Hill–Schumacher rivalry
Formula One racing rivalry
The Hill–Schumacher rivalry was an individual sport rivalry that ran from 1994 to 1996 between two Formula One drivers: the British Damon Hill and the German Michael Schumacher.
History
Hill and Schumacher bonded in 1993 as both drivers were seen as the new prospects following years of competition between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. At the end of the 1993 season Schumacher and Hill went scuba diving together in Australia. The two drivers competed fiercely and somehow unexpectedly in the 1994 season. Hill was a mainstay for Williams after Ayrton Senna died at Imola. At the British Grand Prix, Schumacher was disqualified and banned for two further races for overtaking Hill during the formation lap and ignoring the subsequent black flag. Four more victories for Hill, three of which were in races where Schumacher was excluded or disqualified as in Belgium, where the Benetton's plank was found to be a few millimeters shorter than required, took the title battle to the final event at Adelaide. At Schumacher's first race since his ban, the European Grand Prix, he suggested that Hill (who was eight years his senior) was not a world-class driver. However, during the penultimate race at the Japanese Grand Prix, Hill took victory ahead of Schumacher in a rain-soaked event. This put Hill just one point behind the German before the last race of the season.
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