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Briatore reveals the moment Schumacher almost retired from F1

Former Benetton team boss Flavio Briatore says Michael Schumacher pondered the prospect of walking away from F1 in the immediate aftermath of the death of Ayrton Senna. The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola has gone down in history as one of the darkest moments in Grand Prix racing's history. Young Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberg lost his life in qualifying, a day after Rubens Barrichello's horrendous crash in which the Brazilian was miraculously spared any serious injuries. Jordan: Why Hamilton has already surpassed Schumacher But the worst was yet to come, with Senna's fatal accident at Tamburello taking place in the opening laps of a race that Benetton's Schumacher would eventually...
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