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I talked Schumacher out of Williams drive and into Ferrari – Mass

Former Formula 1 driver Jochen Mass has revealed he convinced Michael Schumacher to sign for Ferrari instead of Williams in the early 1990s. Mass was team-mates with Schumacher in 1991 when they both drove for Sauber-Mercedes in the World SportsCar Championship and had developed a close relationship with his compatriot. Despite having been out of F1 for 12 years, Mass was offered a short 20 lap test by Frank Williams in Alain Prost's 1993 championship winning FW15C in December of that year at Paul Ricard – a car wrought with electronic aids. After four seasons with Benetton which saw him claim 19 wins and two F1 World Championships in 1994 and 1995, the German would eventually sign...
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