Schuey could gift win to Irvine

(21-Oct-98) - Michael Schumacher might hand Eddie Irvine his first F1 win
at this year's Japanese Grand Prix.

The German said that if he is in a position to win the World Championship
and not have to worry about Mika Hakkinen, he could hand victory to his
team-mate.

"Why not?" Schumacher said in an interview with AUTOSPORT.
"If we have the situation that Hakkinen is no longer in the race, a
second place would be enough to get the title. If Eddie was behind me, I
would have absolutely no problem to swap positions. He has endured a lot
and has done tremendous work for me."

Irvine does a large proportion of Ferrari's test work. Schumacher trusts
the Irishman's opinions on the set-up of the car because they have very
similar tastes.

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