Re: [alfa] Alfa Romeo Brabham

["Dean" <tessiedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for that.
Dont know why  I thought they pulled out in 1980 because I have pictures of
there 1.5lt turbo engine. Do you know what teams they ran the engine with
ie: as peter said benetton. Anyone else?
Cheers
Dean.
-----Original Message-----
From: KStevenson <k.st@domain.elided>
To: 'Peter Webb' <webb.p@domain.elided>; Alfa@Digest. Net <alfa@domain.elided>
Date: Friday, 26 March 2004 3:06
Subject: RE: [alfa] Alfa Romeo Brabham


>> Was it Patrick Depaillers death in a testing accident at
>> Hockenheim in 1980
>> that caused Alfa to pull out of F1?
>
>
>Alfa Romeo raced through the 1987 season in Formula 1.  Coincidently,
>1987 was the same year that Fiat purchased Alfa. Alfa Romeo had been
>owned for decades by the Italian government. It is difficult to fault
>Fiat for not funding two F1 teams.
>
>With a bit of hindsight....  Rather than sell to Fiat, what would have
>been the better solution?  Goal being for Alfa to have maintained F1
>racing, RWD, provide financial stability...
>
>Regards,
>Ken Stevenson
>Dallas, Texas
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