Formula One: Schumachers battling it out in top two positions

Schumacher regained his composure for the start of the 67-lap European Grand Prix race in Nurburgring as he clung onto the advantage of pole despite a fierce attempt by his brother Ralf to get past.

The duo almost collided - as they did at the start of the 1997 race at the Nurburgring - before Schumacher senior claimed the battle for the first corner.