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Daily Mirror
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Daniel Moxon

Ferrari icon was adored by Tifosi but won just one race before Michael Schumacher swap

Few drivers could win just one race and be regarded as a legend of the sport, but Jean Alesi is no ordinary man.

More than two decades after he raced in Formula 1 for the final time, his surname remains one of the go-to options when remembering the key players of the sport in the 1990s. It's right up there with the likes of Senna, Mansell, Hill, Schumacher, Hakkinen and Berger.

Given his reputation, those who never got the chance to witness that era might think he was a serial race-winner, forever in the hunt for world championship glory. While he was rarely counted out of title race, only once did he ever manage to stand on the top step of a podium.

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