Jean-Marie Belestre Passes Away

A stubborn old b on the wrong side

But Balestre & Enzo rarely had arguments?

Oh, right, sorry, you are coming from a 'garagista' angle, not a 'grandee' one.

[Tazio]

Until Bernie comes along and takes over!

Rest assured Bernie's deliverance will be directly south of Balestres,
and in a much warmer enviornment! He made his deal at "The Crossroads"

[Haddock]

Rest assured Bernie's deliverance will be directly south of Balestres,
and in a much warmer enviornment! He made his deal at "The Crossroads"

I'm not convinced, when one tots everything up, that there's a much better case for Balestre than for Ecclestone on that score.

Come to that, in the end it was Balestre who sold out the sport to Ecclestone anyway (again, not necessarily the wrong move, but....).

[ottostreet]

RIP Jean-Marie.

[Tazio]

Come to that, in the end it was Balestre who sold out the sport to Ecclestone anyway (again, not necessarily the wrong move, but....).

So speaking figuratively, Balestre made his deal at "The Crossroads" with Beelzebernie!
Or did Bernie make his deal with Balestrebub?

[DimitraF1]

**** the queen :P

[wedge]

Well lets mark his passing with positve thoughts of his character, and contribution.

I find that remark hilarious!

To summarise this thread:

"Its sad when someone dies but we're struggling to come up with Balestre's positive contributions to the sport!"

*Apologises for English dark sense of humour*

[Tazio]

I find that remark hilarious!

To summarise this thread:

"Its sad when someone dies but we're struggling to come up with Balestre's positive contributions to the sport!"

*Apologises for English dark sense of humour*

No apologies necessaries I was only suggesting that he be eulogized
Having had both my parents pass away in 2007 the most recent being Nov 14th
It's easy for me to look at deeds of people euphemistically after they pass!
As wonderful as my parents were. They were involved in certain sordid behavior!
I chose not to memorialize then on, and by those shortcomings.
I was simply suggesting that the same courtesy should be given to Balestre!

[ottostreet]

No apologies necessaries I was only suggesting that he be eulogized
Having had both my parents pass away in 2007 the most recent being Nov 14th
It's easy for me to look at deeds of people euphemistically after they pass!
As wonderful as my parents were. They were involved in certain sordid behavior!
I chose not to memorialize then on, and by those shortcomings.
I was simply suggesting that the same courtesy should be given to Balestre!

most people's misdeeds tend to be forgotten once they move on. and that i feel is as it should be.

[wedge]

most people's misdeeds tend to be forgotten once they move on. and that i feel is as it should be.

True, but the sad thing is as a tribute we should be looking at positives but it seems people can't think of any as president of the FIA or other contributions to the sport.