European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday aprils 1983 the stabs and stripes Paga 25 racing rotund ii non Furbos by failures in Brazil although the formula one rules have Bora changed sharply in an Effort to make the Turbo and non Turbo cars More equal As we discussed in last week s column there appears to be link Hope for the non turbos if the results of last sunday s Bra Zilian grand Prill can be used Ai an example. Despite temperatures of Well Over 100 degrees the Turbo can proved not Only fast but reliable the Brilliant French Driver Alain pros. Mclaren Honda taking the Check ered Flag ahead of Austria Ger Hardberger Ferrari and four other Turbo Drivers. World championship paints go Only to the first six cars so it was a sweep for the Turbo and there were Only eight Turbo can in the 26-car starting Field. Three turbos the Ose la Alfa and the failed to qualify. Defending world Champion Nelson Piquet of Bra i who finished third in his Lotus Honda put in Best when he said after the Nee that the aspirated engines will never be As Good As inc while most Drivers have supported the move that will eliminate turbos at the end of this season it it to Piquet s credit that he is one of the few who has opposed it. From the Start the world Champion has maintained that eliminating Turbo engines is a Back Ward step because formula one racing is supposed 10 represent the forefront of technological Advance ment for automobiles. And the Turbo engine which lends itself to com Puter and electronic magic of All varieties is certainly in the forefront of technology. Anyone who watched the brazilian grand Prii on television could easily tee the disparity Between the Turbo cars and non turbos especially on the straight sections with the non Turbo cars tuck ing in behind to get a Low. Their Only Hope to slay within reach. While the englishman Nigel Mansell he qualified second but dropped out Midway in the Nee and the belgian Thierry Boutsen Here absolutely Brilliant in their pundit of the Turbo cars it was almost painful to observe their efforts to keep in Boulson who eventually finished seventh and one Lap Back in Iii Benetton Ford was especially courageous Slick ing to Michele Albreto s Ferrari Lap after Lap and finally passing the italian in an in cml piece of driving. But it must be tremendously frustrating Tor Drivers of manse s and Boutsen s Caliper to Nave non Turbo engines at their Back. During qualifying at Rio min sell told reporters that i m surprised and delighted to be Al the head of the Grid. The car is Good but we need More Speed on slow Straightaway. They just lose lit on Here s an example. On the Rio circuit the Honda Turbo Mclaren were fastest of All a the end of main straight clocking 173 Mph while Maicuu t Speed at the end of the main straight was l$9 Mph and that s u difference of 14 Mph. And at circuits like Hocken him the disparity in speeds Wil be far mom. Mansell said that the non turbos will be More competitive on tight circuits like Monaco Detroit and Montreal and there s no doubt about that. If a non Turbo should Tcori a Victory this year it will Beon one of those dry Unis. While one race does t make a season it s not too difficult to predict that the Turbo cars Voll dominate things during their final year on the circuits and will go nut winners. In january we predicted that Alain Frost would win the world driving championship this year and it s a Case of so far so Good especially with the Bland new Mclaren Honda taking pole position and the Flag in its Fin Lime out. Domination like this is rare indeed for a new fir. Prosl whose Rio Victory was his 29th, told report ers he is in Good shape to Challenge for his thin world title if you Start the season this Well in a new car then you can Sec it s going to be a Good year he said. On the Turxtx is. Non Turbo situation. Frost said conventional entities might win on some Cir Cuits but i think the title will go to a Turbo he said that More development work on the Mclaren racing car should produce More Speed and he expected the Honda Turbo engine to produce More Power As Well. It was Frost s fifth Victory in the brazilian grand prix a record and it also put him into a position to displace his former Mclaren teammate Niki Lauda of austrians the highest scoring Driver Ever in for Mula one Prosl surpassed Jackie Stewart s 27-Gmndpris Victory record last year and now Lauda is about to be surpassed where Points Are concerned. With his Victory at Rio Ptak now has a total of
