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# Bring Back V10s: When Alesi finally got his F1 win
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/bring-back-v10s-when-alesi-finally-got-his-f1-win/
- Published: 2022-09-08T10:04:43.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T13:54:36.000Z
- Description: Jean Alesi claimed his first – and only – F1 win on an emotional day at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, driving a Ferrari with the number 27 made famous by Gilles Villeneuve, on the circuit named after the great Canadian. Bring Back V10s revisits it
- Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
- Tags: Formula 1, #image-center-center

Jean Alesi claimed his first – and only – F1 win on an emotional day at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, driving a Ferrari with the number 27 made famous by Gilles Villeneuve, on the circuit named after the great Canadian.

Sam Smith and self-confessed Alesi fanatic Jonathan Reynolds join host Glenn Freeman to revisit that June weekend in 1995.

Beyond Alesi’s long-overdue moment of good fortune, topics covered include:

- Alesi’s ongoing spat with Martin Brundle
- McLaren coming to terms with Nigel Mansell’s departure
- … and getting rid of its car’s ugly mid-wing
- The demise of Simtek
- Jacques Villeneuve’s emergence on the F1 driver market radar
- A miserable weekend for Williams
- Clumsy incidents involving Mika Hakkinen and Gerhard Berger
- Jordan claiming the best result Peugeot would ever manage in F1

*ASK US ANYTHING: Submit your questions for our series finale using #BringBackV10s on Twitter or email *bringbackv10s@the-race.com**

Bring Back V10s is available through all major podcast platforms, including [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bring-back-v10s-classic-f1-stories/id1502628252?ref=the-race.com) and [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1zMZOoghjPYi1zTDWmriap?si=ms39tr8rRdSCeJYycbSDeA&ref=the-race.com).

You can also get early access to ad-free versions of the show [by joining The Race Members’ Club](https://www.the-race.com/membersclub/).