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Schumacher To Retire At The End Of The Season

After Mercedes confirmed that McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton will join the team next year to replace Michael Schumacher, one of the biggest questions was if the multiple F1 World Champion would still be in F1 next year. The answer came in Japan, where the German began the weekend in Suzuka by announcing his second retirement. Following three disappointing seasons with Mercedes, Schumacher will turn his back to the sport yet again.

In 1991 'Schumi' made his F1 debut with Jordan and was pouched by Benetton one race later. After winning two F1 World titles with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, he switched to Scuderia Ferrari where he captured five more World titles between 2000 and 2004. At the end of 2006 he quit F1 for the first time, having just missed out on the F1 title to Spaniard Fernando Alonso.

When Mercedes re-entered the sport in 2010, Schumacher returned to partner Nico Rosberg at the German squad.  Schumacher's best result as a Mercedes driver was in this year's European Grand Prix in Valencia, finishing third behind Finnish Lotus driver Kimi Räikkonen and Spanish Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso.

As Formula 1 arrived in Japan, Schumacher made an end to all speculations surrounding his future in F1.

“I’ve been thinking about this for a while,” the German said. “We had a three-year agreement and I have had doubts for a while about whether I had the energy to carry on. I said back in 2006 that my batteries were empty and now I think I’m in the red zone, so I’m not sure there would be time to recharge them, but I’m looking forward to my freedom. There’s no hard feelings with Mercedes in a way, we have achieved a great deal. Now I will just continue to do exactly what I have been doing, which is to finish races and focus 100 percent on what I do.”

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2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of April 13)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Lando NorrisMcLaren77
2Oscar PiastriMcLaren74
3Max VerstappenRed Bull69
4George RussellMercedes63
5Charles LeclercFerrari32
6Andrea AntonelliMercedes30
7Lewis HamiltonFerrari25
8Alexander AlbonWilliams18
9Esteban OconHaas14
10Lance StrollAston Martin10
11Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber6
12Oliver BearmanHaas6
13Pierre GaslyAlpine6
14Yuki TsunodaRed Bull5
15Isack HadjarRacing Bulls4
16Carlos SainzWilliams1
17Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
18Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber0
19Jack DoohanAlpine0
20Liam LawsonRacing Bulls0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team151
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 3
2Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team93
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Oracle Red Bull Racing71
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Scuderia Ferrari HP57
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5MoneyGram Haas F1 Team20
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Atlassian Williams Racing19
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team10
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Visa Cash App Racing Bulls7
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team6
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of April 13)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo123
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing106
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo97
4Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4678
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4648
6Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR38
7Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing32
8Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha30
9Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing29
10Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol26
11Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM24
12Brad BinderRed Bull KTM22
13Enea BastianiniKTM Tech321
14Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing20
15Jack MillerPramac Racing19
16Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha14
17Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol10
18Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech38
19Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing5
20Augusto FernandezPramac Racing3
21Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing2
22Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing1
23Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR0
24Jorge MartinAprilia Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team220
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 4       GP wins: 4
2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP126
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team126
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing46
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP44
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Honda LCR MotoGP38
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Honda HRC Castrol36
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Trackhouse MotoGP Team34
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Aprilia Racing33
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Red Bull KTM Tech329
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing24
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0