Formula One star said he asked for his pal’s help to beat rival Michael Schumacher – and then “something else was driving the car”.He said his out-of-body experience happened at the Japanese Grand Prix during the 1994 season, the year three-times champ Ayrton tragically died.Damon, 60, said: “I was trying to catch Michael up in the championship.
It came down to a race that I needed to win in order to stop him winning the championship in Suzuka.“It was in wet race conditions and I’d basically run out of ideas.
I knew he’d get me if I didn’t pull something out of the hat, so I literally remember saying, ‘Look, I’m done. Ayrton if you’re up there – I could do with a hand.’“And I don’t know what happened but it was like unlocking some blockage.
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