News Details

Briatore reveals Schumacher almost quit after Senna's death

Michael Schumacher's former team boss Flavio Briatore says that the German driver was close to quitting F1 following the death of his rival Ayrton Senna in 1994. Schumacher was chasing Senna down at Imola when the Williams man ran off track and had his fatal accident. Schumacher went on to win the title that year, his first of seven, but it could have been far different if he had decided to stop following that terrible San Marino Grand Prix, which also saw the death of Roland Ratzenberger. Read more Michael Schumacher's wife on the F1 legend: 'He is in the very best of hands' Senna and Schumacher were set for a titanic battle for titles, but we never got to see the potential thrill of two...
Full Story »
6y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Watch: Ayrton Senna's first ever win in Brazil in 1991

Ayrton Senna completed his first-ever victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Celebrating Ayrton Senna's life: Footage from the...

Formula 1 fans, current and past drivers came together to celebrate...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

The Ayrton Senna fan festival in video

The HEINEKEN F1 FESTIVAL – AYRTON SENNA TRIBUTE rolled into the streets...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Current Formula 1 drivers recall their favourite...

Next week, Formula 1 will be gearing up for the Brazilian Grand Prix....
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Why MotoGP hails 2025 season as a...

MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports has described the conclusion of the 2025...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Hyundai to run a WRC2 spec machine in 2027?

Hyundai has said it is considering a brand new WRC2 car for the 2027...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

“I shouldn’t be saying this” - Bukayo Saka...

Arsenal superstar Bukayo Saka has revealed that he was a huge fan on...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Mikel Arteta admits long-term future at Arsenal...

t;li>Spaniard approaches sixth anniversary in chargeArteta ‘has to...
9h ago from TheGuardian.com

'It has to be this year' - Thierry Henry sends PL...

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has told club manager Mikel Arteta to avoid...
15h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.