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
It's like when people talk about driving F1 cars in the rain. I have absolutely no problem with it.
People don't understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it's wet.
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.
I have had some problems because the French don't like people to have success, they don't like the number one.
The people who criticise you will not be the ones taking care of your legs when you are in your wheelchair. People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don't know.
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.
I think it's the English in general. All the English people I know don't want to make the effort to speak another language. Maybe they are shy too.