Jean Alesi: “The day I stopped driving in F1 was the worst day of my life”
F1 Beyond The Grid
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🗓️ 15 May 2019
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
With his trademark head tilt and unique grip on the steering wheel, there was no mistaking the driver of Ferrari number 27 in the early Nineties. But then in many ways Jean Alesi embodied the perfect Ferrari driver: passionate, fast and driven by heart-on-sleeve emotion. No wonder he was such a firm favourite of the Tifosi.
This week on Beyond The Grid, supported by Bose, the popular French-Sicilian regales host Tom Clarkson with stories from his stellar F1 career, including the tale of his near-move to Williams, his high jinks with team mate Gerhard Berger in boss Jean Todt’s car, the role Nelson Piquet played in his contract negotiations, and the passion of driving for - and winning with - Ferrari...
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| 0:29.0 | Hello, I'm Jean Lézy, I'm not Garth Berger and you are listening behind the grid. |
| 0:40.0 | Hello everyone and welcome once again to your favourite podcast. |
| 0:44.0 | Beyond the grid presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 35 to wireless headphones. |
| 0:49.0 | Now when you think of 90s Formula One, who or what springs to mind? |
| 0:54.0 | I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that for me, my guess this week is near the very top of the list. |
| 0:59.0 | Who is it? Well start by thinking about Screaming Ferrari V12s, |
| 1:03.0 | add in some Sicilian roots and a trademark 10 to 2 grip on the steering wheel, |
| 1:07.0 | head tilted while cornering. Have you guessed yet? |
| 1:11.0 | It is of course the great Jean-Alice. |
| 1:14.0 | Jean was in many ways the perfect Ferrari driver, |
| 1:18.0 | he was passionate, fast and loved by Ferrari fans the world over, |
| 1:22.0 | not only for his speed but for the way he wore his heart on his sleeve. |
| 1:26.0 | He also carried the number 27 on his car mirroring Ferrari legend, Jill Villeneuve. |
| 1:31.0 | In many ways Jean was the 90s equivalent of Jill. |
| 1:35.0 | And I'll be misled by the fact that he won only one race in Canada 1995. |
| 1:40.0 | Alacy was brilliantly fast on his day and he had many stellar performances ruined by misfortune. |
| 1:47.0 | Jean is a regular in the paddock these days, now that his son Juliano is racing in Formula 2. |
| 1:52.0 | We hooked up at the recent Spanish Grand Prix to talk about all things Alacy. |
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