Only one point separates the leader of Damon Hill before the last race of the 1994 season. A campaign marked by. death of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Sennaseveral serious accidents and numerous controversies between the contenders for the title.
He started from pole position Nigel Mansellone of Senna's replacements in the Williams #2, but it won't last long. At the start, Schumacher took the lead, leaving Hill behind. The two quickly fled, separated by seconds.
The 35th round will go down in the history of the Formula 1. Michael Schumacher braked too much In East Terracehe lost control of his Benetton and had to countersteer to stay on the track, but hit the wall. Although he managed to return, his car was visibly damaged. It was then that Damon Hill, on his wheel, went on the inside into the next corner, but the German hit him and they collided.
The championship leader was thrown on two wheels directly into the tire barrier, while the Briton suffered a puncture and struggled to return to the pits. One of the left front suspension arms of his Williams bent on contact. His career was over.
Michael Schumacher thus became the first of his 1994 world champions. seven titlesin a way that is still strongly questioned today. Its history has been marked by several similar incidents. Three years later he attempted a similar action against Jacques Villeneuve at the end of the 1997 season at Jerez, but it went badly, ending up in the gravel before being banned from the championship by the FIA.
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