1996 Spanish Grand Prix

23:16 Thanks for joining us on a trip down memory lane - here's a recap of Schumacher's display:

The day Schumacher “made everyone look silly” - F1 - Autosport Plus

Michael Schumacher dispelled any doubt over who was Formula 1's wet weather king in the 1996 Spanish Grand Prix, scoring his first win for Ferrari in unforgettable fashion that left the rest trailing in his wake

23:15 Schumacher won that one by 48 seconds from Alesi - that's a horrendously dominant showing! I suspect we'll be talking about this one for years, and I'm sure it'll be repeated in the future as an example of a classic F1 race...

23:14

Schumacher crosses the line in torrential conditions to claim a famous victory

23:12 Frentzen will take a splendid fourth, with Hakkinen fifth - and Diniz grabs his first ever F1 point with sixth place!

23:11 Alesi beats Villeneuve to second - and that's the rest of the field on the lead lap.

23:11 It's Schumacher's first Ferrari win - and you can bet your bottom dollar there'll be more of those to come!

23:10 Michael Schumacher wins the 1996 Spanish Grand Prix!

23:10 Into the final few corners now...the Ferrari team is out on the pit wall.

23:09 It's the final lap! Schumacher just has to hang on now for his first Ferrari win.

23:06 Ferrari's last win was at last year's Canadian GP - it feels like a while ago! - courtesy of Jean Alesi. Schumacher looks like he's about to claim the Italian squad's next one.

23:05 And it seems to be game, set and match for Alesi for second place; he went over a second quicker than Villeneuve on the last lap.

23:04

Hakkinen has had a torrid day today - but invariably will claim points in fifth place

23:03 Alesi has now cleared Hakkinen and ups his advantage to two seconds. He might just have the legs over Villeneuve here.

23:01 The answer is apparently no - 1.6s is the gap between the two now! Alesi still needs to clear Hakkinen, and he needs to do it quickly.

22:59 Villeneuve is hunting down Alesi now - it's 2.4s between the two now! Will Alesi push a bit more?

22:58 The rain is, arguably, getting even worse. Continuing our Britpop references from earlier, the weather is a bit of a Blur at the moment...

22:56 There's 15 minutes left on the clock - but we should be set to finish the race on time.

22:56 Barrichello, meanwhile, trudges down the pitlane despondently - it's Barricgoodbye to Barrichello.

22:55 Hakkinen has a bit of a wayward moment - and he's not been particularly quick today. He's certainly no flying Finn.

22:52 Alesi is under fire from Villeneuve, and he's turned up the wick a little bit in response. Hakkinen is about to get lapped by the Benetton driver.

22:52 OOH, that's Schumacher! He very nearly loses it coming out of the final corner, but manages to avoid doing what his rival Hill did - and stays out of the Wonderwall, er, WALL. Wall.

22:49 Villeneuve has been silently eating into Alesi's advantage, looking to make a late bid for second place. He's taken the gap down to 4.5s.

22:48 And that's Barrichello finally out, Jordan managed to get him back out but his clutch issues have proven terminal. He pulls over at Turn 5.

22:48

Verstappen spun out, losing a potential two championship points on offer to triple Arrows' 1996 tally.

22:45 It appears that Barrichello is getting ready to go out again! If one more car falters, he'd be in with a shout of points if he makes it back out...

22:44 At this rate, we'll have had nine finishers in the past two races - that's a bizarre state of affairs! It's rare to get two wet races in a row.

22:41 That's Verstappen - he's off! The Arrows driver's day is done, and that elevates last-placed man Diniz up to the points!

22:40 Alesi's on his lonesome out there, over a minute down on Schumacher and 10s clear of Villeneuve.

22:39 There's just seven cars left - Barrichello and Berger's retirements have elevated Verstappen and Hakkinen into the top six.

22:38 And we've had another retiree too - Berger is out!

22:37 That looks terminal - Jordan is trying to get it rolling again, but Barrichello clambers out. That's a huge shame, he's been phenomenal today.

22:36 And Barrichello is in! Is that it for the Jordan driver?

22:34 There's 20 laps left to go.

22:33 Schumacher's lead is well over a minute now - he's obviously some kind of master in the rain. Phenomenal drive.

22:32 Now that all of the pitstops are out of the way, the order is thus: 1. Schumacher, 2. Alesi, 3. Villeneuve, 4. Barrichello, 5. Berger, 6. Frentzen, 7. Verstappen, 8. Hakkinen, 9. Diniz

22:31 Hakkinen too comes in to stop, taking it nice and easy with a 9-second stationary period. That means everyone's stopped.

22:30 Barrichello also comes in to pit, and will rejoin in fourth - behind Alesi and only just behind Villeneuve!

22:28 And there's Schumacher! The leader pits, sits still for 8.7s, and rejoins...in the lead. Easy.

22:27 Meanwhile, it appears that Schumacher's going to come in for his second stop. He's absolutely miles ahead of everyone else, so he can absolutely get away with it. He's even got enough time for a cup of tea.

22:26 Barrichello is putting almost two seconds a lap on Alesi, so that explains why he wanted to stay out a bit. He wants to rejoin as close to the French driver as he can...