In my opinion Jean Alesi was a very good driver who wound up for too many years in an uncompetitive car. For many years, he carried the flag for Ferrari when they had a crappy team and a crappy car. He drove his heart out for Ferrari, and to be honest, he displayed a loyalty to Ferrari that was unbelievable. He drove his ass off, he took the car to it's limit, and tried to maximize what he had. But bad luck, or sometimes a mistake, or more often, just a crappy car kept him from wins. If he had been driving another competitive make, he would have easily had over ten wins to his credit.
I watched all of his races, I cheered for him enthusiastically, I shared his letdowns. Jean Alesi was a very nice person, a great driver in his era, and was loyal through and through to Ferrari. The trouble is, he was loyal to a losing team, which is reflected in his record.
It's a shame when younger fans who never saw him race, or followed his legacy, even worse so-called Ferrari fans, slam a man who bled Ferrari red, and proved over and over to everyone he was one of the best drivers and human beings during that era.
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