⭐️ Early access: Bring Back V10s S11 E2 - Schumacher wins, Hill rages
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The rivalry between Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill defined the 1995 F1 season, and at Spa that year they had one of their most famous battles - a rare one that didn't end in a collision.
Matt Beer and Ben Anderson join host Glenn Freeman to look back on how Schumacher recovered from 16th on the grid to win comfortably on a day where he outfoxed and outmuscled his title rival.
We also scrutinise if the reaction to Schumacher's robust driving was fair at the time, and consider how his aggression would be viewed in the present day.
There's also a look at how the F1 driver market was taking shape in the wake of Schumacher signing for Ferrari for 1996, with Jean Alesi swapping seats with him to lead Benetton, Williams upsetting Adrian Newey by signing Jacques Villeneuve, plus Alain Prost and McLaren causing confusion over who Mika Hakkinen's team-mate would be.
And we dig into why there might have been some substance behind rumours that Ross Brawn could be on his way to Ligier from Benetton.
Comments
Great episode - as someone who has only ever seen this race on the Season Review, it was particularly fascinating to hear about the Schumacher/Herbert qualifying "dispute" (and until now I'd always assumed Michael had binned the Benetton in qualifying which is why he started 16th, not realising that this was in morning practice). As for the Hill/Schumacher battle, I always thought the controversy was all a bit overblown ang pleased that Matt put the record straight!
Stuart Coulter
2025-01-04 15:39:04 +0000 UTCBen's 5 words brought out my 10 year old self. I remember this race being so frustrating to watch as a Hill loyalist at the time, but going over this with a adults eyes, Shumacher was outstanding here.
Dr Ballsack
2025-01-02 10:30:30 +0000 UTCWas super Hill fan and 10 years old but at the time didn’t think Michael did anything wrong. Overtime I do now feel the chop at the back of the circuit was marginally naughty and he did it again just before Damon got by which was similar to what he did to Mika, which universally gets slated. That said what he did at nurburgring to Hill was worse and has been largely forgotten as the years have passed.
Brendan Queenan
2025-01-02 07:36:34 +0000 UTCThat was a masterpiece
The Race
2025-01-02 01:15:51 +0000 UTCI loved his five words
Simon Emms
2025-01-02 01:15:21 +0000 UTC*Sends to Ben*
The Race
2025-01-02 01:14:15 +0000 UTCI remember reading about this on a flight back from holiday in Turkey. I wasn't quite sure how Damon managed to lose this to someone starting from 16th on the grid.
Simon Emms
2025-01-02 00:21:37 +0000 UTC
