The Englishman had to hide in his hotel room in Germany after a fan said he would shoot him if he out qualified Schumacher
The Englishman had to hide in his hotel room in Germany after a racing fan said he would shoot him if he out qualified Schumacher.
Police met with Hill to warn him of the threat to his life and he was transported to the racetrack in a squad car for his protection.He told told the F1 Nation podcast: “I went to Hockenheim in the height of Michael Schumacher mania and I was met by two policemen. They told me that they had a written death threat from a Schumacher fan that said if I out qualified Michael he would shoot me with a gun.
“I literally had to hide away in my hotel room. I was brought into the circuit in the back of a car by the police.”He added: "I was sitting next to David Coulthard and I was clinging onto him. They were letting off fireworks, I was a complete nervous wreck after that."
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