Michael Schumacher breaks Alain Prost's F1 wins record with Belgian GP victory and becomes Ferrari's first back-to-back champion since Alberto Ascari • Mika Hakkinen retires from F1, to be replaced at McLaren by Kimi Raikkonen • Traction control reintroduced • Michelin re-enters Formula 1 with Williams, Jaguar, Benetton, Prost and Minardi • Legendary team boss Ken Tyrrell dies aged 77 • Dale Earnhardt dies in last-lap Daytona 500 accident • Earnhardt's death leads to widespread use of HANS device, which later became mandatory in all senior categories • Scott Dixon becomes youngest Champ Car race winner in his rookie season at Nazareth, aged 20 • Alex Zanardi loses both legs in horrific Champ Car crash at Lausitz • F1 race-winner Michele Alboreto dies testing an Audi at Lausitz • Justin Wilson wins the Formula 3000 title • Takuma Sato wins record 12 races en route to British F3 Championship • Richard Burns wins World Rally crown for Subaru then joins Peugeot a week later • Sebastien Loeb finishes second in World Rally Car debut in Italy
2001
Michael Schumacher adds a second title for Ferrari and his fourth
Dale Earnhardt is killed in a crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500
Ken Tyrrell dies of cancer aged 77
Richard Burns wins the World Rally Championship for Subaru
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