News Details

When Alesi owned the day in Montreal

It had taken him 91 Grands Prix but Jean Alesi finally broke his duck on this day in 1995, the Frenchman clinching in Canada his first - and sole - F1 win, and he did it on the very day of his 31st birthday! Alesi inherited the lead with 12 laps to go after Michael Schumacher's Benetton was forced to pit with a gearbox problem. When all was said and done, the #27 Ferrari - a number close to the heart of the local crowd as it was forever associated with the great Gilles Villeneuve - ran out of fuel on the slow-down lap, but Schumacher was on hand to provide his rival with a lift back to the pits. Up until that happy day, Alesi's time at Ferrari had been marked by hope and despair, with good...
Full Story »
4y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Alpine broke FIA curfew on Friday night

Article To news overview © Alpine Alpine broke curfew on Friday night in...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com

Sergio Perez in profile | The Mexican who secured his...

The epitome of a midfield driver, Sergio “Checo” Perez began his...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Leclerc: It was quite a shit lap I thought!

Charles Leclerc did not rate his 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix pole-winning...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Verstappen shows class after the race in Baku:...

Max Verstappen was furious after his tyre broke down in the closing laps...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Joan Mir reveals ‘realistic position’ for Honda...

Joan Mir revealed his sixth-place in Sunday’s Austrian MotoGP race was...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Francesco Bagnaia ‘running out of patience’ with...

Francesco Bagnaia revealed it is “difficult to explain” his 2025...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Casey Stoner slams MotoGP's new stability control...

Two-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has voiced his disapproval of...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

NASCAR Trucks to join IndyCar for St. Petersburg race...

The 2026 schedule for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) was...

MSR extends Marcus Armstrong contract for 2026 IndyCar...

Meyer Shank Racing announced on Monday that it will keep Marcus Armstrong...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Here we go' for Eberechi Eze to Arsenal as details...

Eberechi Eze to Arsenal has been declared a 'here we go' by transfer guru...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Arsenal now closing in on transfer hijack,...

Arsenal are looking to sign the Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.