Michael Schumacher is a former Formula One driver, seven times world champion, and current advisor and occasional test driver for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, is “statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen.” He is the only German to win the Formula One World Championship, and is credited with popularizing Formula One in Germany. In 2006 a survey by the FIA, the driver Michael Schumacher was more popular among the fans of Formula One.