European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a a a Page 25 australian finale a big Success although the pm a mdta\tc1t�t� although the championship already had been settled and nothing major was at stake the australian grand prix still proved to be one of the Best is bitter 1990 formula one Cam Ewsii nn3  of the season and the 500th ssi if i old s grand prix circuits since the in a f ,1jn a of formula one racing in an controversy a a is of Biden acrimony it May on s.enna-wh0 pinched his Sec  in the controversial m u grand Pix started from pole position his 52nd but he was hounded right from the Start by the sfe1�11 8el Mansell. For once the television i was perfect and fortunately for viewers the camera was m Mansells Ferrari. Quot the it appeared that Mansell would eventually pass Senna but that possibility was ssi s Mark Hen the englishman spun because of tire problems. He pitted for new tires a few laps later and charged Back to the race after a lightning Quick Stop. I uni i her Nelson Piquet of Brazil who had passed Mansell before the pit Stop had now buttoned a  second place aboard his Benetton Ford and it appeared that the australian finale would run out As a Senna Piquet procession. _ but Senna who had built up a Strong Lead had Brake and Gearbox problems and with 20 laps to go he crashed his Mclaren Honda directly into a tire Bamer and was out of the  a a n<2v 5� Superb it c Ean race shaping up be Een the brazilian Piquet who had inherited the Lead and Mansell who had been charging All the was on his fresh set of tires. A Piquet who told a pos Trace press conference that he had relaxed too much after Senna crashed out of  he a three time world Champion Piquet ran wide on a Felt laps to pitting his Benetton a fir dust and Nii owing Mansell to dose to within half a second. On the last Lap Mansell n u1lve past pi2uet under braking at the end of the Brabham straight As they lapped Stefano Mode i?31? Piquet had just end ugh room to maintain his Lead through the next two Comers and to take the Flag and record his 22nd career Victory. After the race Piquet said a after Nigel had closed on me completely i said to myself a Well that a it i really have to go for  it. 9n last Ipp 1 had Modena in front of me and Nigel right behind me. On the Comer out of the straight i did t try to go to the inside of the circuit. I decided to keep my line and try to Brake As late As possible. It was very close but i maintained my Lead to the end. It was a great  it was Piquet s second straight win and a popular arrived is Benetton Ford team has finally while Mansell had to Settle for second place he could take some Consolation in the fact that it was his 5�trw finish m the australian grand prix. If was in the 1986 australian race that Mansell lost his Chance ,.�?zpcoming world Champion when a tire blew on his  a a Mansell who had announced retirement plans at the British grand prix has changed his mind and is leaving Ferrari to return to the William team next season. Piquet meanwhile will remain with Benetton and Senna with Mclaren Honda. Frenchman Alain Prost still embittered about the japanese Accident with Senna placed third in Australia and it was obvious that he Wasny to trying too hard. Unless he decides to quit grand prix racing Alto Nelson Piquet. A have to go for  Ira St remain with Ferrari in 1991 where ? by his countryman Jean Alesi who finished eighth m Australia. As an example of Proste Sanger at the current formula one situation he failed Salt of up of a group picture of the Drivers the photo taken m Honor of the 500th grand prix. So the 1990 Campaign ends with Senna As formula one world driving Champion and Prost the embittered runner up. Piquet finished in third place by virtue of his Back to Back victories in Japan and austra it the world championship standings is Senna s Mclaren Honda teammate Gerhard Berger of the is Mansell. In sixth position is Thierry Boutsen of Belgium who leaves the Williams s a pm Girr ext season while seventh is Ric Cardo Patrese of Italy who will remain with the Williams team next year. Alessandro Nannini of Italy whose driving career is probably ended because of his recent helicopter crash injuries is eighth. Nannini drove for Benetton. The Frenchman Alesi is ninth and three Drivers tied for tenth. They Are Roberto Moreno of Brazil in Only two outings for Benetton Van Capelli of Italy March and Aguin Suzuki of Japan Larrousse. In the final standings for the formula one Manu user s cup the Mclaren Honda team won for the third year in a Row scoring 121 Points this season. Ferrari was second with 110 Points while Benetton came thud with 71. Fourth was the Williams team with 57 Points while Tyrrell finished fifth with 16 Points. Sixth was Larrousse with 11 Points followed by March with 7, Lotus with 3, and arrows and Brabham with 2 Points each. A a a in sports car racing the world championship Winnig Mercedes team announced recently that Jean Louis Schlesser of France will Lead the Mercedes attack next season and that he will be paired with Jochen mass of Germany. Schlesser and mass were also teammates during the 1989 Mercedes Campaign. This year Schlesser drove with the italian Mauro Baldi. Together they won the prototype title for Mer cedes and they also share world championship driving bold san a ports prototype racing. Baldi with Mer Areth a Lea no 11, 5 team and rumours next season a e French Peugeot outfit Mercedes will enter two cars next year with German Drivers Karl Wendlinger and Michael Schumacher supporting the no. 1 Schlesser mass entry. On the touring car front Mercedes has an announced that its 190-series Sedan entries will be under the direction of Erich Zakowski in 1991 Zakowski who gamed Fame with his Ford Zak Speed touring care during the 1970s and Early �?T80s, will prepare two Mercedes 190 e 2.5-16 sedans for the 1991 German touring car championship. Nissan Mot reports meanwhile has revealed that it will withdraw from the Fia world sport scar championship for 1991 to concentrate on the development of its normally aspirated 3.5-liter group c car Tor the 1992 season. Development of the new group c engine project will begin in Japan Nissan said. Nissan said that although it will not compete in Europe in 1991, it will closely Monitor the season to the m 1992 Campaign. 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Where to go this weekend its getting late a n a East a now or european events but there a still a bit going on Between now and mid december top event this weekend is the 20th International a  program which will be be staged saturday at the Bockenheim circuit. The a a Day pro ram will feature races for touring care sports care formula Fords and formula 3 cars. The races will be held on the Short 1.6-mile circuit. A Lucity of Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn a5 and a6. 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