Quote:
Originally Posted by Akrapovic
But I do think we're unfairly blaming the drivers for that.
|
I think you're spot on.
I've just been reading about Michele Alboreto this morning, and he took park in Le Mans 24 Hours both before and after his F1 career, but not once he'd joined Ferrari's F1 team in 1984 (he did a couple of Le Mans while at Tyrrell prior to that).
He also took part in the Indy 500 after F1.
Anyway, he plainly liked Le Mans otherwise he wouldn't have gone back after his first time, so I can't think of a personal reason for him not doing it from mid-80s to mid-90s, apart form his team boss probably saying "no!".
I realise this is an incredibly small sample size, and other drivers did take part in F1 and Le Mans during the same period, but just funny timing that he joined Ferrari in 1984, and his Le Mans visits ended until his F1 retirement.