Little Brother Wins Big

In English private schools children from the same family used to be given the suffixes Major (for the elder) and Minor (for the younger). At the Canadian Grand Prix on June 10, Schumacher Minor eclipsed Schumacher Major. In a Formula One first, the brothers took the top places on the podium — with younger brother Ralf beating three-times World Champion Michael. In motor-racing sibling rivalries the younger brother in the past has proved the quicker; so it was with the Rodriguez brothers and the Fittipaldis. Now the younger Schumacher is set to challenge the older's reputation.

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