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Montoya: "I didn't go to Ferrari because of Schumacher"

During the period that Michael Schumacher was at Ferrari, it was continuously clear that the German was the first driver within the team. In his F1 career Juan Pablo Montoya had the opportunity to drive alongside the German at Ferrari, he reveals at the Colombian Antena 2. He then refused, partly because of Schumacher's presence on the team. "If Michael wasn't at Ferrari, I would certainly have considered the contract, because Ferrari is a great team", said the Colombian. "Then Schumacher was the clear number one and I didn't want to join as a second driver". The Colombian ended up driving for McLaren in that period, next to Kimi Raikkonen. In the end he didn't have a...
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