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Montezemolo: 'Senna and Schumacher wouldn't have worked together'

Former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has revealed how close Ayrton Senna was at the time to sign a contract with the Italian team for the 1995 season. Montezemolo did add that Schumacher would probably not have been contracted if Senna would still be at the side in 1996. Senna had made the switch to Williams in 1994 after Alain Prost retired as reigning champion, but it turned out to be a bad move. Where Williams dominated in 1993 with their infamous 'active suspension', the FIA had banned the system for 1994. Because of this, the balance of the car was extremely unbalanced, a problem that was only solved until much later in the season. Read more Young vs. old: Who are participating...
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