Alain Prost
Alain Prost
Alain Marie Pascal Prost, OBE, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneuris a French former racing driver. A four-time Formula One Drivers' Champion, only Sebastian Vettel, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Michael Schumacherhave equalled or surpassed his number of titles. From 1987 until 2001 Prost held the record for most Grand Prix victories. Schumacher surpassed Prost's total of 51 victories at the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix. In 1999, Prost received the World Sports Awards of the Century in the motor sport category...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth24 February 1955
CityLorette, France
CountryFrance
Maybe you could say that I had those cars because I was good and people knew me, and knew that within the team I can get the very best from everyone.
A German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best.
It's always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone - sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.
When I drove for British teams... they called me The Tadpole because I was too small to be a frog.
You can't always have the best team. It's always a compromise.
I remember in the first part of the race I was sixth and I could have gone quicker, but I had to go slow. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done.
Ayrton has this problem - he thinks that he can't kill himself.
I always wanted to feel that I had enough knowledge and experience of the car that I could change its set-up on the grid and still win the race.
For him it is just the beginning. He has his whole career still ahead and (winning the title so early) will make him stronger.
Three times before 1985, I just missed the title, so winning was a relief.
I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk.
That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.
So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport its the longterm. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.
Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.