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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...
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