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Brawn sets the record straight about Briatore and Schumacher
On the occasion of Michael Schumacher's 50th birthday, Ross Brawn debunked a myth surrounding the F1 legend whom Flavio Briatore often claims he discovered. While Briatore was instrumental in signing up Schumacher at Benetton in 1991, the truth is that the Italian had practically never heard of the German until he made his impressive debut with Jordan at the Belgian Grand Prix that year, according to Brawn. Speaking in a special Beyond the Grid podcast for Formula1.com, Brawn revealed that Schumacher's skills had come to his attention in the world sportscar championship in the early 90s, when the Brit was engineering Tom Walkinshaw's Jaguar team and Schumacher was driving for...
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