Andrea de Cesaris: Encyclopedia II - Andrea de Cesaris - 1989 - 1990 Dallara

Andrea de Cesaris - 1989 - 1990 Dallara

For 1989 de Cesaris moved to a team where he looked most at home: the red and white Marlboro-sponsored Dallara squad. Early results were again promising. A Monaco expert, Andrea was on course for a podium position in Monte Carlo, before being taken out by triple world champion Nelson Piquet at the Lowes Hairpin. de Cesaris lost his cool in a massive way. As the cars were locked together, he screamed and waved wildly, before berating the Piquet's Lotus team upon returning to the pits. Two races later it was Andrea's turn to play the villain. After an early delay he was being lapped by Dallara team-mate Alex Caffi when he ran his fellow Italian into the wall, robbing the team of another podium. He made amends at the next race in Canada, finishing third behind Williams drivers Thierry Boutsen and Ricardo Patrese in a rain-soaked race. It would be the last time de Cesaris stood on the Formula One podium.

Dallara's promise wasn't repeated in 1990. With a number of teams now using either Ford or Judd customer V8s, the midfield had become much tighter. Reliability was a problem, and he again failed to score a point all season, even failing to qualify for the German Grand Prix.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "1989 - 1990 Dallara", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki