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03. Dec 2023
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The final race of the 1997 Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship was intensively disputed between Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve, but as everybody knows, the Kaiser committed a terrible fault by throwing his car against his opponent’s, and find himself off road (picture above).
Schumi was later heavily sanctioned by the FIA for his unsporting behaviour and was excluded of the championship, losing all his points, which had not prevented him to celebrate his rival’s title at the hotel bar, the same evening (picture below). Other time, other customs…
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Formula 1, Jerez, European Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve, Scuderia Ferrari, Williams, FIA, Ferrari, Williams, Germany, Canada, 1997
Source: DR