Damon Hill says it wasn't until he was retiring that he got to see the 'po-faced, chin jutting' Michael Schumacher as a 'guy you'd want to know.' The rivalry between Hill and Schumacher in the early 1990s is the stuff of legends. The two clashed several times on the track, the most notable of which was at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix. Fighting for the Drivers' title, Schumacher turned in on Hill – some would say deliberately – causing the two to collide. Both drivers retired and Schumacher won his first of seven World titles. It is safe to say the two were not friends. In fact it wasn't until he was retiring from F1 in 1999 that Hill got to see Schumacher as more than just a...
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