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Damon Hill Reveals He Turned Down Ferrari Over ‘No. 2 To Michael’ Role

Hill said he actually turned Ferrari down after Jean Todt invited him to Italy for talks. The catch? “You’d have to be number two to Michael [Schumacher],” Todt told him. Hill called it “an offer you have to refuse,” sticking to his rule of only chasing the best chance of success. He now half-jokes he maybe should’ve gone.