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Hail Schumi!

Schumacher was cruising to possibly his third World Championship in 1997 until a tyre puncture forced him out. His clash with Villeneuve (in a bid to oust him from the race and secure a championship) resulted in disqualification and got him stripped of his second position.

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Since the 1990's, only Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen have achieved three victories in a row at the same venue, the Belgium (1995-97) and the Spanish (1998-2000) respectively.