12 November 2009 - 10:00
Up for auction: Schumi’s evil Benetton
How much would you pay for arguably the most infamous car in F1 history?
Michael Schumacher's championship-winning Benetton B194 is up for sale on eBay... and bidding currently stands at 2.6 million euro.
That’s the very car used by Schumi in 1994 to completely-accidentally-but-quite-comprehensively bump Damon Hill, his closest title rival, off the track in Adelaide in the final race of the season, thereby claiming his first F1 title.
If you've no idea what we're talking about, watch the video below and prepare to be lightly outraged. Cynical doesn't even begin to cover it.
The controversial Benetton was lovingly rebuilt after its Australian crash, and now lives in Toronto, Canada. If you choose to bid, you'll get plenty for your cash: not only a race-spec F1 car, but also a truck loaded with spare parts, including two sets of wheels and plenty of spare wings.
Just in case you, er, accidentally crash into someone...
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who cares whether what schumi did was right or wrong?how cool would it be to have that car?
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i agree with Dalziel.the dads were the better drivers.nico rosberg seems to be the only one with real potential though.don't know about young bruno,so i'm not going to pass judgement..
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? it looks like the benetton crashed and the other car went on... btw, wouldnt it be cool to hav f1 like this again...it looks interesting, competitive and driver skills really seem to matter...
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If someone DID actually buy it, then how'd they drive it? I suppose from past and present drivers, it's HARD! You'd need to be god! Is STIG bidding? I think so........
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F1 really needs those bonus points awarded by Clarkson.
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"BAD BENETTON! You mustn't jump up like that. Now you say sorry to that nice Mr Hill."
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I'd love to own that car, but I think the guy should just give it back to Schumi. Dalziel, could not agree more, Schumi had to turn to avoid going off the track and bad man Hill was in the way! I want that car!
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I'd love to own that car, but I think the guy should just give it back to Schumi. Dalziel, could not agree more, Schumi had to turn to avoid going off the track and bad man Hill was in the way! I want that car!
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Did it always have little go-kart wheels? That was an evil act indeed. If anyone tried that in 2009 they'd be banned for their next 13 lives and stripped of all their points. But I'd totally buy that car, just because it's an old-enough-to-sell-for-millions F1 car I actually recognise and remember, unlike decades-old Ferraris and the like. And because I was a Schumi fan when I was younger.
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Dalziel, don't be rediculous. Schumacer knew the score, and that corner is very wide, he was hardly wanting for space. Besides, he'd just slippy-slided his way off the track, so Damon Hill was obviously going to sieze the chance of overtaking the slow-moving Benetton and went down the inside. It's not called running into someone, it's called an overtaking manoevure gone wrong (albeit on purpose). I know, it's hard to remember what actual overtaking is when you see bugger all of them in F1 these days, but that was definitely dirty driving.
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To quote the ebay listing "The car is located in Canada / Toronto, a visit is possible and welcome." Well, I know what I will be doing soon.
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Dalziel: I couldn't agree more!
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Hey Dazziel or what ever your name is, Graham Hill was a brilliant driver, not the best but he was brilliant but His son could of won two world championships( The same as his father) If it wasnt for this sly, cheating German Oath. so dont say that he is rubbish and that all realatives of old championship drivers are rubbish, because they are not. Im deffinatley Looking forward to Bruno next year
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do i want it? probably, but what am i gonna do with it. no. but the crash was cool
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0:16 hold on stiggy!!!
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Looks soooo cartoooonish hmmmm
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Personally I dont think schumacher meant to crash into him, but he did mean to block him, I think after an off like that when youre fighting for the championship youre gonna block without thinking about where the car might actually be its just a moment when your heart goes in your mouth and for a split second youd be willing to use your own knackers to stop the other car if you could.
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is it just me or does the car in the link on the home page look like a veyron in water???????
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its you. there is a buggaitt Wetron link, but it leads to some idiot that crashed his veyron. this has a different link
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Dalziel commented on this article
12 November 2009
I watched the clip -- again and again. Clearly Baby Hill ran into the back of Schumi. Why are all these jealous little wannabees claiming to be drivers?It was their elder relatives (Graham, Gilles, Ayrton) who were good. These guys are just cashing in on the family name!
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