After endless books on his arch-rival Ayrton Senna, is this finally the quality Alain Prost biography we’ve been waiting for?
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Alain Prost
Take the new F1 Fanatic Alain Prost quiz
F1 Fanatic Quiz
Posted onFour-times world champion Alain Prost turns 60 today – and F1 Fanatic has a brand new quiz all about France’s most successful Formula One driver.
Formula E needs different approach to F1 – Prost
2014 F1 season
Posted onAlain Prost says the FIA’s new Formula E series for electric cars needs to differentiate itself from Formula One to attract an audience.
Today in 1987: Mansell defeats Piquet at Silverstone
1987 British Grand Prix flashback
Posted onOne of Nigel Mansell’s greatest victories came 25 years ago today on home ground at Silverstone – but his win had consequences for Williams.
Prost explains his objections to Senna film
Senna movie
Posted onAlain Prost says he’s unhappy with his portrayal in the recent film about the life of Ayrton Senna.
On this day in 1981: F1’s deadly fiasco at Zolder
1981 Belgian Grand Prix flashback
Posted onF1 counted the cost of a tragic and shambolic Belgian Grand Prix weekend at Zolder 30 years ago today.
Senna holds charging Mansell back by a hundredth in Jerez thriller
Grand Prix flashback
Posted onThe 1986 Spanish Grand Prix witnessed one of the closest finishes in F1 history.
Michael Schumacher vs Alain Prost
Champion of Champions
Posted onTwo drivers who, between them, won one in six of all F1 championship races.
Alain Prost vs Niki Lauda
Champion of Champions
Posted onThere was only half a point between them in 1984, but which was the best champion?
Alain Prost vs Mika Hakkinen
Champion of Champions
Posted onTwo drivers who had long and successful careers with McLaren meet in Champion of Champions.
Alain Prost vs Keke Rosberg
Champion of Champions
Posted onIt’s 1986 McLaren team mates Alain Prost and Keke Rosberg in the next Champion of Champions round.
“Senna” – the Ayrton Senna movie reviewed
F1 reviews
Posted onF1 Fanatic reviews “Senna”, the new film about the life of Ayrton Senna.
Senna clinches second world championship by taking Prost out
1990 Japanese Grand Prix flashback
Posted onAyrton Senna clinched the 1990 world championship in a deeply controversial Japanese Grand Prix. He rammed into rival Alain Prost at the first corner at Suzuka, taking both of them out of the race.
The drivers who defied team orders
F1 history
Posted onHere are three drivers who refused to let their team mates pass when ordered to – or overtook them when they weren’t supposed to.
Hamilton, Button & Senna’s McLaren (video)
Posted onMcLaren have put out a video showing Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button poking around their store of old Formula 1 cars and pulling back the covers on a 1988 MP4-4. Both take turns sitting in the car which was driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, winning 15 of the 16 races they started. It … Continue reading Hamilton, Button & Senna’s McLaren (video)
Prost Jnr drives F1 Renault (Pictures)
Posted onNicolas Prost, son of four-times F1 champion Alain Prost, imitated his father by driving a Renault F1 car at Magny-Cours this weekend. Prost drove a 2009-spec Renault R29. The car carried the team’s 2010 colour scheme which harks back to the design used when his father drove for them in the early eighties.
Top ten… Home Grand Prix wins
Posted onOver the years we’ve seen how performing in front of a home crowd can inspire greatness in racing drivers. Can Mark Webber emulate great drivers of the past like Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna by winning his home Grand Prix? If he does expect a reaction from the Australian crowd similar to … Continue reading Top ten… Home Grand Prix wins
Prost to race Duster on ice
Posted onThe Dacia range of cars isn’t sold here in Britain and the brand is probably best known for Top Gear’s running joke about James May’s fixation with its Sandero model. But Renault is to give its economy brand a boost by entering it in the annual Trophee Andros ice-racing tournament in France – with four-times … Continue reading Prost to race Duster on ice
“Senna versus Prost” – read the review and win one of six copies
Posted onWe’ve already had one new book on Ayrton Senna to mark the 15th anniversary of his death – and here’s another. But this one has a twist. Written after discussions with Alain Prost, “Senna versus Prost” tells the story of their infamous rivalry which dominated F1 from the moment they became team mates in 1988, … Continue reading “Senna versus Prost” – read the review and win one of six copies
Six decades of great F1 drivers in Igor’s collection of pictures and autographs
Posted onRemember I said I didn’t see the point of autographs? I take it all back. Have a look at these great pictures from Igor’s massive collection of F1 driver autographs. From Vettel to Andretti, and Massa to Scheckter, his collection spans six decades of Formula 1 and mainly centres around Ferrari drivers, plus a few … Continue reading Six decades of great F1 drivers in Igor’s collection of pictures and autographs