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25 Apr 2001, 21:31 (Ref:85031) | #26 | ||
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Yep, it was Michele in the crash at Imola 91. You can see a picture here - http://www.forix.com/asp/photos.asp?...1/03009_RN.JPG
Tristan, I reckon it is a great idea to post pictures of the 'happier times'. So I will post some more: :Michele Alboreto - 1956-2001( |
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25 Apr 2001, 21:34 (Ref:85035) | #27 | ||
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Oh no... this is so sad.
RIP Michele Alboreto. |
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25 Apr 2001, 22:23 (Ref:85056) | #29 | ||
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Although Michele's best F1 days were over before I became a fan, the fact that the man competed so long in F1 speaks for itself, and he is a truly great sportscar driver.
He will long be missed RIP. |
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25 Apr 2001, 23:09 (Ref:85068) | #30 | |
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Please tell me that this is a wind up? I'm very sad - Great driver, nice guy. Michele Alboreto RIP. My thoughts are with your nearest. |
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25 Apr 2001, 23:36 (Ref:85076) | #31 | ||
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Michele, gentle man, rest in peace.
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26 Apr 2001, 00:20 (Ref:85085) | #33 | ||
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Terrible news.
RIP Michele Alboreto |
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26 Apr 2001, 00:32 (Ref:85095) | #34 | ||
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A legend dies...and the world lies in tears...
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26 Apr 2001, 01:15 (Ref:85116) | #35 | ||
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If you would like to leave a tribute message on my Minardi site, please click here - http://www.geocities.com/minardi_fan...toTribute.html - all messages will be displayed.
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26 Apr 2001, 01:39 (Ref:85124) | #36 | ||
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Alboreto ! So the gods of speed could give you no other way to die !!
That's how this wonderful drivers dies... And he would be different... I still have him in my memories like a bright sunny day. He was a good guy, loved for all mates at the grid. Fast and confident like many of the current drivers. Does it means anything ? Well, I guess if you ask him how he would like to make his final show... I bet he would choose this way ! You're a great man, now you join the temple of speed and that's the best anyone could take. Race man !! I'm sure you'll have good company !!! |
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26 Apr 2001, 02:19 (Ref:85131) | #37 | ||
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This is horrible news..Michele was my first ever favorite drive when I started watching F1 back in 1985 ..I followed him during his entire career at Ferrari and even when he left them I still followed what he was doing and how he was going.
very sad news indeed and a driver that I have never heard a bad word spoken about..it is a real pleasure to here these kind of things about a driver..we complain so much about certain drivers ..but i have never heard anyone complain about michele. he will always live on in my memory as the man who made me fall in love with motorsport. RIP Michele Alboreto |
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26 Apr 2001, 07:45 (Ref:85192) | #39 | |
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its always sad to see some1 die in a motorsport..he crashed during practice and that was IT!
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26 Apr 2001, 07:47 (Ref:85193) | #40 | |
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Terrible news. Alboreto was one of the most underrated drivers ever, a real class act and a gentleman to boot. My thoughts are with his family.
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26 Apr 2001, 08:11 (Ref:85205) | #41 | ||
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Ciao Michele!
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26 Apr 2001, 09:02 (Ref:85213) | #42 | ||
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Very sad news but I like to think that he died enjoying what he obviously loved doing. RIP Michele.
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26 Apr 2001, 12:57 (Ref:85267) | #43 | ||
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Does anyone have the picture of that beautiful F-Ford painted in red that Alboreto got as a gift from Ferrari when he completed 100 GPs in F-1, back in 87????
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To tell you the truth I really did not now him very well, but from what I saw yesterday on TV he was a big driver and a greater man. It is sad to see people like him leaving us, RIP Mr. Alboreto.
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26 Apr 2001, 14:12 (Ref:85286) | #45 | ||
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I remember very well Michele winning the Detroit GP in a Tyrrell back in 83. The TV commentator( I believe it was Paul Page, but don't quote me) kept mispronouncing his name calling him Michael Alboreto. That annoyed me as I knew his proper name. It was a fantastic race as Tyrrell wins were few and far between at the time. Indeed it was the last win for the Ford Cosworth that had been so prevelant before the turbo era. That race made me an Alboreto fan for life.
We'll all miss Michele very much... |
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Does anybody know more details about the crash ?
That's so sad. |
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26 Apr 2001, 15:14 (Ref:85309) | #47 | ||
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A very upsetting morning for me. My condolences to his family......another one gone from the old school......life's a b*tch sometimes...
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Sitting at breakfast this morning, the local paper, usually devoid of any racing news finds space for this awful story.
Two bleak black lines of type that cannot begin the sum up the inspiration this fine man was. I will never forget that beautiful drive at Detroit in the little Tyrrell in 1983. I was a confirmed fan from that day on. So many of his peers have left the sport behind, and he continued out of the pure joy of racing to compete at the top level. Requiescant in Pace, amici mio. My prayers go out to your wife and young daughters. |
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26 Apr 2001, 18:35 (Ref:85410) | #49 | ||
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Just a reminder, if everyone could leave a little picture, a gif/jpeg or something, that'd be great. I just sometimes think it's best to remember someone's life rather than their death.
Here's another one I found. Bonus points to those who can remember what car he's driving: |
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Tristan, that's a 1993 Footwork!
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