European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 28, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25 racing roundup1990 up season could be a classic in last weeks column we noted that the brazilian grand prix would provide some Strong clues As to How things might go this season. And indeed this race did. First of All the brazilian grand prix run on the new Carlos Pace circuit in Sao Paulo showed quite convincingly that the Mclaren hondas despite Ferrari a Victory Are the cars to beat. This is not news by any Means but the Mclaren Honda domination at Sao Paulo made it even More Clear that Mclaren truly has its act together. These cars Are As Strong on a High Speed circuit As they Are on a Street track and the opposition faces another extremely hard year. In Brazil the 1988 world Champion Ayrton Senna was on pole in his Mclaren Honda and his austrian teammate Gerhard Berger qualified second. Berger who also placed second in the race set fastest Lap during the race to establish the new circuits record. Last but not least a Mclaren should have won. But Senna  stand Prosperity. Following his Victory in the . Opener at Phoenix he had his Home grand prix wrapped up until his contretemps with the Tyrrell Ford driven by Japan a Satoru Nakajima. The Accident would have come As no Surprise last year but this season it appeared that things would be different. After his Brilliant and Well paced Victory in Phoenix every writer and broadcaster who follows the formula one scene Felt that a a new and More mature Senna had emerged from All of the rancor of the 1989 season. Maybe so but after watching the brazilian race on television you have to wonder. Senna was simply sailing along with a big Lead before a sellout crowd when the a a impossible happened. Fully in the Clear and with Only 30 laps remaining he hit Nakajima a car from behind and that was it. He pitted for a new nose Cone spoiler returned to the race in third place and remained there to the end. And who took Over and won the race his most bitter rival the wily Frenchman Alain Prost in Only his second drive aboard a Ferrari. For Senna to lose his Home grand prix was bad enough but losing it to Prost in this manner must have Hurt a  a a in a press conference after the race Senna told reporters that he tried to get by Nakajima on the inside of the curve but that Nakajima blocked the Way. A i went Way out to avoid Nakajima and it looked like i had an open track a Senna said a but he suddenly came Back toward me. I hit the Brake swerved right to move away from him but his right rear tire took my nose Cone  immediately after leaving the pits Senna charged hard to get Back to the front but he said the new front spoiler did no to fit right and it kept him from going All out. A my Back end became Loose and i started to slide off the track a Senna said. A i slowed Down at that stage because i knew there was no Way i could win without taking severe  _ in this Case. Senna still without a brazilian up Victory was Wise to Settle for third and take the four Points that left him in the Lead for the world championship at this Early stage. On television it appeared that Senna somehow could have avoided the Accident. You can be assured that his Arch rival Prost would have avoided it had he been m the same situation. After Brazil one must draw the conclusion that Jenna although somewhat calmed Down retains the Blind spot that has caused him so much difficulty Randy Barnett and so Many accidents. While no one wants to see Senna become a conservative Driver no fear of that regardless he will have to learn to stay out of trouble before he becomes a truly great Champion. He is the fastest Driver in the world and his performances Are always exciting. And he has become highly popular in an age of conservatism because of his a press on at All costs  his charge to the Flag in Japan after his collision with Prost was a motor sports epic. But he still must learn to a Cool it when the occasion  a a for the winning Prost no Victory except for his first one probably Ever came sweeter. The three time world Champion beat Senna on his Home grounds it was his sixth brazilian grand prix win his 40th career up Victory and his first for Ferrari in Only his second Outing with the fabled italian team. You can to do better than that. At the Post race press conference Prost said a the race proved that the Ferrari is very Good and very Quick. We Are a highly competitive team and we will be competitive All year. I Hope we will fight the whole year with the Mclaren. They still have a Small advantage with the engine but we have the advantage with the  although the Mclaren Honda team is the strongest at this Early stage the winning Prost and his teammate Nigel Mansell the englishman took fourth served notice at Brazil that the 1990 season could prove a classic. Ferrari with the Phoenix failure behind them proved fast and reliable at the new Sao Paulo circuit and if improvements continue then a super Battle Between Mclaren and Ferrari could develop to create a classic season. The fans would love it and it would be Good for grand prix racing. What about Williams Renault Benetton Ford Tyrrell Ford and the others they will continue in their roles As also rans although the Williams Renault Effort at Brazil was Good while it lasted. Belgium a Thierry Boutsen had moved up to second place in the Early stages aboard the vol Renault powered Williams car but spun off the track with Brake problems and finally finished fifth. After the . And brazilian rounds the teams have a Long Layoff. The next race is not until May 13 at Imola Italy the european opener. That a the grand prix of san Marino where Ferrari will be making an All out Effort. For Advance tickets and information write sagis automobile club of Bologna via Calori 9/d, 40122 Bologna Italy. The phone is 051-522158 or 159 or 085.�?� a a the old a Good news bad news approach could be used to discuss the current situation regarding this june a 24-hours of be mans race. The Good news from the be mans press department is that work is proceeding quickly to create the two chicanes along the mul Sanne straight these chicanes demanded by the federation internationale do sport automobile Fis athe governing body of motor sport. The sponsoring automobile club of the West says that the work which began March 1, is scheduled for completion by april 10, in plenty of time for circuit inspection by fisa. The organizers also plan to hold extra Long practice sessions on june 13 and 14 to allow Drivers to become familiar with the new mul Sanne layout. The race will be held on june 16-17, with the Start set for 4 . On saturday june 16. Now for the bad news. In a press release from its Stuttgart Headquarters the Mercedes Benz team announced Over the weekend that it would not participate at be mans. Mercedes whose cars finished first second and fifth in last years non championship be mans event said the repeated non championship status for the 1990 race determined its decision. Jochen Neerbasch the team manager said a we would like nothing better than to face hard challenges from other top manufacturers on this famous racing circuit. We were prepared to race again this year and looked Forward to it until we were informed that be mans would once again be of non championship  the fisa politics responsible for the status of this years be mans race was also blasted by Neerbasch who said that Mercedes would return in 1991 if the race is Back to world championship  a a where to go this weekend the first round in the 13-race German touring car championship will be staged on sunday in zolder Belgium with All of the top teams and Drivers entered. Sundays Day Long program will also include the opening races in the opel Lotus Challenge series and the newly formed Carrera 2 porsche cup championship. Practice and qualifying will take place on Friday and saturday while the opening round in the German National formula 3 championship will also be held on saturday. The zolder circuit once the site of the belgian grand prix is located just North of Hasselt in Eastern Belgium. In Germany meanwhile the Swiss Auto racing club of Bern will conduct a club racing program on saturday and sunday at the Bockenheim circuit for cars of various categories. The Small 1.6-mile circuit will be used. Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg. Also in Germany the 23rd International Wotzen Bach Hill climb will be staged on saturday and sunday with the a Mountain races to feature cars of All categories. The Odenwald Forest Village of zot Senbach starting Point for the Hill climbs is located Northeast of Werheim and just off National route 38. In England the first race in the British formula 3000 series will be staged sunday on the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London. Meanwhile the first round in the British formula 3 championship will be held sunday at Donington Park near Derby. In Italy the first race in the italian National formula 3 championship will be held sunday on the Vallelunga circuit at Campagnano i Roma North of Rome. Motocross a the first round in the Moto Cross world championship for 500cc cycles will be held sunday in Val Kensgaard the Netherlands with practice and qualifying on Friday and saturday. Supporting races Are also on the program. The City of Val Kensgaard is located just South of Eindhoven. In Germany the 27th adar Motocross Bausch Heim a German National championship round for 250cc bikes will be held on sunday. A German trophy race for 500cc cycles is also on the program. Practice and qualifying take place on saturday. The town of Bausch Heim is located just Southwest of Russel sheim. The stars and  Germany tickets available at Box office by Rob Staggenborg staff writer of a a Lin a tickets for the United Ilsc eat?5lal soccer teams exhibition if�?�8,.2.8 Germany on wednesday will available at the stadium Box office. A s1 or drum in East Berlin is the site a trait prepares for its first Ici Conff a a world cup in 40 years a Coffis set for 8 . A pm ice at the stadium will be Marka it a p, at 15 West German Marks until Kickoff. The game features the . Team a one of the youngest teams to make the world cup with an average age of 24 a against the East germans who failed to qualify from a group that sent the soviet Union and Austria on to Italy. It is the first time the two teams have played and it will be last appearance in Europe for the . Team until a May 30 game against Liechtenstein in Vaduz. . Coach Bob Gansler whose resume includes preparing teams for the pan american games the olympic games and world cup qualifying is looking Forward to the Challenge the East germans will bring to his Young american squad. The americans come into wednesdays exhibition on the heels of a 2-0 loss to Hungary on March 20. According to an associated press report the hungarians a could have won by five or six  Peter Vermes a Forward for the . National team who played in Raba Eto Hungary last year admitted a mistakes were made. There could have been More goals a but Gansler disputed notions that the loss was demoralizing. A it was not demoralizing at All. I done to know where people Are coming from a he said. A we came Over Here to further acclimate us with Thev european Way of doing things. We went into Hungary in sort of an a away situation and we came out very tentative. We re coming Here to learn we re coming Here to see How we react to different circumstances. A those folks who Are looking for miracles a he said a a. Their expectations Are simply too