European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday marcft29, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Racina round the up Outlook is already brighter although one race does t make a season last sunday s brazilian grand prix provided Strong indications thai the 1989 non Turbo formula one world driving championship series will be far More interesting and exciting than last year s. And with Ferrari winning the first tiflis out Ivilo its new seven Speed automatic transmission car we. Already know that we re not in fora Mclaren Honda sweep. Hut chances arc a the defending world Champi on Adrian Senna would have won his Home grand prix if Liis race had t been ruined by Ferrari s Ger hard Jerger. The austrian Driver Cra hed his Ferrari into Senna s Mclaren Honda Only 300 Yards after the Start merger out of action on me spot but Senna managing to get repairs and then to drive a game bul impedes rare for an 11 the place finish. So with Senna s bid dashed on the first turn Here is no Way to evaluate the Mclaren Honda performance in Brazil except to say that Senna won the pole position and his teammate Alain Prosi of trance took second despite los him his clutch on the i5lh Lap of the 61-Lap race. So the Mclaren threat remains ominous., but generally speaking the is Azilian grand prix did show that the Competition especially from Ferrari. Williams Renault March Judd and Benet ton Ford will be a lot tougher and it s highly doubtful if Mclaren Honda will have us own Way in race after race As was the Case All last season. Retarding the first Lap Accident with merger the Ura Ilian Senna put it Well when he old reporters after the race that the car ran perfectly apart from that first Corner where the Only Way out of he problem would have been to go straight up in the  Berger meanwhile admitted his error saying i m sorry it was a mistake All three cars were in. One Lane As we came around Lite turn and there was just not enough space for three cars the third ear  referring to was the Williams Renault driven by Ricardo pains of Italy.  Berger and Senna out of Conten Tion it remained a. Ferrari Mclaren Honda and Williams Renault Battle and Ferrari won it in impressive fashion. England s Nigel Man Sci turned in a Brilliant performance in his first grand prix for the italian stable beating the Frenchman Prosl by 19 seconds in a race Long Duel. But whether Mansill would have won if Prost had hot lost his clutch is open to doubt. Prost said after the race thai i thought had this one won easily but once the clutch packed upon about  sch Lap i never could pit again for a tire change my tires were  / regardless it was a Fine Victory for Mansill. The popular British Driver never had a Chance against the turbos last year in his normally aspirated Williams  it is a pleasure to see Zimback again in the Winner s Circle. It was his Mth ,  drove a flawless rate in inc new electronic Randy Barnett automatic transmission Ferrari 640, if this revolutionary new car continues to go Well and improve rapidly along the Way then Mansill May. Have a Chance to win the world driving Ciampi Enship that has eluded him for so Long. T was a great Day for British Drivers All around with  Young Star join Sny Herbert scoring fourth for Benetton Ford in  1 Rix debut and the Veteran Derek Warwick placing fifth in an arrows Ford. Herbert s achievement is even More noteworthy considering that he is recovering from Accident injuries suffered in a severe crash during a formula 3qqo race last year. He still must use a Cane to get around. For the. Englishman Warwick it was his Disi grand prix but it was his first race in a normally aspirated formula one grand of a ear. All of his previous drives in turbos.,- the italian Veteran Pat Csc meanwhile who Ted in the Early stages aboard his new Williams Renault had electrical problems arid dropped out with nine laps to go while running third.  pair Csc set two records the Lap record and the All time Mark for total number of grand prix drives. He set the official track record with a time of minute 31.507 seconds breaking the Turbo engine Mark of 32.94s held by the austrian berber aboard a Ferrari in last year s race. The brazilian race also marked pal rest s 177th grand prix this breaking the record that was shared by the late Graham Hill of England and the Frenchman Jacques Lafile. R with the turbos now history the Bra Zilian race provided inc debuts for Many new engines including both the Ferrari and Honda Power plants. Making a return to formula one racing was Renault whose new Vid proved highly competitive in the Williams cars while the Brand new Lamborg Hini and Yamaha engines managed to Moke it a Case of so far so Good tiie Renault powered Williams cars qualified Sec Ond and fourth and although both failed to finish Patresio led the race As noted and the Williams Ren Ault team is obviously one to be reckoned with. The new 12-Cylindcr Lamborghini to engine mean while used on Llic Lar Roubic Lom cars did not exactly sparkle but still it was not ail bad considering the first time out. One Lola Lamborghini was Quali fied 26th by Frenchman Philippe Algol bul the other car driven by Frenchman Yannick Danias failed to qualify Alliot went on to finish 12th, three laps Down but at least the new engine did a full race in us debut. There s much work to be done obviously hut former Ferrari chief Engineer Maura Forg Hien and Gerard Larrousse s Lola team will Bear watching As the season progresses. The Yamaha v8, which Powers the German Zak Speed cars obviously has potential bul like the Lamborghini in will Lake some sorting bul. In the Bra Ilian grand prix German Driver to tend Schnei Der qualified 25th although Japan s Aguri us Uki failed to qualify the other Yamaha powered car. In the race Schneider was running 17th when his Zizik specs collided with the arrows Ford driven-by.-.  the Only american entrant. -. Tiik second round in the world Clian Ipi Enship will he staged on april 13 at the Imola circuit in Italy this race the grand Pri Ofsan Marinn and inc european opener. After san Marino it s the grand prix of Monaco on May 7 and then the grand prix circus packs up and travels l non i America for in extended slay there. Because of the Ferrari Victory in Bra in the grand prix of san Marino will be Well attended. In fact the Dino Ferrari circuit at Imola near Bologna which annually hosts that grand prix will be jammed not Only with italian fans bul with Ferrari aficionados. From All Over the world. For tickets and information write sagis Auto Mobile club of Bologna via Satori 9/d. 40122 Bologna  phone Isosl-5235sor 15