Ralf rules to open title race
The Ferrari star was comprehensively outpaced on the same Magny-Cours track where he clinched the drivers' crown in ridiculously early fashion last year by younger brother Ralf, who cruised to back-to-back wins for the first time in his career.
Schumacher junior completed a memorable eight days which have shocked the world title aspirations of his more illustrious sibling to the core as he spearheaded a second one-two in a row for Williams-BMW with team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya.