Michael Schumacher should be stripped be of his 1994 Formula One title, according to legendary motorsport journalist Roger Benoit. But Benoit believes Damon Hill should have been awarded the 1994 title, after Schumacher controversially pipped him to the championship by a point on the final race of the season in Adelaide. Schumacher and Hill were separated by a point as the title went down to the wire, with the Williams driver arriving in Australia on the back of four wins in five races, which had effectively erased the 27-point gap the German had held at the halfway stage of the season. Schumacher though turned in on his rival, sending his Benetton onto two wheels, off the road and out of the race. Schumacher secured his first title by the barest of margin, steadfastly refusing any claims of wrongdoing. Williams retained the constructors’ championship, while Schumacher won his second consecutive title a year later before Hill clinched his maiden championship in 1996. Benoit’s suggestion Schumacher should be stripped of the 1994 title comes as Felipe Massa’s legal team are hoping to overturn the outcome of the 2008 championship.

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