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Gachot recalls shock events that led to Schumacher debut

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the first Formula 1 appearance of Michael Schumacher, in the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix. But ironically, one of the biggest roles in that pivotal moment was played by someone who was never even in Spa-Francorchamps that weekend. F1i's very own Bertrand Gachot had been a regular in the F1 paddock since 1989 when he was racing for the Onyx GP team, eventually making his first full race appearance when he qualified for the French GP. However it wasn't until he moved to the Jordan team in 1991 that Gachot finally had the car to enable him to make the grid on a regular basis, and he soon picked up three top-six points finishes in Canada, Britain and...
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