Watch the announcement speech 10 years on from Monza 2006
Monday 5 September 2016 09:12, UK
This year's Italian GP marks the 10th anniversary of one of the most significant moments in recent F1 history - the day Michael Schumacher announced his 'first' retirement.
Within minutes of sending the Tifosi wild by winning Ferrari's home race and cutting Renault rival Fernando Alonso's title advantage to two points, Schumacher ended months of speculation over his future by confirming he would be retiring at the end of the 2006 season, which still had two races to run.
Sitting alongside Schumacher in the post-race press conference was second-placed Kimi Raikkonen, who was announced as the German's replacement for 2007 on that same day.
In his speech, Schumacher said he didn't want to block the chance for team-mate Felipe Massa to continue at the Scuderia - something Massa himself cited when the Brazilian announced his own retirement 10 years on at Monza ahead of this weekend's race.
Aged 37 at the time, Schumacher's retirement was expected to be permanent after a 15-year career in which he had rewritten the sport's record books. However, in an unexpected move, he returned three years later with Mercedes for a further three-season stint, albeit with far less successful results.
Watch the clip above as Schumacher delivered that famous Monza 2006 speech to the world TV audience.
