European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 24, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21racing Roundup Senna s Crown a tarnished one although brazils Ayrton Senna has won the 1990 world driving championship in his Mclaren Honda its a title that he should not be proud of. Even Senna fans must find it difficult to go along with this latest incident one that brings the championship to a sad and squalid close. Alain Prost of France the victim of Senna so bumper car tactics in the japanese grand prix last sunday was furious about the incident and said that the brazilian rammed the rear of his Ferrari intentionally to Clinch the championship. After observing the Accident on television it would be extremely difficult not to accept Proste a argument. Prost who made a Good Start and led clearly going into the first turn on the first Lap said a Senna did it on purpose. I m sure he did no to Brake at All. I had the Lead and i made the Best Start. I hate the Way this championship has been decided. I had the Best car today and perhaps i could have won but i had no Way to defend my title. In be lost some championships in the past but never this  to the Frenchman a charges Senna replied that a it was just one of those things. That a motor racing and a championship is the result of a whole seasons  but in our opinion it was not simply a Case of a a that a motor  if motor racing especially formula one comes Down to such a poor show with Senna a unsportsmanlike conduct accepted As the Norm then motor racing is indeed in a bad  a a Over the years Senna has gained Fame for knocking cars out of the Way to suit his needs and his elimination of Prost in the first turn of the japanese race comes As the worst example in a Long series. During our full time International circuit coverage of the grand prix scene from 1968 to 1984, the racing was always hard but it was always fair. It would be impossible to imagine such world champions As Jackie Stewart Denny Hulme Jack Brabham Jochen Rindt Graham Hill or Niki Lauda Ever engaging in the a punting exercises that Senna has become noted for. And Prost who has won three world championships and who also has won the most grand prix races of any Driver would never engage in such tactics either. Like the other great ones Prost can be hard but he has always been fair. But with such tactics As displayed last sunday by Senna he can never Hope for greatness. After All greatness in any sport demands at least some degree of sportsmanship along the Way. Like millions of other fans we have always enjoyed watching Senna at his Best and we have admired his flair and his will to win. But his performance in Japan simply ends the enthusiasm for him that we once Nad. Punting other Drivers off the track a and it has happened All too often a has nothing to do with racing or winning. Italy a Alessandro Nannini whose career is Likely finished now because of his recent helicopter Accident probably would have won the hungarian grand prix this year if Senna had not run him off the Road late in the race. Senna was fined and suspended last year for reckless driving the suspension was lifted and he also tried to Barge his Way through in last years japanese race but Prost rightfully closed the door. Prost won the 1989 title after that incident and he lost it last sunday in another one. Before Senna Randy Barnett world titles were won on the track. Now they Are won by other Means. This is not Good for International grand prix racing and it is not Good for motor sport in general. Young people going into racing will think a if the world Champion can get away with punting cars off the Road Why  i a the federation internationale do sport automobile Fis governing body of motor sport obviously has a lot of thinking to do in this Case As the 1990 season comes to a  a a regarding the japanese up itself the interest was gone after the first turn mashup on the first Lap a or about five seconds into the race. After the dust had cleared England a Nigel Mansell who will drive for Williams next year took the Lead in his Ferrari while the austrian Gerhard Berger spun out in his Mclaren Honda on the second Lap. Mansell led until half distance then left with a broken transmission which came immediately after his pit Stop for tires. So both Ferrari cars and the Mclaren hondas were out of action by the Halfway Mark. This made it a big Day for the Benetton Ford team and its two brazilian Drivers with three time world Champion Nelson Piquet scoring his first Victory in three years and his teammate Roberto Moreno placing second. Moreno a highly talented Driver who has been around for some time now finally had his first Outing in a competitive formula one car. He was tapped to fill in for the unfortunate Nannini and he did a Superb Job. While the japanese crowd of some 150,000 did not i i. Quot Pla Isk of Aguri Suzuki Larrousse Lamborghini and the Quot a a Ell a Quot see the Senna Prost Duel it had come to witness the japanese were at least cheered by the third place Fin life. So Beautiful that i still can to grasp  on his Way to the world championship this year the fiery Sainz won the greek new zealand and finnish rallies and he placed second in Monte Carlo Corsica Argentina and Australia plus fourth in the East african safari. This is an impressive record and although Toyota lost out to Lancia in the 1990 championship for makes the japanese firm s Effort was always a Strong one. And Sainz will remain with Toyota to defend his title next year. Lancian a Didier Auriol Carlos Sainz of France won the san sixth place scored by Satoru Nakajima Tyrrell Ford. Along with Senna a clinching of the championship his Mclaren Honda team also clinched the formula one constructors Crown. Ferrari came second and Benetton Ford third. The final race of the season the australian grand prix at Adelaide will be staged nov. 4.�?� a a now lets look at rallying a refreshing subject after last sundays japanese up fiasco. Toyota made a Wise move last year when it retained the services of Spanish Driver Carlos Sainz for the 1990 season. Sainz had come on Strong for Toyota during the latter part of 1989, ending the year with a second place finish in the British Rac. At seasons end sex world Champion Juhu Kankkunen of Finland left Toyota to return to the italian Lancia team and Sainz nicknamed a Tel matadors by his colleagues became no. 1 for the Cologne based Toyota team run by sex rally Star Ove Andersson of Sweden. At the recent san remo rally the italian round in the world championship Sainz took third place in the Celicia Turbo 4wd to Clinch the world rally driving Crown and to become the first spaniard to win this title. Afterwards he said a for me this Success is a dream fulfilled. Its one of the most Beautiful events in my remo round in a Lancia Delta to Clinch the makes title the italian firms fourth straight. Lancia scored six victories on its Way to the 1990 makes Crown. The British Rac final round in the 1990 championship will be held nov 25-29.�?� a a two other championships were decided recently the German touring car championship series won by Hans stuck and the american cart series captured by Al Unser or. The German acc stuck who campaigned this year in an Audi v8, won both heals in the Bockenheim finale to Clinch the German Crown while Unser captured the american title in the next to last cart race at Nazareth a. Unser who campaigned in a Lola Chevrolet ended his first cart championship season with a second place finish in last sundays finale at Laguna Seca raceway in Monterey calif., a race won by Danny Sullivan in a Pensec Chevrolet. It was Sullivan a last Outing with the Penske team one he had driven for during the past six years. Sullivan led every Lap at Laguna Seca to score his second Victory of the season. It was also the 15th cart win of his career and his 12th with Penske. This including a win in the 1985 Indianapolis 500. On a final cart note Chevrolet has cause to celebrate because Sullivan a Victory in the Laguna Seca finale gave the Chevy indy v8 engine program a clean sweep in 1990, with Chevrolet engines powering Drivers to Victory in All 16 cart races staged this  a a where to go this weekend in Germany there is Long distance racing for touring cars saturday at the curb urging with the action set from 8 . To 5 . The first International Warst incr adar rally Cross meanwhile follows on sunday with the rings new rally Cross circuit to be used. The program starts at 9 . And ends at dusk. To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulmen curb urging. In England the annual International formula Ford racing festival takes place saturday and sunday at the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London. The Star and Stripe Nebraska wins All except top ranking by Rick Warner a football writer Nebraska has won everything this season but the respect of poll voters. The 7-0 Cor huskers who have yet to play a ranked team remained fourth in this weeks associated press top 25 even though the two teams ranked ahead of them lost. Complete College polls on Page 20. Miami dropped from second to eighth after losing to notre Dame 29-20 and Tennessee plunged from third to 11th after falling to Alabama 9-6. But instead of Nebraska moving up Auburn and notre Dame leapfrogged Over the Cor huskers to take Over the no. 2 and no. 3 spots behind top ranked Virginia. Nebraska which routed Oklahoma state 31-3 saturday has outscored its opponents 305-53. But the opposition has a combined winning percentage of Only .471, so Many of the 60 sports writers and broadcasters who vote in the poll Arentt sure if the Cor huskers Are for real. The Cor huskers have beaten Baylor Northern Illinois Minnesota Oregon state Kansas state Missouri and Oklahoma state. Although none of them were ranked Osborne Points out that several of the Corn huskers foes have done Well against top 25 teams. A Northern Illinois scored 73 Points against Fresno state and Missouri beat Arizona state and gave Colorado a Tough game a he said. Virginia 7-0 received solid support As the top team but voters Are split Over who a no. 2. Auburn edged notre Dame by one Point for the runner up spot with Nebraska Only 17 Points behind the Irish. Auburn 5-0-1which beat Florida state 20-17, and notre Dame 5-1 each climbed three spots. Virginia tightened its grip on no. 1, getting 45 first place votes and 1,469 Points. The Cavaliers who Defeated Wake Forest 49-14, increased their first place support by seven votes and widened their Gap Over the no. 2 team by 59 Points. Auburn received four first place votes and 1,370 Points while notre Dame got five first place votes and 1,369 Points. Nebraska received 1,352 Points and was the no. 1 pick on five ballots. Illinois 5-1 jumped three notches to fifth after edging Michigan state 15-13 and Houston 6-0which got one first place vote moved up three places to sixth following a 44-17 rout of Southern methodist. Washington 6-1 climbed six spots to seventh after stomping Stanford 52-16. Brigham Young 5-1 moved up three places to ninth following an off week and Colorado 6-1-1 climbed four spots to 10th after beating Kansas 41-10. Florida state 4-2 to 12th, and Texas Rose to 13th after clobbering Arkansas 49-17. Lorida is 14th, followed by Iowa Georgia tech Mississippi Wyoming Clemson Michigan us Oklahoma Arizona thu and Oregon