原標(biāo)題：The Michael Schumacher Private Collection At?Motorworld

原作者：Vladimir Ljadov

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邁克爾·舒馬赫的傳奇地位可以歸因于他令人印象深刻的F1戰(zhàn)績(jī):7次世界錦標(biāo)賽冠軍，91次大獎(jiǎng)賽冠軍，155次登上領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)臺(tái)和68個(gè)桿位。

隨著2023年f1賽季本周末在巴林拉開帷幕，我想這是參觀邁克爾·舒馬赫私人收藏展覽的最佳時(shí)機(jī)。德國(guó)科隆汽車世界的永久展覽包括一些舒馬赫駕駛過的賽車，以及賽車紀(jì)念品，個(gè)人物品等。

展覽從舒馬赫前f1時(shí)代的賽車開始，即他1988年的歐洲方程式福特和1989年的三級(jí)方程式Reynard 893。在獲得兩場(chǎng)勝利和七次登上領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)臺(tái)后，舒馬赫僅以一分之差與1989年德國(guó)F3冠軍失之交手。

在展廳的另一端，你會(huì)看到舒馬赫1991年參加比賽的C組耐力車——索伯奔馳C291，采用3.5升V12發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，功率600馬力。就舒馬赫而言，這臺(tái)機(jī)器后來被證明是其F1賽車生涯的最佳準(zhǔn)備工具。

舒馬赫的100cc托尼卡丁車也出現(xiàn)了。他曾說卡丁車是“賽車運(yùn)動(dòng)的小學(xué)，尤其是駕駛感覺、決斗行為和超車?yán)斫??！?/span>沒有比這更好的學(xué)校了?！?/span>

即使在成為一級(jí)方程式(Formula One)世界冠軍之后，舒馬赫仍花上了大量的時(shí)間駕駛他的賽用卡丁車。

邁克爾·舒馬赫的f1故事起源于華麗的喬丹191，1991年的一輛亮綠色和藍(lán)色的七喜賽車。

舒馬赫獲得了一次在斯帕-弗蘭科尚賽道比賽的機(jī)會(huì)，采訪中的這句話證明了當(dāng)時(shí)他已經(jīng)有了鋼鐵般的神經(jīng):“第一次測(cè)試在第一圈很可怕，但在斯帕，就好像我從來沒有做過其他任何事情一樣。開著那輛車，那種下壓力的感覺很瘋狂。在那里全速行駛是我迄今為止所知道的最興奮的感覺。”

他在發(fā)車區(qū)排名第七，但遺憾的是舒馬赫的比賽在500米后就因?yàn)殡x合器故障而結(jié)束了。

在附近，我發(fā)現(xiàn)了幾輛貝納通——1992年的駱駝涂裝B191B和1995年的第二名Mild Seven B195。

最具標(biāo)志性的貝納通被高架在博物館中央樓梯旁的柱子上——1994年獲勝的B194賽車。舒馬赫在94年的F1賽季中以8輪的勝利占據(jù)了主導(dǎo)地位，其中包括悲劇的圣馬力諾大獎(jiǎng)賽，在那里他的勝利被埃爾頓·塞納和羅蘭·拉岑伯格的死亡所掩蓋。

舒馬赫在法拉利車隊(duì)的職業(yè)生涯始于1996年，當(dāng)時(shí)他駕駛的是F310，這款車被這位德國(guó)車手形容為相當(dāng)平庸。他在法拉利的第一個(gè)賽季中獲得了第三名，而達(dá)蒙·希爾成為了第一個(gè)獲得f1冠軍的世界冠軍的兒子(達(dá)蒙的父親格雷厄姆在1962年和1968年贏得了冠軍)。

從這里開始，展廳仿佛染上了法拉利標(biāo)志性的“Rosso Corsa”紅。

在被遺忘的1997年(舒馬赫在賽季結(jié)束的歐洲大獎(jiǎng)賽上與雅克·維倫紐夫相撞后，他的行為被取消了比賽資格)和平均成功的1998年和1999賽季之后，法拉利和這位德國(guó)車手開始了一切。

從2000年到2004年，紅色萬寶路車隊(duì)成為一級(jí)方程式錦標(biāo)賽的主導(dǎo)力量，舒馬赫獲得了五個(gè)連續(xù)冠軍。

2005年，費(fèi)爾南多·阿隆索和雷諾車隊(duì)終于結(jié)束了連勝。阿隆索和雷諾車隊(duì)在2006年再次奪得f1冠軍，在那個(gè)賽季結(jié)束后，舒馬赫退役了。

當(dāng)然，幾年后，舒馬赫在F1歷史上做出了最偉大的復(fù)出，宣布他的回歸，但這一次是在2010賽季的梅賽德斯GP Petronas F1車隊(duì)。在2012年底再次退役之前，他與梅賽德斯奪得了接下來的兩個(gè)冠軍。

第二年，一場(chǎng)滑雪事故徹底改變了舒馬赫的人生。

當(dāng)我在《汽車世界》的時(shí)光即將結(jié)束時(shí)，我開始懷念小時(shí)候花了很多時(shí)間看f1的時(shí)光。那時(shí)，舒馬赫正處于巔峰期，贏得了一個(gè)又一個(gè)冠軍。而現(xiàn)在，我在這里，被他所駕駛過的汽車所包圍。

從務(wù)實(shí)的角度來說，我很驚訝這個(gè)博物館可以讓任何人免費(fèi)參觀。對(duì)于任何經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的f1車迷來說，這都是一次溫暖人心的經(jīng)歷，我希望成千上萬的游客前往科隆-萊茵蘭汽車世界觀看邁克爾·舒馬赫私人收藏展覽，這將是對(duì)這位傳奇人物的精神的最好傳承。

附：原文

Michael Schumacher’s legend status can be attributed to his impressive Formula?One track record: 7 World Championship titles, 91 Grand Prix victories, 155 podium finishes and 68 pole positions.

As the 2023 Formula One season kicks off this coming weekend in Bahrain, I figured it was the perfect time to showcase my visit to the Michael Schumacher Private Collection exhibition.

The permanent exhibition at?Motorworld?in?Cologne,?Germany includes some of?Schumacher’s?original race cars,?plus racing memorabilia, personal items and more.

The exhibition starts with cars from Schumacher’s pre-F1 era, namely his 1988 European Formula Ford and 1989 Formula 3 Reynard 893. After taking two wins and seven podiums in the latter, Schumacher missed out on the 1989 German F3 title by just one point.

At the other end of the exhibition floor, you’ll find the Group C endurance car that Schumacher raced in 1991?– a Sauber Mercedes-Benz C291, powered by a 3.5L V12?good for 600hp. This machine?turned out to be a?perfect preparation tool for Formula One.

Schumacher’s 100cc Tony Kart?makes an appearance too. He once said that?karting is “the elementary school of motorsports, especially for driving feeling, duel behavior and overtaking understanding. There is no better school.”Even after becoming a Formula?One world champion, Schumacher?spent hours behind the wheels of his?racing karts.

Michael Schumacher’s Formula One story begins with the magnificent Jordan 191 –?specifically a?bright green and blue 7UP-liveried car from 1991.Schumacher received a one-off opportunity to race the car at the Spa-Francorchamps round, and this quote from an interview proves that back then he already had nerves of steel: “The first tests were frightening on the first laps, but then at Spa it was as if I had never done anything else. Driving Eau Rouge in that car, that downforce was a crazy feeling. Driving full throttle there was the absolute highest of the feelings I had known until then.”He sensationally qualified?seventh on the grid, but sadly Schumacher’s race ended after only 500 meters due to clutch failure.

Nearby, I found a couple of Benettons – the Camel-liveried B191B from 1992 and the second title-winning Mild Seven B195 from 1995.The most iconic Benetton is elevated on pillars next to the museum’s central staircase – the victorious B194 car from 1994. Schumacher dominated the ’94 F1 season by winning eight rounds, including the tragic San Marino GP, where his win was sadly overshadowed by the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger.

Schumacher’s career at Scuderia Ferrari started in 1996 at the wheel of an F310, a car that the German driver described as rather mediocre. He finished third in his first season with Ferrari, while Damon Hill became the first son of a world champion to also win a Formula One title (Damon’s father Graham won titles in 1962 and 1968).From this point, the exhibition became a sea of Rosso Corsa red.

After a year to forget in 1997 (Schumacher was disqualified for his actions in the season-ending European GP after he collided with?Jacques Villeneuve)?and averagely successful 1998 and 1999 seasons, it all started clicking for Ferrari and the German driver.

From 2000 to 2004, Team Marlboro Red became the dominant force in the Formula One championship, rewarding Schumacher with five back-to-back titles.In 2005, Fernando Alonso?and Renault finally put pay to the?winning streak.?Alonso and Renault took the Formula One title again in?2006, and at the end of that season Schumacher retired.

Of course, a few years later?Schumacher?made the greatest comeback?in the history of Formula?One, announcing his?return, but this time with the Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team for the 2010?season. He contested the following two championships with Mercedes, before retiring once more at the end of 2012.

The following year, a skiing accident drastically changed Schumacher’s life.

As my time at Motorworld came to an end, I?started feeling nostalgic about the many hours I spent watching Formula One as a kid. Back then,?Schumacher?was in his prime, winning championship after championship. Here I was, surrounded by the?actual cars he achieved such greatness in.

On a pragmatic note, I’m surprised that?this museum can accessed by anyone for free. It’s a heartwarming experience for any seasoned Formula One fan, and I’m hoping that the?thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage to Motorworld Cologne-Rhineland for The Michael Schumacher Private Collection?exhibition?will?result in a lot of positive energy being sent the legend’s way.