30 years later: How a starring wet-weather drive went unrewarded for Jean Alesi

Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, October 29 1995
"In my Formula 1 career there were many races I should have won but didn't, so it's quite correct that one I failed to finish was the race of my life!
"I qualified second to Michael Schumacher and it was raining on race day. Before the start, I went to the race director and said, 'The startline is downhill, and we don't have a handbrake, so ...Keep reading