Anthoine hubert, a promising young formula 2 driver. Ride onboard with the sauberpetronas of french driver jean alesi during practice for the 1999 san marino grand prix at the autodromo enzo e dino ferrari circuit. Lotus confirmed tuesday that it will back former formula one driver. Jean alesi and james rossiter put the f1 inspired race machine through its paces at the autodromo di vallelunga. Gerhard berger career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Hello again, were at the birthplace of motor racing for our next top 10. F1 legend jean alesi adds expertise to the lotus motorsport lineup lotus motorsport are delighted to announce that french f1 driver jean alesi has become an ambassador for the type 125 and exos programme. Check out the complete f1 career of this famous french driver that only won one race out of 201 grand prix starts. You notice when a car passes you on the road 10kph faster than you are doing. Jeremy tests an updated version of the classic jensen interceptor and finds himself transported back to a 1970s world of leather driving gloves and droopy moustaches.
Indycar driver jean alesis need for speed becoming urgent. Team lotus works f1 drivers a list of team lotus works f1 drivers who competed in over 10 gps driver. Exf1 driver jean alesi has decided to retire from motor racing. At the wheel of lotus highly uncompetitive car, the f1 veteran made his indy 500 debut this year and vowed to return in 20 with a better performance. Established by team lotus as the works historic motorsport activity to maintain and operate lotus f1 cars. French driver jean alesi looked a brilliant prospect when he first joined the ferrari team in 1991, having established himself in. In this video you can see alfa romeo driver kimi raikkonen being interviewed by exf1 driver jean alesi on a small boat in the harbour of. His father, franco, was a mechanic from alcamo, sicily, and his mother was from riesi. One of the very best and active drivers whose formula one career took him to tyrrell, benetton, sauber, prost, jordan and ferrari. The lotus 125 is an exclusive ultra high performance f1 inspired racecar complete with cosworth 3. In 2000, formula 1 s french driver, car and engine combination promised much. Juan manuel correa, a 20yearold american driver in his rookie season, and guiliano alesi, the son of former f1 driver jean alesi, also were injured in the threecar pileup. The exformula one fan favorite will compete in next years indianapolis 500 with backing from lotus on an asyetundecided. Lotus f1 inspired customer race car, the type 125, had its first official run out at the italian track earlier this week as f1 legend jean alesi and lotus factory driver james rossiter completed over 200 kilometres during the two day test.
The only other lotus driver trying to make the 33car starting grid. It featured on the bbc programme top gear, and in the hands of. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Despite credited as one of the fastest drivers of his generation, alesi was only able to. The f1style car that terrified jeremy clarkson top gear. He famously burst on to the f1 scene at circuit paul ricard in 1989, finishing fourth for tyrrell on debut. Ambassador for the lotus f1 team and test driver for the t125 singleseater project. It featured the 1994 formula one world championship for drivers and the 1994 formula one world championship for constructors, which were contested concurrently over a sixteenrace series that commenced on 27 march and ended on november. In 2011, he became an ambassador and test driver for group lotus, and drove for them in the 2012 indianapolis 500, when he became the oldest rookie starter in history. Jean alesi puts the lotus type 125 through its paces at.
It was the french grand prix and jean was a frenchman from the same vein as those that sacrificed so dearly during the french revolution. Former grand prix driver jean alesi says kimi raikkonen. Back then, jean alesi was resigned to trundling around at the back of the field for the prost team, powered by a. Page 2 of 3 jean alesi and a missed wdc posted in the nostalgia forum. Former formula one driver jean alesi will come out of a decadelong retirement from singleseater racing to compete in next years indy 500. Former ferrari f1 driver jean alesi has confirmed that hes bidding for glory in the 2012 indianapolis 500 race after signing up with group lotus for the greatest spectacle in motor racing. Jean alesi was 25yearsold when he lined up on the grid for the french grand prix at le castellet as a tyrrell driver, now three decades later he revealed he has a. Jean alesi thinks his slow car is a safety hazard at indianapolis motor speedway. First the former formula 1 driver rubens barrichello made the move to indycar and now another exf1 driver will join him for the 2012 indianapolis. He won the 1995 canadian grand prix, but this proved to be the only win of his formula one career. While bruno senna and vitaly petrov try to secure their f1 futures, veteran jean alesi.
Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Jean alesi 1995 f1 replica helmet full size cm helmets. Frenchsicilian driver jean alesi in his debut season with. Alesis emotional first win at the 1995 canadian grand prix. Former formula one driver jean alesi to compete in. France, a country even more conspicuously lacking world champions than italy in my opinion, given the number of drivers they have produced. Jean alesi who as part of the clubs perks was provided to coach the budding driver reckoned the t125 was actually a lot faster than those he raced in his 1990s f1 heyday, as well as that with its floor design it created more downforce than the latest f1 cars at the time. Jean alesi was one of the handful of racing drivers whose talent and. Flanked by two mclaren drivers senna and gerhard berger on the. Lotus confirmed on tuesday that it will back former formula one driver jean alesi in his attempt to race in the indianapolis 500. Since f1, hes been in touring cars, in europe and asia, until 2010, when he moved to the lms sportscars series.
Alesi is a former formula 1 driver who participated in 201 races and won a single race. The racers who drive those formula 1 cars are huge stars in their own right, and if you pay any attention at all to the sport you will know a lot of them. Jean alesi confirmed for 2012 indy 500 indycar news. The lotus offering f1 to the rest of us motor sport magazine. And thats not all he did jean giovanni alesi was born in 1964 in avignon, vaucluse.
Seven decades of f1 have produced 108 grand prix winners, so its a mean feat just to win one. The best collection of jean alesis f1 helmets at the best price this is an exact replica of the helmet worn by jean alesi in the 1995 formula 1 season. Conducted and provided by group lotuss press office. The likeable frenchman joined us in the champions club in monaco, france, belgium and italy. Page 1 of 2 top 10 french f1 drivers posted in racing comments.
Jeremy gets a very handson induction when he tries out the new f1style lotus t125 courtesy of jean alesi. Jean, are you excited about the news that kimi raikkonen is returning to f1 next year with lotus renault gp. Despite only winning one race in a long career, alesi was always considered one of the best drivers of his generation. None so blind as those that will not see it was hardly a. In 1990, jean alesi the hot property in f1 had the time had a. Stefano modena will replace jean alesi at tyrrell next season and there are many in formula 1 who believe stefano has just as much if not. Can you name these famous formula 1 drivers from a photo. Alesi to enter indy 500 with lotus indycar news crash. Lotus confirms backing of jean alesis indianapolis 500. Jean alesi was one of the handful of racing drivers whose talent and commitment set him apart from the others. Former f1 driver jean alesi has announced he feels unsafe at the famous indianapolis motor speedway driving his lotus powered indycar. Last week lotus announced former f1 driver jean alesi as a brand ambassador for the type 125 programme, lotus exclusive ultra high performance f1 inspired customer racecar. The 1994 fia formula one world championship was the 48th season of fia formula one motor racing. He was always an exciting driver to watch, and i, in particular, recall a masterful.
He is dangerously off the pace of the front runners after initial practice sessions. The 2007 world champion has signed a twoyear deal with the team and will. Top 10 french f1 drivers racing comments the autosport. Jean alesi dangerously slow for lotus at the indy 500. Jean alesi says he feels unsafe in slow lotus car at. Jean alesi and a missed wdc page 2 the nostalgia forum. Mar 2, 2015 this pin was discovered by carlton noble. Former grand prix driver jean alesi believes the lotus renault team will get a boost from the arrival of kimi raikkonen. The 47yearold alesi ran seasons in f1 but has been out of that.
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