Michael Schumacher once won a race from the pit lane after a major stewards blunder at the British Grand Prix.
It happened during the 1998 season, which was shaping up to be very exciting with a closely-contested title race. The German was in the hunt to be crowned world champion for what would have been the third time, but was up against Mika Hakkinen who had a six-point lead heading into the Silverstone race.
And he looked to be in a good position to extend that gap, having qualified on pole position ahead of Schumacher in second, while defending champion Jacques Villeneuve – rocking an eye-watering purple hairdo for the occasion – was one place behind. It set up the prospect of a heavyweight fight at the front, and the excitement built even further when heavy rain swept the track before the race.
