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7th April BBC Ceefax Reports:

Championship leader Damon Hill rose to the challenge of Michael Schumacher with a flying lap to snatch pole in the closing minutes of qualifying
He was outpaced by in the early part of the session with Schumacher clocking 1.30.812 in his Ferrari and then improving it to 1.30.598.
Hill brought his Williams back out onto the circuit with less than five minutes left and produced a brilliant 1.30.346 to head the grid.
Teammate Jacques Villeneuve (1.30.907) will be on the second row, alongside Jean Alesi`s Benetton.
Damon Hill admitted he had "left it very late" before claiming pole position for Sunday`s race.
"I was biting my nails as much as I could through my gloves while waiting in the car wondering how it would go."
"I was always going to ba a battle. There was a lot of traffic when I was out there, but it was vital to get a clear lap and we finally managed it."
"We need pole position here as it is so difficult to overtake." Hill will become only the eihght person to ever win four successive race if he is victorious in Sunday`s race.

Michael Schumacher is on the alert after reportedly being the subject of a death threat by kurdish rebels.
A German-based group, purporting to represent the terrorist PKK group, have sent al letter to a Belgian tabloid newspaper issuing the threat.
Schumacher said: "I am not too worried about it at the moment. This is not the first time I have been the subject of a death threat. We will look into it"
The Schumacher camp believe it is a hoax or a publish stunt but are worried with the next Grand Prix being held in Germany on April 28.


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