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‘Benetton bosses were not convinced of Schumi'
Benetton nearly missed out on signing Michael Schumacher back in 1991 as 'no one was convinced' of the German's talent, no one but Flavio Briatore. Schumacher was handed his Formula 1 debut by Jorda, qualifying seventh before retiring from the grand prix. His efforts caught the attention of then Benetton team boss Briatore, who insisted on signing the youngster. Others at the team weren't so sure. 'No one was convinced of Michael,' Briatore told German newspaper Bild in a podcast with 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg. '‘He's not good, he's too young, he's to this and that.' 'But I was so sure everyone said: ‘Yes, then sign him!'' He added: 'I sent him the contract and we signed...
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