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James1978 wrote: 21 Apr 2023, 06:51 I have it in my mind that if Hill had been in the 1998 McLaren then MSC would have won the championship, as Hill takes more points off Hakkinen than Coulthard does earlier in the season, plus MSC wins Spa because Hill is further up the road than DC so doesn't get lapped and therefore THAT accident doesn't happen!
I mean that accident could also happen had Coulthard driven for another team.
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James1978 wrote: 21 Apr 2023, 06:51 I have it in my mind that if Hill had been in the 1998 McLaren then MSC would have won the championship, as Hill takes more points off Hakkinen than Coulthard does earlier in the season, plus MSC wins Spa because Hill is further up the road than DC so doesn't get lapped and therefore THAT accident doesn't happen!
If that had happened then who do think would have been in the Jordan? DC?
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What if Damon Hill had joined Jordan a year earlier?
Probably would have scored their first win a year early, given how good the Jordan was in 1997, no offence to Ralf or Fisichella but a more experienced driver certainly could and would have won a race.
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Har1MAS1415 wrote: 07 May 2023, 19:16 What if Damon Hill had joined Jordan a year earlier?
Probably would have scored their first win a year early, given how good the Jordan was in 1997, no offence to Ralf or Fisichella but a more experienced driver certainly could and would have won a race.
I said the same on Big Zeddie's YouTube channel when he was covering 1997 and how much Jordan seem to lose out my having two youngsters making errors, also the same thing seemed to affect Benetton a bit in 1998 too.
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James1978 wrote: 08 May 2023, 07:59
Har1MAS1415 wrote: 07 May 2023, 19:16 What if Damon Hill had joined Jordan a year earlier?
Probably would have scored their first win a year early, given how good the Jordan was in 1997, no offence to Ralf or Fisichella but a more experienced driver certainly could and would have won a race.
I said the same on Big Zeddie's YouTube channel when he was covering 1997 and how much Jordan seem to lose out my having two youngsters making errors, also the same thing seemed to affect Benetton a bit in 1998 too.
Coincidentally, both teams scored 33 points in 1997 and 1998.
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