Spielberg, Austria ? Michael Schumacher watched the orange flames rise near his head during a fiery pit stop, yet remained focused on racing.

The Ferrari crew doused the fuel-loading fire and the driver, and not long after, Schumacher was spraying champagne in Victory Lane, celebrating his win at the Austrian Grand Prix Sunday.

Schumacher beat Formula One leader Kimi Raikkonen for his third straight win and the 65th of his career, closing within two points of first place in the standings.

“Seeing the fire was not nice, but I think the guys reacted very well with the extinguishers,” Schumacher said.

The five-time Formula One champion, who failed to finish in the top three in the first three races of the season, has 38 points, compared to Raikkonen’s 40 after six races.

Schumacher, who started from the pole, finished 3.3 seconds ahead of Raikkonen’s McLaren-Mercedes in the 69-lap race on the 2.69-mile A1-Ring. Ferrari’s Rubens Barrichello, was third, 3.9 seconds behind. Jenson Button was fourth in a BAR-Honda, and David Coulthard of McLaren finished fifth.

Schumacher’s crew had to battle flames during a pit stop after the 23rd lap when a fuel hose would not come off, sparking the blaze and forcing crew members to use fire extinguishers.

Throughout it all, Schumacher remained calm, staying in his car and nonchalantly wiping fire extinguishing foam from his visor.

“I was watching around and seeing what was going on,” Schumacher said. “You know you have protection. You have the overalls. You know you can survive for a good while.”