F1
Senna, Alesi, Button: before Piastri, these drivers involved in off-track disputes
Ayrton Senna during the 1984 season at Toleman. © DPPI
Extra-sporting matters involving Alpine et Oscar piastri en Formula 1, as well as Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar, are extraordinary, but are not new in F1. Here are three examples concerning renowned pilots whose desires for elsewhere have not always coincided with their contractual obligations.
1984: Senna sanctioned by TolemanDo without the services of Ayrton Senna for a race when he rides for your team? Who would dare such madness? Alex Hawkridge, Toleman's main team, did it at the 1984 Italian Grand Prix. Not yet a three-time Formula 1 world champion, the Paulist gave in to the advances of the prestigious Lotus team, while he wore the colors of the modest English structure Toleman. “It’s been hanging over his head for a while, explains Pat Symonds in the AUTO Special Editionweekly
Medhi Casaurang
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03/08/2022 at 02:19 a.m.
Every dispute in F1 finds a solution in the form of dollars!!