European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 19, 1990 the stars and stripes Pago 25motorsports season in review a is it. La pm a n ims Ayrton Semin. World driving Champion Viva a Fia Inry qty mews Wayne Rainey. World Cycle Champion All ii Rwjr. American indy ear Champion. S by Randy Barnett motor sports editor brazils Ayrton Senna and Frances Alain Prost a the two most celebrated enemies in the history of Auto racing a battled it out once again this year a for the world driving Crown. And this time it was Senna who came through although Many formula one observers would choose a crammed through As the More appropriate Way of putting it. Regardless it was Senna who captured his second world championship in the late season japanese grand prix after his Mclaren Honda collided with Proste a Ferrari on the first turn of the first Lap. Prost the defending world Champion going into the japanese race accused Senna of deliberately crashing into the Ferrari. Deliberate or not Prost who won his title under similar circumstances last year was eliminated from Contention with one race to go and Senna became world Champion on the spot. Quot he is bad for the sport a Prost charged after the Accident. Quot if it Ever came to the Point where i had to do the same things to win the championship i would have to think hard about whether to stay in this sport. What has happened is bad for the sport and it is a bad example for Young people. People pay to come and see a race but it is not possible when he crashes into  Senna countered by saying a Prost is a chronic complainer who always finds someone or something else a it criticize when things go badly Lor him. I think he does a Good Job. In getting people to focus on other things. I be went to the outside on that turn and gave me room. Then he moved Back to the Corner. For a Driver of his experience and knowledge to take such a move was totally unexpected by me. There was no Way to avoid him a the controversy will continue for a Long it. Time but like All arguments it will eventually be filed away. But it was a poor Way to end the season one that featured the. Senna Prost Battle from the first race Onward. A a., the. Two Arch enemies totally dominated the formula one grand prix scene once again Senna finishing the. Season with six victories and Prost with live. Senna also recorded 10 pole positions in. The 16-Raee series clearly showing that he is the fastest formula one Driver around. Senna who won his first title in 19s8, now has 26 career victories while the three time world Champion Prost has the All time record with 44. Both antagonists will be Back next year Senna once again leading the Mclaren Honda charge and Prost returning to Ferrari for his second season with the famous italian team. A finishing third in the world championship standings behind the winning Senna and runner up Prost was three time world Champion Nelson Piquet of Brazil who drove a. Benetton Ford. Senna so. A a a. A a a. Is amps Mac a Al Abrams brazils Ayrton Senna on Way to Victory in German grand prix at Hocke Nchim teammate Gerhard Berger of Austria placed fourth while the Ling ish Man Nigel Mansell came in fifth., Mansell left Ferrari at the end of the season to return to the Williams team. The Mclaren Londa outfit Waluch simply devastated the opposition in both the 1988 and �?T89 seasons met a Strong Challenge in 1990 from Ferrari the Ferrari comeback sparked by Prost in his first year with the team. But Mclaren Honda still managed to win the manufacturer s cup for the third year in a Row Ferrari trailing by Only ii Points placed second while the rapidly improving by nation Ford team came third. Moving to the world of International motorcycle facing 1990 proved another year of american domination not Only in the Soock class but in the 250cc division As yell. Californian Wayne Rainey Riding for the Roberts Yamaha team won his first 500cc world Crown leading the Field from the Start of the season and winning seven races on his Way to the title. The defending world Champion Eddie Lawson Rai Leys Friend teammate and fellow Cali fou iian was injured in the second race of the year and did not return to action until late in june. So Rainey had to carry the Roberts a in aha colors alone for three months and he did so brilliantly. The Texas rider Kevin Schwantz Suzuki mounted a Strong attack against Rainey late in the season but it was not enough. Schwantz placed second in the championship while Michael Dobhan of Australia Honda came third. A the Roberts Yamaha team directed by californian Kenny Roberts a three time 500ce we r i d c a Rii p i o a h a d do u b i e. Ca use to celebrate because the Young Arkansas rider John Kocinski clinched the 25 dec Crown late in the. 15-race  were the first world championships Lor the popular Roberts learn. On the american championship indy car Carp racing scene Victory in the 74ih running of i he Indian a pit is 5fhl-mile race went to a lie a Mendyk of Holland the dutchman driving a smooth face from Start to finish aboard his loan Chevrolet oddly enough the indy. 5111 win was Luyendyk a firs lever in the american cart racing series and at the end of this Seafron it still remains his Only Victory alter six years on the cart Trail the cart indy car championship so Ries meanwhile Vyas captured by Ai Unsei jr., who scored six victories in 15 races aboard a Lola he Rolel. His six wins indu eled four straight a car i record finishing second us Unser of. In he american championship standings was Michael Andretti  third came Rick Meurs Fly Enske Chevrolet. Every race in the 1991 car championship was won by an Wilmor Chev Roick powered car. Touching the highlights in other Amer mean racing categories Dale Earnhardt in corded his fourth Lascar championship joining seven Lime Lascar Champion Richard Petty As the Only Driver Ever to win More than three titles. Lam Hardt clinched the 99 j Crown in the final race of the season at Atlanta motor Speedway. Campaigning in a Chevrolet , Earnhardt won nine of 29 races and wound up 26 Points ahead of Mark mar Carlos Sahi. Woi id rally Champion Crown tin l Ord  Lor the fifth cios Esi finish in a Eulern Winston cup Nas car racing history. The closest came in 1979 when Petty beat Oul Darrell Waldrip by just 11 Points As in cart racing Chevrolet was also. Successful in Lascar the pm division winning an unprecedented High la consecutive Manu Feierer s . I Ord finished second in the inter National motor spot is association Tomsa series for sports Proto Type cars Jeff Brabham of Australia won his third straight Simsa title Al three of his championships scored. While driving Nissan ears. The Nissan Cani which won seven of the .15 i Mesa races staged in 1991also won the manufacturer s claim Pion ship w Hile Jaguar placed second and Toyota third. Taking of Ira drag racing championship honors were Joe amnio who captured his third Fop fuel National Piile John Force funny car Ami do Roll Al derm an pro Stock. Moving to world  rallying Lai Pncia of l la by Earl ured Llie m Umi fact uie r1 s c h a nip to  i i p of r t h e feb u r t h be a r i i j a Hirw w h i i e spar Iris Ca r i o s s a i n two n i he Driver s Lite while campaigning in a Toyota Colica Turbo. It was the first time that a i River had Ever won tie rally title in a japanese Spade ear and Sainz also became the first spaniard every to Wear the world rally driving Crown. On his Way to the championship Sainz won .four.rallies, incl iding the season ending British Rac round. I n the world of sports prototype racing it was once  Mercedes Siemar lilt. With the big. Silver ears winning All eight Ebli Wujs Iii the world championship an capturing the 19911 Piile with ease. Mercedes which returned to racing in i9h8 after an a slice of More than ,11 years. Also won the championship in i9s9. A its no i driving team Jean Louis  of. France and Mauro Baldi of Italy share the 1999 sports prototype driving Crown. At the end of the season Quaidi Dell Mercedes to join the new French Peugeot team Fin the 91 Campaign. Tins years 24 hours of be mans meanwhile was won by Jaguar after Mercedes skipped this classic race because it was put Ini non champions lip  Wilh the Joys of racing there is also sadness in this High risk sport. In late in ivc in be r j a ame Rita n d t i be r by 11 v Uko Vieh if was killed in a sprint ear crash at the Mesa Marin raceway in Bakersfield. Calif. Vukovich 27, was warming up his. Car before Lime trials when he Cias lied into the Wall on the High Speed Oval Winner of Quot Rookie of the year Quot honors in 1.9.88_with a-j4ih-p acc Timsah juice indy 590, Vukovich was the son of racer Fiill Vukovich jr., runner up in the 1973 Andy 501and the grandson of i he legendary Bill Vukovich who won the indy 5 h a in 1953 and �?T.54. Vukovich was leading the 1955 Andy 5 a when he was killed in a infill car Accident. .