Re: Alfa Racing history (& Porsche's)

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Dave Jarman wrote:

>  . . .And Alfa made serious attempts, if not inroads, into Formula One 
> with the Brabham chassis, something Porsche has NEVER done (except for a 
> feeble one-season attempt in the mid-1960s, as I recall) . . .

Here's my reply:

One might want to recall that the McLaren-Porsche F1 team had quite a 
string of successes in the mid-80's.  In '84, Lauda and Prost finished 1 
and 2 in the Driver's championship, with McLaren-Porsche also winning the 
Constructor's title.  In '85, Prost was Driver's champion while Lauda was 
10th, and McLaren-Porsche was again top Constructor.  In '86, Prost 
repeated as Driver's champion with Rosberg 6th, but that year 
Williams-Honda won the Constructor's title.  In '84, McLaren-Porsche also 
had the most wins (12) and most podium finishes (16), repeating in '85 with 
most wins (6) and most podiums (12).

I drive and Alfa, and you might say what you want about Porsche, but they 
did their talking on the track much more recently and to a higher degree 
than Alfa has done in quite some time.


Regards,

Dean W. Cains
dwc@domain.elided

'74 Spider Veloce
Lutz, FL

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