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‘Schumi/Senna pairing would never have worked'

Having Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna at team-mates would have seen Ferrari 'shoot ourselves in the foot' says Luca di Montezemolo. Two of the most prolific race winners in Formula 1, and two of the fiercest competitors, the Italian says it would never have worked. Di Montezemolo, in charge at Ferrari in the 1990s, recently revealed that Senna approached him in 1994 asking to race for Ferrari. The Brazilian was said to be unhappy with Williams and wanting a way out. Di Montezemolo told him to come to speak to him after the San Marino Grand Prix weekend. Senna died in that race. However, had the Brazilian joined Ferrari, the team would never have signed Schumacher from Benetton in...
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