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17 Sep 2005, 17:48 (Ref:1410016)
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Aiello quits
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17 Sep 2005, 17:53 (Ref:1410019)
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That's a shame. He is one of the last action heroes at the moment.
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17 Sep 2005, 17:57 (Ref:1410020)
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shame.. i've always been a fan of his starting from STW and BTCC ..
i sure hope he changes his mind . 
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17 Sep 2005, 18:34 (Ref:1410032)
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He's had a great career and richly deserves a happy retirement. WHo's to say he won't get bored in a year or two and return to the track? Still, even with Laurent gone, ALbers in F1 and Smokin' Jo already retired, the DTM is hardly lacking stars.
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17 Sep 2005, 18:45 (Ref:1410037)
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He has won so much. I'm glad i've seen quite a few of them.
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17 Sep 2005, 18:54 (Ref:1410041)
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It's a shame he stops racing.
Aiello has an impressive results list: 1983 1st in French Kart Championship 1985 1st in French Kart Championship, 5th in Junior World Kart Championship 1989 2nd in French Formula 3 B Championship 1990 1st in Formula 3 Grand Prix Monaco, 5th in French Formula 3 Championship 1991 15th in Formula 3000 Championship 1992 1st in French Formula 3000 Championship 1993 2nd in French Super Touring Car Championship (BMW) 1994 1st in French Super Touring Car Championship (Peugeot) 1995 3rd in French Super Touring Car Championship (Peugeot) 1996 3rd in ADAC Super Touring Car Cup (Peugeot) 1997 1st in ADAC Super Touring Car Cup (Peugeot) 1998 2nd in ADAC Super Touring Car Championship (Peugeot), 1st in 24 hours of Le Mans (Porsche) 1999 1st in British Touring Car Championship (Nissan) 2000 2nd in 24 hours of Le Mans (Audi), 16th in DTM (Abt-Audi) 2001 5th in DTM (Abt-Audi), 2 wins, 2nd in 24 hours of Le Mans (Audi) 2002 1st in DTM (Abt-Audi), 4 wins 2003 6th in DTM (Abt-Audi), 1 win 2004 10th in DTM (Opel) Quote:
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17 Sep 2005, 19:05 (Ref:1410046)
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A shame to lose Aiello - a big loss for motorsport IMO. That said, if as he says he is tired of the competition then it is defintly the right thing to do. Maybe we will see him again, maybe not. Id like to think we havent seen the last of him personally, maybe in a few years if a DTM masters series ever materalises he could appear there.
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17 Sep 2005, 19:12 (Ref:1410047)
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At the end of day, he walks away in one piece and on top of his game. I've been a fan of his since the F3000 days and wished he would have made to F1 or Champcars. He was one of the reasons I started following Touring Cars. He's a great driver, and will ne missed. But, you can't be sad, because he is leaving on his own terms. Therefore, we should be happy for him and wish him luck.
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17 Sep 2005, 19:31 (Ref:1410050)
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1999 was the first year I followed the BTCC from start to end and I'm glad I saw Aiello in person, a driver who has won all the major European Touring Car titles. Truly amazing that he came, learnt and won the BTCC in the same year.
I was just dissapointed in the last few years Aiello's had with Opel, the results have been so poor. Surprised he's retiring, he's not old by any means. It must be there is nothing on the horizon for the future so he's taken this opportunity to bow out. |
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17 Sep 2005, 22:55 (Ref:1410119)
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18 Sep 2005, 17:12 (Ref:1410709)
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It's a real shame to lose Aiello, like they pointed out in the commentary in today's DTM race his CV is one of the most impressive around.
Racing drivers rarely retire for long though. Just look at Mika. |
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18 Sep 2005, 17:13 (Ref:1410711)
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i hope he gets a win or at least a podium before he quits . he deserves it .
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18 Sep 2005, 18:57 (Ref:1410781)
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Coincidentally MotorsTV has just shown a repeat of Norisring 2002! A fantastic win!
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18 Sep 2005, 19:05 (Ref:1410786)
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lol . Adam . i thought the same . last lap .. last corner . brilliant Aiello
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18 Sep 2005, 19:33 (Ref:1410798)
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It was similar to today's race except the guy got by!
It is repeated at 11pm if anyone missed it. |
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19 Sep 2005, 09:15 (Ref:1411160)
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I am curious as to why he never made it out here for V8Supercar... especially with the 888 connection....
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