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Originally Posted by NickyC
Wonderful videos, miss those days.
A young Mr. 20 Percent and Flavio in the first video  |
Jean-Marie Balestre [mob boss mode]: "Ze best D-C-zjun eaze my D-C-zjun !":
The subsequent "I have a feeling for that" reply by Senna, is likely a cynic reference to his controversial Suzuka 1989 disqualification and outfall. Balestre and Prost were both French.
"However, Balestre has also been accused of using his power for more than it was intended. In 1989, after Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost collided at Suzuka, there were implications in Autosport magazine that Balestre was involved in manipulating the World Championship in favor of Prost, as Senna would be disqualified from the race, fined, and suspended. This ultimately led to Max Mosley's decision to run for the FISA presidency. Senna fell out with Balestre who threatened to revoke his super license but was included on the 1990 entry list. However, when Senna controversially collided with Prost in 1990 at the same circuit, Balestre did not intervene or sanction the Brazilian. Years later, after leaving the presidency of FIA, Balestre admitted to having acted to benefit Prost in 1989."
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marie_Balestre)