Subject: Re: Alfa Racing History Lesson for some of our USA Alfisti

[SLuftman@domain.elided]

>expensive for Alfa Romeo but rather a situation where it will not make
>sense
>for Fiat to compete against itself in one type of motor sport - Why enter
>both
>Alfa Romeo AND Ferrari into F1? Who would get the most financial, and
>technical backing? Imagine the internal politics within the Fiat management
>of which team must get the most benefit. Also if this would happen, ...

>Phill

Very true. Alfa didn't completely drop out of F1 until 1988, yet they had a
newly developed and never run in competition 3.5-liter V-10 engine. Could
Alfa's dropping out have something to do with Fiats take over in the fall of
1987?
Steve

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