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Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Forgotten F1 star had same "pure, natural driving talent" as Lewis Hamilton

Heinz-Harald Frentzen picked up only three wins in his Formula 1 career, but has seen his talent compared to that of Lewis Hamilton.

The German's time in the sport began in the mid-1990s and he was quickly promoted by the then dominant Williams team, but failed to live up to the promise that his junior career suggested. Frentzen began his time in F1 with Sauber before Williams opted to rid off world champion Damon Hill to get him in their car in 1996.

There he worked alongside engineer Sam Michael, who went on to be technical director at Williams before having several years at McLaren as their sporting director. Frentzen claimed just one victory with Williams, at San Marino in 1997, before he was moved on to Jordan.

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