European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 26 the stars and stripes saturday july 26,1988 Finland s Keke Rosburg shown it right pilots Hli Mclaren tag Ponche to fastest up it Hocken Beni Friday to grab provision pole Tor the Gnata up Rosberg tops trials says hell retire by Rand Barnett s4snntor�port editor Bockenheim Germany Fin land s Keke Rose Raj proved the Star of the show in More ways than one Friday during the first Day of qualifying tar Sun Day s Gentian grand prix. The former world Champion who Nett for Cleren tag to Raduc not Only set the fastest time of the Day to capture provisional pole position but then made even bigger new when he announced his retirement from formula one grand Pru racing. He hid he willed is career on the world s High Speed circuit at the end of this season. The 37-year-old Rosberg said i Veblen racing every weekend now for 22 years since my go Kan Day and Ira approaching an age where i have Tostan thinking of doing something else or it might be Loo late. My International career started herein Germany and so 1 find it suitable to nuke this announcement Rosberg was referring to his Hocken Herni Days in formula Vee and super vet where he first attracted attention and moved up Tram there. He won the world driving championship in 1982 tie final qualifying will be held on sat Wun the Williams team and was third urday from i to 2 . With Williams last year then moved i Mclaren. Be in front at the moment but Tomor Row s qualifying will Tell the Story an everyone will be faster unless it in recording fastest time of Day the finnish Driver beat out englishman Nigel manse Williams Honda by Only a fraction of a second. Rosberg turned Alap of i minute 42.478 seconds Over the 4.2-mile circuit Tor an average Speed of148.368 Miles per hour while Mansell turned 1 42.69& Mansell Winner of four grand Pri races in his last five outings is among the favourites to win sunday s German grand prix Here. During the unofficial morning session manse was fastest at 1 44.083, while Rosberg followed at1 45.030. Friday afternoon s official qualifying session started in a Light rain that stopped after about is minutes. The track then turned dry for the last half hour of the one hour qualifying session. Defending world Champion Alai Prosl of France Winner Here in 1984 the 1981 German was held on the nuer Burgering scored third fastest time at 1 43.373 in his Mclaren tag porsche. Prost had pole position for the 1984 race at 1 47.012, and ii Drivers hereunder that time Friday in conditions that were less than Ideal. Such is the rate of Progress in formula one racing today. Qualifying fourth was Mansell s Wil Liams Honda teammate Nelson Piquet of Brazil at 1 43.852 fifth Rene amour of France Ligier Renault at 1 43.991sixth, Gerhard fiercer of Austria Benet ton bow1 44.49% and seventh Phil Ippe Alliott of France driving in place of the injured Frenchman Jacques la flite at 1 45.047. Also Ayrton Senna of Brazil Lotus Renault was eighth at 1 45.212 Riccar do Patrese of Italy Babham Bow ninth 1 46.094 Michele Albreto of Italy Ferrari 10th at 1 46.319 and Stefa Johansson of Sweden Ferrari 11 in at 1 46.847. All of these driven were under Prat s pole position Lime of 1984. Italy s Alborell who won last year German grand prix on the nue Burgr ing was towed in aboard his Ferrari after being stranded on the circuit with engine problems while his teammate Johansson recorded his 1 tin fastest Lime just before the Turbo on his engine caught fire. Johansson parked the burning Ferrari off the circuit where course workers . For the italian Ferrari team still with out a Victory this season it was another frustrating Day. The German Zak Speed team wit High Hopes to do Well before the Home crowd on sunday had a fairly successful Day with Ili no. 1 Driver Jonathan Palmer of England qualifying 12lh fastest inthe 26-car Field. The Zak Speed team is bringing som humor into sunday s race with its big East lettering on its two can Zak Speed is sponsored by West cigarette Sand because cigarette advertising is not allowed in conjunction with spoils in Ger Many Zak Speed decided on East in Stead of simply covering the West lettering. Sunday s German grand prix of 4ilaps 189 mite starts at 2 30 . Mcenroe Back bows to Lendl Inglewood Calif up1 Ivan Lendl spoiled John Mcenroe s return to Tennis after a six month sabbatical beating the fiery left hander 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 7-4 thursday night for the title of a 15-month tournament. Mcenroe who took time off Tobe with actress Tatum o Neal and their 8-Weck-old son showed flashes of his old form and sporadic rust in the 2-hour, 40-Minutematch. He was up 4-2 in the tie breaker before Lendl ran off five straight Points. Considering who 1 played an that 1 had t played a match in six months i Felt Good Mcenroe said. I m going in the right direction but i do have a ways to by capturing the forum Chal Lenge tournament Lendl won$100,000. Mcenroe who Defeated lend 6-5, 7-6 8-6 in the tournament s opening match in april of 195, earned $40,000, Mcenroe s last match was a first round loss to Brad Gilbert at the masters in january. He appeared in three Charity exhibitions since. Hits record 209 Mph in 105-degree heat Elliott nobs Talladega 500 pole , Ala Apt Rill pm Uirl i limit of
