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Only challenger

22. Jun 2021 
by Ziv Knoll
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1985 would prove to be Michele Alboreto‘s (Ferrari) most successful year in Formula 1. He took two wins: the first at the Canadian Grand Prix, and the second at the German Grand Prix.

The Italian led the points table until round 11, but finished the season in second place, 20 points behind Alain Prost (McLaren) who clinched his first world title.

F1 journalist Nigel Roebuck commented that “Alboreto was Prost’s only real challenger for the World Championship. In the end, he had to settle for runner-up, because the Ferrari wasn’t as good a car as the McLaren – and also truth to be told, because neither was Michele as good as Alain. No disgrace in that.”

Ultimately it was Ferrari’s unreliability which cost Alboreto a shot at the title, as he failed to finish the final five races of the season, a season where he drove very well indeed.

Source: DR

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