Formula 1: Schumacher gears up for head-to-head

Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher is gearing up for another titanic title tussle with McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen when he launches the defence of his title in Australia on Sunday.

The duo have all but dominated the championship for the past three seasons and look set to do so again in 2001, though Scotland’s David Coulthard would surely beg to differ.