Schumacher wins French GP ties Fangio

MAGNY-COURS, France -- Michael Schumacher made a late pass to win the French Grand Prix and take his place in Formula One history.\nSchumacher took the lead on the 68th lap Sunday, moving past Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren-Mercedes when the Finnish driver's brakes locked on a patch of oil, and held on to claim the victory and his record-tying fifth championship.\nThe German made the pass under a yellow flag, but McLaren-Mercedes did not challenge the move.\nSchumacher, driving his backup Ferrari, finished in 1 hour, 32 minutes and 9.837 seconds and clinched the driver's championship with six races remaining.\nThe triumph gave Schumacher an unbeatable 96 points in the season standings and was his eighth triumph in 11 races so far. No driver has won a season championship so quickly.\nHis fifth season title tied the record set by Argentina's Juan Manuel Fangio, who won his fifth title in 1957.