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Jean Alesi
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Born: Jun 11, 1964
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Jean Alesi was one of the handful of racing drivers whose talent
and commitment set him apart from the others. Unfortunately, one
bad professional move (early in his career) kept him from achieving
numerous wins and possibly multiple world driving championships. He
started out racing in the 80s and immediately achieved success
winning the French Formula 3 championship. He then won the Formula
3000 title, the final step towards the prestigious Formula 1 World
Championship. Alesi first raced for Tyrrell and scored championship
points in his first race (1989 French Grand Prix). The next year he
put the racing world on its ear when he qualified on the front row
at the opening race of the year (Phoenix GP) and battled the
legendary Ayrton Senna for the lead. He ultimately finished 2nd and
immediately predictions of wins and world titles came and he even
signed a contract with then power Williams. Unfortunately, he let
his heart rule his head and he left the contract to race for
Ferrari, which at the time was struggling to re-establish itself as
a racing power. He raced for four fruitless seasons before he
finally won what would turn out to be his only F1 victory in
Canada. He then raced for Sauber, Benetton and Prost (formerly
Ligier) in inferior equipment. Although he does have a win, his was
the career that could have been and had he raced for Williams, he
could ha...[MORE]
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