Jean Alesi at the head of the Circuit Paul Ricard: “An active presidency! »

The former Formula 1 driver whose career is closely linked to the Var track will not be an honorary President. The man has ideas for preserving the DNA of the site, combining the present and anticipating the future. Starting with a new turn to energize the track!

Published on 04/02/2023 à 14:33

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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Jean Alesi at the head of the Circuit Paul Ricard: “An active presidency! »

Jean Alesi (right), with FFSA president Nicolas Deschaux on the grid of the 2022 French GP at Circuit Paul Ricard / © DPPI

Your promotion to head of the Circuit Paul Ricard was not expected, but is it a surprise nonetheless?

I was already part of the old board of directors. There was a change on the board and the new administrator asked me if I was interested in the position. I accepted immediately because, for me, this offer represents a lot, and even more because of the links that I have always had with the circuit. Already, living in Avignon (Vaucluse), I was, so to speak, a neighbor. Paul Ricard has always been part of my passionate life. When I got the license, I went to see the Monte C specials

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04/02/2023 at 03:52 a.m.

A banking for more fun on this track that current F1 drivers hardly appreciate... then an application to once again host a French GP once many countries without a car culture have realized that organizing a GP costs a fortune ?

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