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Bertrand Gachot – The driver whose prison sentence handed Schumacher his F1 debut

Bertrand Gachot – The driver whose prison sentence handed Schumacher his F1 debut

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 5 Jahren

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The story of how Michael Schumacher made his debut, 30 years ago
this week in Belgium, could have been lifted from a Hollywood
movie. The German rookie got his chance when Jordan’s regular
driver Bertrand Gachot was dramatically sent to prison on the eve
of the race – the rest, as they say, is history. But what of
Gachot himself? This week the Luxembourg-born racer joins Tom to
tell his incredible story – including the full, incredible story
of how he ended up in prison, what life was like for an F1 driver
behind bars, how he feels about Schumacher now, and how he got
his career back on track after his release.

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