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Yes, Alboreto was quite close to partnering Boutsen at Williams for 89, but at the last minute Williams turned him down. Apparently Alboreto’s personal Marlboro sponsorship had something to do with it, as Williams were sponsored by Barclay. The same reason Michele walked out of Tyrrell in 89, when they signed Camel. Ironically Michele lost his Marlboro sponsorship not long after and went to drive for the Camel sponsored Larrousse Lola team
Speaking of which, Perry McCarthy reveals in his book he had discussions with Ken Tyrrell about standing for Alboreto’s replacement Alesi when his F3000 commitment’s clashed with F1. In the end Herbert was the stand in at Belgium and Portugal
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