britian (Another race, another Ferrari 1-2 as Michael wins ... again... zzz)
2002 Grand Prix of France (Michael clinches record-tying 5th world championship at Magny-Cours) 2002 Grand Prix of Germany (Schumacher continues the most ridiculously easy runaway) 2002 Grand Prix of Belgium (Schumacher predictably wins again in most monotous F1 season ever) 2002 Grand Prix of Italy (Barrichello leads another 1-2 Ferrari finish; Irvine gives Jaguar a surprising 3rd) 2002 Grand Prix of United State (Schumacher pulls aside so Barrichello can lead the usual Ferrari 1-2 finish) 2002 Grand Prix of Japan (Schumacher, Barrichello close out season w/ yet another Ferrari 1-2 finish)

2003 Grand Prix of Austrailia (Coulthard's Mclaren wins after Montoya spins in strange season opener) 2003 Grand Prix of Brazil (Fisichella awarded belated victory after unbelieveable crash-filled ending) 2003 Grand Prix of San Marino (Schumacher wins at Imola hours after death of his mother; brother Ralf finishes 4th) 2003 Grand Prix of Spain (Ferrari dominance returning? Schumacher wins second straight) 2003 Grand Prix of Austria (Schumacher wins again as Ferrari appears ready to dominate another season) 2003 Indianapolis 500 (de Ferran holds off teammate Castroneves as Team Penske claims 3rd straight at the Brickyard) 2003 Grand Prix of Monaco (Montoya holds off Raikkonen for Williams' 1st win in Monaco in 20 years) 2003 Grand Prix of Canada (Michael holds off Ralf, Montoya and Alonso in incredibly tight finish) 2003 Grand Prix of Europe (Ralf leads 1-2 finish for Williams at Nurburgring as Raikkonen blows up, Michael goes off) 2003 Grand Prix of France (Ralf, Montoya continue Williams' surge w/ another 1-2 finish at Magny Cours) 2003 Grand Prix of Great Britian (Entertaining, bizarre race ruined by Rubens' Ferrari winning) 2003 Grand Prix of Germany (Montoya jumbles points chase w/ start-to-finish win; big crash) 2003 Grand Prix of Italy (Schumacher breaks through snapping winless streak) 2003 Grand Prix of United States (Schumacher closes in on another with win at Indy)

2004 Grand Prix of Malaysia (Schumacher easily wins second straight; F1 will need crashes and Ferrari mistakes to prevent another dull season)
2004 Grand Prix of Bahrain (Schumacher, Ferrari making another season a pointless bore; only Ferrari crashes and failures can save season)
2004 Grand Prix of San Marino (Schumacher's season-long victory tour continues with 4th straight win)
2004 Grand Prix of Spain (Schumacher, Ferrari's dominance ruining F1 season with 5th straight win)
2004 Grand Prix of Monaco (Thank god! Montoya takes out Schumacher; Trulli delivers a victory for Renault in 1st REAL race of season)
2004 Indianapolis 500 (Rice takes the poll, then comes from behind to win rain-shortened 500)
2004 Grand Prix of Europe (Schumacher, Ferrari dominate another 'race'... wake F1 fans for the 2005 season)
2004 Grand Prix of Canada (F1 stages another meaningless event as Schumacher, Ferrari are unmatched)
2004 Grand Prix of France (Schumacher finishes, Schumacher wins... 9th in 10 races... zzzzzzz)
2004 Grand Prix of Great Britian (Schumacher wins again... who cares?!... zzzzz)
2004 Grand Prix of Germany (Schumacher wins again... 11 of 12 now... zzzzzzz)
2004 Grand Prix of Hungary (Schumacher wins record 12th in a season... does anyone care?... zzzz)
2004 Grand Prix of Belgium (Raikkonen snaps Schumacher's dominance, but Schumacher still clinches 7th championship)
2004 Grand Prix of Italy (Barrichello leads Ferrari's 1-2 finish this time)
2004 Grand Prix of China (Barrichello continues Ferrari's completely boring dominance of season)
2004 Grand Prix of Japan (Schumacher wins as the 2004 Ferrari victory tour mercifully nears its boring end)
2004 Grand Prix of Brazil (Montoya holds off Raikkonen as Williams snaps Ferrari's dominance in season-ender)

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