@ROB112 You could argue all night about the documentary, but its probally one of the best documentaries ive ever seen, no one could denied that. But yes, you are right, Prost is kinda set into a shadow in that documentary.
@@santiago9ish In this documentary, Senna = Hero and Prost = bad guy, it doesn't explain the complex relationship between them... This is why Prost and a lot of people did not like it.
@@DjBogosFl Very different drivers equally good in different ways. Also they were great mechanics, which is becoming rare nowadays with more electronics and complex engineering. Prost won quite a few fights with Senna when they had the same cars, this should be an argument. And Prost and Senna admired each other, Senna called Prost to come back to F1 in his last years cause he missed the challenge
It's worth remembering that Prost changed his style in 180° (he used to be really daring) after watching Didier Pironi almost lose his legs in a career-ending accident right in front of him at Hockenheim 1982. He was really affected by it and he forced himself to become a more calculating driver (perhaps the best ever at it).
La fin tragique des pilotes Ferrari cette année là est un drame terrible pour toute la F1. Villeneuve se tue à Zandvoort après s'être senti trahi par Pironi et Ferrari à San Marino en surpilotant. Jusque où un duel exacerbée peut t'il mener?. Pironi s'envole sur la Renault de Prost. Jusque à quelle limite est t'il permis de piloter sous la pluie? Le professeur a bien appris de sa saison 1982 la relation et le duel avec son coéquipier puis rival Ayrton Senna et son refus de piloter à Adélaïde en 1989 en seront le parfait exemple.
@@scottkingstonn3165 really? I wonder why? Niki Lauda was one of his teammates and he watched someone die right in front of him in the rain in 1982. After that, that’s when he back the professor.
Whenever Ayrton won, to the people it was magic, the work of a genius performing art. Whenever Prost won, people said it was the car, luck, or anything else. But the truth is, Alain was every bit as good a driver. And in an era full with legends of the sport, he stood out as the most successful, even if not the most popular.
Mansell and Senna gave %110 and won usually with drama but Prost won practically giving 70%. If he gave 100% who knows what he could have won. Two titles guaranteed 84 and 88 he was robbed
@@chocolatetownforever7537 Because he quite often in races would purely do enough to just gather the necessary points rather than fight for a win. He would also request races be abandoned if he felt the conditions were unsafe. Where as Senna or Mansell would go all out 100% to win at any cost, the drama etc of their wins. Alain for me was the greatest ever because he achieved more than these guys and he did it with ease, no drama, not even stretching himself. Also you have to remember he had two titles taken from him in 84 and 88.
I met him on person, talked with him few minutes.. What an elegant and educate man. RESPECT for Prost, for the champion he is and so much important, for the unreal skills he showed. One of the greatest!
@@2mmarcelorj Prost was better than Senna, Prost won more races than any other driver from 1981 to 1986. 1981 3 races the same as Piquet, 1982 5 drivers won 2 races 1983 Prost won 4 races Piquet 3, 1984 Prost won 7 races Lauda 5. 1985 Prost won 5 races, no other driver won more than 2 1986 when Mansell managed 5 wins, Piquet 4 and they were in the best car that year Prost won 4 races in the much less powerful McLaren, his team mate former world champion did not win a race and described Prost as " the best driver I ever raced against and bloody quick ". Senna only won his titles in the best car and with a lot of help from Honda.
And he was also trusted and respected by best, too. Gilles told to Prost his enormous rage for Pironi everyday until his last day. They were close friend. Niki was a true friend and teammate with Prost. Nelson Piquet has been respected to Prost. And Senna wanted Prost around him before his final six lap. I think Alain Prost's appearance was the only beautiful thing for Ayrton in Imora'94. He is a true champion.
@@unfairfight3625 yes it feels sometimes like that like if you see the #9 moment. Senna's fuel getting finished then prosts car being 2 kilos light and no one one. It's like they didn't want any fans raging over who's better. But it can be coincidence right? Who knows.
@@unfairfight3625 Could be, you never know where money is involved. Although I highly doubt Murray Walker would have been granted access to the money knowledge.
@@viandramonisyaf8623, with the correct knowledge and a critical brain that works , you would look into it yourself and come to the same conclusion,,formula 1 is just as real as 80s wrestling,,no ifs or buts,,someone outside the car controls if it runs or not,,only the chosen one wins,
I was 16 years old in 1996 when I switched schools and end up at Prost's son school in Switzerland. I have always been a fan of Prost, played Geoff Crammond GP sims series and would not miss a GP on TV. On day after school, Prost came to pick up his son. No one dare or wanted to salute him because in Switzerland there is high respect for privacy and also because some rich families (mine is not wealthy) feel that they are too superior to bow in front of another family. I did not care and could not believe my eyes, he was there, this amazing and clever 4 times world champion. I had a binder with 50 blank sheets of paper and I approach Alain for an autograph. He smelled alcohol that day :-) (maybe the champagne from another life victory). He was very kind, signed my paper and the moment I finished shaking hands all the kids around came to ask for an autograph and my 50 blank sheets binder was emptied :-) I lost the autograph, but I hope one day I will meet him again now that I also do F3 in a club for fun. Like Senna said, we missed you Alain.
It was the best racing era with danger between life and death. Remember Alains rage from 1986. Really turbo-fighters...without KERS & DRS. Amazing time!!!
@@danielkanewske8473 Right!? Haha...and he handed Lauda the '84 title in the end since he flailed like a child at Monaco to end the race before Senna could beat him in a Tolemann...what a fraud.
What about South Africa 1982? Where he blew one of his tyres, changed it, fell a lap down, unlapped himself, overtook the entire field to eventually win the race? It's really a forgotten gem of his driving, and sheer determination.
Yes, it was a brilliant drive but Prost, who was driving a turbo Renault was aided by Kyalami’s altitude and that the other 5 competitive turbo cars fell out. So Prost had 17 percent more power than all the other running cars which had NA engines. Another brilliant drive of Prost’s was Zandvoort ‘81, where he out drove Alan Jones in a very fast Williams.
@@hmdwgf You seem to have forgotten that it was his teammate who was leading the race, in the same car. He came back from a lap behind his teammate to win. 🤔
I was going to say the same thing! I only started watching F1 sometime in 1984 as a kid, so I had no idea about this legendary drive until I randomly watched the race on TH-cam a few years ago! It was an era where they tended not to make pitstops at all, so the fresher rubber gave him an advantage til the end..
Thanks I dont't think I had ever seen the footage of Prost's double overtake on Senna and Hill in one glorious sweep at San Marino. Both daring and smart. That was a superb answer to all the critics he received after the Donington's grand prix, showing that at 38 he could still step out of his comfort zone and "drive on the wet" when he decided to.
Some brazilians (not everyone) seems to dislike Prost because all the rivalry with Ayrton. Personally, I see Prost as a true legend and a true gentlemen. Prost will always be one of the greatest. Respect for the Professor!
Senna and Prost Rivalry died immediately after Prost retired. Prost was even one of the last person Senna spoke to. When Senna go its all good between them. Still wishing Hamilton and Rosberg will eventually reconciled just like them
@@gontran8638 might have won 7 bro, he lost the 84 title to lauda by 0.5 and the 1982 title to Nelson piquet by 2 points, lost to senna in 1991 cuz he crashed him out , seriously underrated
Oh boy you really know nothing....go watch the races or at least read the report...how many times did one of the cars finish WITH a technical issue and thats why that car finished lower? How many times did one not finish because he crashed out on his own (that also counts)?
This man is criminally underrated. He was arguably on par with Senna but many fans seem to think he is some crook who used politics and connections to steer is car.
@HAL 9000 Different era. About 20 years after Prost retired, Seb started his career. I don't believe in arbitrary comparison of raceres who were in the sport in such radically diffrent timeframes. For example, Jim Clark and Alonso both have two titles....but can you truly compare the two?
@GenericGamer no.227 How do you account for different technologies, environment, track and points system? (For Alonso and Jim) This was a time when a two-wheele racing champion had own F1 world title. Reliability was a far cry. Same goes for Seb and Prost, to a lesser yet significant extent. Hell, it's hard to even contemporary drivers. Ricciardo soundly beat Seb in his furst year at Redbull. Does that mean Danny Ric is better than a 4 time world champion?
@@shivamshuklaaa Thats my point. But Danny Ric beat Seb more soundly than Kvyat did to him. But yeah, it is still a good illustration of the point. I mean, according to Martin Brundle, Lewis dominating the sport is just him being the best driver. And when Seb used to dominate, that was just the car being better, not his skill.🤦♂️
My favourite driver ever and the GOAT in my opinion.. i actually try to put his philosophy in my daily life and career.. thats how much Mr Prost inspires me
@@JonInLondon i think you didn't watch the film till the end. Niki lauda (the actor) said at the end of the film, that the people always saw them as enemies towards each other, but in reality hunt was among the few people he liked and respected. The movie and rivalry is portraited like the people used to see them.
@@redlightning2322 even so, Prost was one of if not the smartest driver to ever drive. He knew he wasn’t quicker then senna over a lap, so he would beat him in the races
@@tylerwhite9360 im not saying he didn't. They call him the Professor for a reason. Im just saying Niki did it first. Niki set his car up for races instead of qualifying while he was teamates with Alain in McLaren
@@redlightning2322 Yes but he did that as Prost was faster than him (as he clearly said), so he tried a trick to gain some of the advantage back and it worked for a year... then he quit as you can only manage that once...
"Winning a championship is a marathon, not a sprint." It was rather ironic when Hamilton uttered that phrase then soon afterwards accidentally pressed the magic button on the restart cooking the brakes and driving off the track in Baku this year. It was one of the things that costed him the championship this year.
Prost - The best of all time. Beat WDC Lauda, Rosberg, Senna, Mansell, and Hill in the same team. When he retired he had the most wins, points, and podiums; and he had the second most WDC and poles.
Prost is the best. He beat Senna in 88, 89 but the points system was not like today. I’m pretty sure he could’ve won 1990 if Senna didn’t take him out.
The greatest racing driver of all time in terms of race craft, car set-up, tyre/fuel management and tactical acumen. And also up there in terms of raw pace... his elegance behind the wheel meant he could drive at the slowest possible speed to win. In his early days, his raw speed was clear but his early experiences changed his racing philosophy, he didn't need to qualify first every time because he could race to first.
@Crixus Mauperthuis Also, as I've got older, I admire the calculated way of driving, taking fewer risks, and setting up the car for races. Very quick, but often not the outright quickest, seeing him routinely overcome other drivers with his other attributes is nice. More than one way to the top step, and Prost showed that perfectly, time and time again.
Prost is absolutely underrated. And with it, many people say he was one of the 2 or 3 best drivers of all time. That makes clear that, if he was not underrated, Alain Prost could be easily be considered the number one driver ever by millions and millions of fans.
Thanks for this video. When it comes to discussions about the best GP driver ever Prost rarely comes into the conversation, but that's because people confuse "the best" with "the most exciting and wild". Despite being older and already a double World Champion Prost was at least as fast, if not quicker, in race trim than Senna (except in heavy rain). Some people confuse Senna's desperation to risk it all in qualifying as some sort of proof that he was better than Prost but that is wrong. Prost operated on the basic principle that points are only awarded in the race, something he learnt from Lauda in 1984. This Top Ten covers the matter well.
@@areebsiddiqui758 Not at all. My comment is based on the assumption that most F1 fans believe that Senna is the greatest. I'm not saying they are wrong but I'm saying that IF Senna is the greatest then Prost is in the same conversation. Hamilton is a video game driver in a bullet-proof car so isn't in the game and Schumacher was a gifted but dirty driver who was in the right place at the right time (Jordan 1991, Benneton 1994, Ferrari 2000-2004).
@@Claggyt Michael wasn't really in the right place at the right time, the teams he drove for didn't achieve much when he started there, they were built up into championship cars
Cue the absolute noobs who never watched Prost other than in the abject "Senna" movie. I saw them in their prime and huge fan of both, although I really started to appreciated Prost's style as I grew older. It's also worth mentioning that Prost was terribly affected by Pironi's accident in the rain (the latter crashed onto him, went flying and finally lost his legs), that's why he became more cautious in adverse conditions. Both Prost and Senna were dicks, both were all time greats in their very own way and gave us one of the greatest sport rivalries we ever seen. Sad that some people can't just appreciate that.
Boa noite !!!! Sou brasileiro e eterno fã do Senna, mas o Professor merece todo respeito. Um dos Maiores da história da Fórmula 1. Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal..... Abraço do Brasil.....
@@car-Stan835 since Prost and Hamilton Nevers race each other we can't know since F1 car and rule have drasticaly change And if he is a 2021 driver for reason i don't think he will be as competitive as he was since a lot of thing have changed
The best driver of the Golden Era. No other driver comes even close : Lauda, Piquet, Senna, Mansell, Rosberg... all beaten by the mighty Prost, no matter what car he was driving. A *living* legend.
Yes. Also Hill was a future world champion. Prost beat five world champion teammates. And he beat Senna twice if only the 1988 points system was sensible. And remember how insanely fast Rosberg was 1985 with his unreliable Williams. Was no match to Prost in 1986. No other driver has such track record. Not even close. Schumacher had only puppets and lackeys as teammates.
Some say he intended to spin out at the 1982 Monaco grand prix because his calculations said that it would give him the driver's championship *shrugs*, and some say his politics were terrifying, all we know is, he is called The Professor
Hungary '88 is a worthy mention, after a poor start he was down in the midfield, loosing time stuck behind the slower cars, after systematically making his way up the order, he went on to set lap records lap after lap to catch up to Senna and fight for the lead in the closing laps, finishing a hare's breath behind him.
One big omission from this list: 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix... eclipsing Stewart with then F-1 record 28th career win Didn't go easy on the car, drove an aggressive race... caught up to leader Berger, who then spun off the track with 2 laps to go.
This man really had nerves of steel... The world was going crazy about Senna,however Prost knew what skill he possessed and proved his mettle time and again against his nemesis Senna, who no doubt was a rare talent. both played politics to their advantage and gained hugely out of that... Superstars of 80s and early 90s ...
The Professor was also a gentleman. He was not arrogant and selfish. He didn't force others off the road or chop in front of them. Watch his races and you will see that he raced fair.
I'm a car mechanic at Switzerland and I got to know Prost on 2020, shaked his hand after modifying his brand new red Jeep Wrangler custom. One of my favorite moments ever.
Probably the most complete driver in F1 at the time. I would have liked to see his win at Brazil in 1987 mentioned here though. He knew his car was underpowered, so set it up for minimal downforce on a track that ate tyres. This allowed him to stop only twice for tyres where most had to stop 3 times. He said it was one of his favourite and most intelligent wins...of which there were many.
Those F1 cars from the 80s were really difficult to control. Moreover, it had turbo lag. So it is amazing to see these legends pumping out qualifying laps on race day to almost lapped the whole grid. Moreover, those champion to champion dog fight are really amazing to see how close they are without touching and how late they brake.
I've always said, Prost was a better driver than Senna. To have Senna either in front of you or in your rear view mirror and not causing you to lose your cool, spoke volumes.
My Mum, Nan and uncles (Mum's brothers) all liked watching F1 on TV back in the 1980s and 1990s, the family became Alain Prost fans. Mum took me to the 1988 Australian Grand Prix for my birthday - Prost happened to have won that race in Adelaide.
Prost was the race-craft master. Being lower down the field in the early laps didn’t matter at all to him. Leading every lap didn’t matter either. Being in front on the last lap was all that mattered. Le Professeur 👍👍
Hi, as a french i really miss this time of my youth, when titans were fighting on the track. Prost - Senna was the greatest rivalry of my F1 experience. Prost was and is my favorite driver ever, but I cried the day Senna died. I think that without Senna, Prost wouldn't have been such a legend, and vice versa.
The Senna Prost rivalry deserves a movie like Rush
I agree, just hopefully unbiased towards anyone, I hated Senna documentary because of ridiculous bias towards Senna.
Rosso Tifosi hmmm, I wonder why a documentary named “Senna” would be biased towards Senna 🤨
@ROB112 You could argue all night about the documentary, but its probally one of the best documentaries ive ever seen, no one could denied that. But yes, you are right, Prost is kinda set into a shadow in that documentary.
@@santiago9ish In this documentary, Senna = Hero and Prost = bad guy, it doesn't explain the complex relationship between them... This is why Prost and a lot of people did not like it.
+1 dude, we need a movie about their rivarly
"The only thing worse that having Alain Prost in front of you is having Alain Prost behind you."
- Ayrton Senna
Wow....is that a real quote? I can't believe he said that if he really did...
Never hear such quote, you made up by yourself.
Not sure is it real but it's very nice
Senna is fuufing better 5han prost
@@DjBogosFl Very different drivers equally good in different ways. Also they were great mechanics, which is becoming rare nowadays with more electronics and complex engineering. Prost won quite a few fights with Senna when they had the same cars, this should be an argument. And Prost and Senna admired each other, Senna called Prost to come back to F1 in his last years cause he missed the challenge
It's worth remembering that Prost changed his style in 180° (he used to be really daring) after watching Didier Pironi almost lose his legs in a career-ending accident right in front of him at Hockenheim 1982. He was really affected by it and he forced himself to become a more calculating driver (perhaps the best ever at it).
Being teammates with Lauda also influenced his style to become more patient and think about the championship more.
Hence the professor
Yeah but he didnt calculate the turn in to the last chicane against Senna at Suzuka
La fin tragique des pilotes Ferrari cette année là est un drame terrible pour toute la F1.
Villeneuve se tue à Zandvoort après s'être senti trahi par Pironi et Ferrari à San Marino en surpilotant.
Jusque où un duel exacerbée peut t'il mener?.
Pironi s'envole sur la Renault de Prost.
Jusque à quelle limite est t'il permis de piloter sous la pluie?
Le professeur a bien appris de sa saison 1982 la relation et le duel avec son coéquipier puis rival Ayrton Senna et son refus de piloter à Adélaïde en 1989 en seront le parfait exemple.
@@krzysztofwojewoda4075 he calculated the politics in the aftermath, though lol
'The Professor' deserves much more respect than he actually gets.
The Living Legend of F1.
He was a massive coward, and a joke in the rain
@@scottkingstonn3165 That coward has 1.54 times more wins than poles unlike presumably your hero Senna who has over 20 poles more than actual wins.
@@scottkingstonn3165 really? I wonder why? Niki Lauda was one of his teammates and he watched someone die right in front of him in the rain in 1982. After that, that’s when he back the professor.
@@scottkingstonn3165 what a silly childish thing to say
Prost> senna
Whenever Ayrton won, to the people it was magic, the work of a genius performing art.
Whenever Prost won, people said it was the car, luck, or anything else.
But the truth is, Alain was every bit as good a driver. And in an era full with legends of the sport, he stood out as the most successful, even if not the most popular.
Totally agreed, The professor was phenomenal
Mansell and Senna gave %110 and won usually with drama but Prost won practically giving 70%. If he gave 100% who knows what he could have won. Two titles guaranteed 84 and 88 he was robbed
@@megadave1197 What evidence do you have that you say Alain Prost only gave 70 percent?
@@chocolatetownforever7537 Because he quite often in races would purely do enough to just gather the necessary points rather than fight for a win. He would also request races be abandoned if he felt the conditions were unsafe. Where as Senna or Mansell would go all out 100% to win at any cost, the drama etc of their wins. Alain for me was the greatest ever because he achieved more than these guys and he did it with ease, no drama, not even stretching himself. Also you have to remember he had two titles taken from him in 84 and 88.
More like Hamilton nowadays
I met him on person, talked with him few minutes.. What an elegant and educate man. RESPECT for Prost, for the champion he is and so much important, for the unreal skills he showed. One of the greatest!
wow!! I would like to have some beer or wine with Prost SO MUCH! The F1 driver i admire the most.
in my opinion he is very very very very better than schummy, but not tha Senna
I am happy to hear that, but no surprising. He seems to me elegant, intelligent and reliable person who has kept secrets of Senna for thirty years.
@@2mmarcelorj
Prost was better than Senna, Prost won more races than any other driver from 1981 to 1986.
1981 3 races the same as Piquet, 1982 5 drivers won 2 races 1983 Prost won 4 races Piquet 3, 1984 Prost won 7 races Lauda 5. 1985 Prost won 5 races, no other driver won more than 2 1986 when Mansell managed 5 wins, Piquet 4 and they were in the best car that year Prost won 4 races in the much less powerful McLaren, his team mate former world champion did not win a race and described Prost as " the best driver I ever raced against and bloody quick ".
Senna only won his titles in the best car and with a lot of help from Honda.
It's truly respectful because he isn't from the privileged family. He has self established elegance and intelligence.
Im a Senna fan but respect for Prost. A legend. Nobody does what he did in sport without talent. 4 crowns against the bests. True legend.
And he was also trusted and respected by best, too. Gilles told to Prost his enormous rage for Pironi everyday until his last day. They were close friend. Niki was a true friend and teammate with Prost. Nelson Piquet has been respected to Prost.
And Senna wanted Prost around him before his final six lap. I think Alain Prost's appearance was the only beautiful thing for Ayrton in Imora'94. He is a true champion.
"If ever there was a world champion of the future, we're looking at him now." Boy was Murray right...
Formula one is rigged 100%,, that's why he knew,,
@@unfairfight3625 Okay time traveller...
@@unfairfight3625 yes it feels sometimes like that like if you see the #9 moment. Senna's fuel getting finished then prosts car being 2 kilos light and no one one. It's like they didn't want any fans raging over who's better. But it can be coincidence right? Who knows.
@@unfairfight3625 Could be, you never know where money is involved. Although I highly doubt Murray Walker would have been granted access to the money knowledge.
@@viandramonisyaf8623, with the correct knowledge and a critical brain that works , you would look into it yourself and come to the same conclusion,,formula 1 is just as real as 80s wrestling,,no ifs or buts,,someone outside the car controls if it runs or not,,only the chosen one wins,
I was 16 years old in 1996 when I switched schools and end up at Prost's son school in Switzerland. I have always been a fan of Prost, played Geoff Crammond GP sims series and would not miss a GP on TV. On day after school, Prost came to pick up his son. No one dare or wanted to salute him because in Switzerland there is high respect for privacy and also because some rich families (mine is not wealthy) feel that they are too superior to bow in front of another family. I did not care and could not believe my eyes, he was there, this amazing and clever 4 times world champion. I had a binder with 50 blank sheets of paper and I approach Alain for an autograph. He smelled alcohol that day :-) (maybe the champagne from another life victory). He was very kind, signed my paper and the moment I finished shaking hands all the kids around came to ask for an autograph and my 50 blank sheets binder was emptied :-) I lost the autograph, but I hope one day I will meet him again now that I also do F3 in a club for fun. Like Senna said, we missed you Alain.
I'm a massive Senna fan but there's no doubt Prost was a genius behind the wheel
This was the golden era. And to win 4 world championships at that. It was the stuff of legends.
It was the best racing era with danger between life and death. Remember Alains rage from 1986. Really turbo-fighters...without KERS & DRS. Amazing time!!!
Won 3 championships
It still is 😂
@@danielkanewske8473 Right!? Haha...and he handed Lauda the '84 title in the end since he flailed like a child at Monaco to end the race before Senna could beat him in a Tolemann...what a fraud.
Dustin Juliano Senna’s car was about to suffer a suspension failure when the red flag came out, so he wasn’t robbed of the win.
What about South Africa 1982? Where he blew one of his tyres, changed it, fell a lap down, unlapped himself, overtook the entire field to eventually win the race? It's really a forgotten gem of his driving, and sheer determination.
Yes, it was a brilliant drive but Prost, who was driving a turbo Renault was aided by Kyalami’s altitude and that the other 5 competitive turbo cars fell out. So Prost had 17 percent more power than all the other running cars which had NA engines.
Another brilliant drive of Prost’s was Zandvoort ‘81, where he out drove Alan Jones in a very fast Williams.
@@hmdwgf The 10th one is literally Zandvoort 81
@@hmdwgf so it's similar to the advantage of a turbo prop. Very interesting.
@@hmdwgf You seem to have forgotten that it was his teammate who was leading the race, in the same car. He came back from a lap behind his teammate to win. 🤔
I was going to say the same thing! I only started watching F1 sometime in 1984 as a kid, so I had no idea about this legendary drive until I randomly watched the race on TH-cam a few years ago!
It was an era where they tended not to make pitstops at all, so the fresher rubber gave him an advantage til the end..
Thanks I dont't think I had ever seen the footage of Prost's double overtake on Senna and Hill in one glorious sweep at San Marino. Both daring and smart. That was a superb answer to all the critics he received after the Donington's grand prix, showing that at 38 he could still step out of his comfort zone and "drive on the wet" when he decided to.
Some brazilians (not everyone) seems to dislike Prost because all the rivalry with Ayrton. Personally, I see Prost as a true legend and a true gentlemen. Prost will always be one of the greatest. Respect for the Professor!
"A special hello to our dear friend Alain, we all miss you Alain." May 1, 1994
Senna and Prost Rivalry died immediately after Prost retired. Prost was even one of the last person Senna spoke to. When Senna go its all good between them.
Still wishing Hamilton and Rosberg will eventually reconciled just like them
That's the truth, Senna ALWAYS respected him, i believe.
Can it be compared to Hamilton/Alonso and Hamilton/Rosberg rivalry?
Dry Bones
No, the Prost and Senna rivalry is the absolute greatest rivalry in the history of sport. Not just F1, all sport.
How on Earth the Senna movie didn't tell that part of the story. It was a cryme what they did to Prost. Shame on the producers.
The most underrated legend of f1. He won 4 championships beating the best drivers in f1. Absolute legend
might have won 5 if the point system was different , but these were the rules at the time so it doesn't count
@@gontran8638 might have won 7 bro, he lost the 84 title to lauda by 0.5 and the 1982 title to Nelson piquet by 2 points, lost to senna in 1991 cuz he crashed him out , seriously underrated
The way he masterminded a race back at that time was brilliant, in a race distance he was unquestionably the fastest.
Yes.
People love Senna because of the pole laps or insane wet weather drivers. But for a bog standard race of full length I’d pick Prost.
If Prost was the faster driver how come Senna beat him 14 - 5 when both Mclarens finished.
Oh boy you really know nothing....go watch the races or at least read the report...how many times did one of the cars finish WITH a technical issue and thats why that car finished lower? How many times did one not finish because he crashed out on his own (that also counts)?
This man is criminally underrated. He was arguably on par with Senna but many fans seem to think he is some crook who used politics and connections to steer is car.
@HAL 9000 Different era. About 20 years after Prost retired, Seb started his career. I don't believe in arbitrary comparison of raceres who were in the sport in such radically diffrent timeframes. For example, Jim Clark and Alonso both have two titles....but can you truly compare the two?
@GenericGamer no.227 How do you account for different technologies, environment, track and points system? (For Alonso and Jim) This was a time when a two-wheele racing champion had own F1 world title. Reliability was a far cry. Same goes for Seb and Prost, to a lesser yet significant extent. Hell, it's hard to even contemporary drivers.
Ricciardo soundly beat Seb in his furst year at Redbull. Does that mean Danny Ric is better than a 4 time world champion?
@@sujaysannyamath655 Kvyat beat Daniel in 2015. Does that mean he is better than them both?
Senna never won from outside P5.
@@shivamshuklaaa Thats my point. But Danny Ric beat Seb more soundly than Kvyat did to him. But yeah, it is still a good illustration of the point.
I mean, according to Martin Brundle, Lewis dominating the sport is just him being the best driver. And when Seb used to dominate, that was just the car being better, not his skill.🤦♂️
My favourite driver ever and the GOAT in my opinion.. i actually try to put his philosophy in my daily life and career.. thats how much Mr Prost inspires me
That stupid senna movie made prost look like a villain and senna like an angel.
One of the most underrated drivers of all time
A bit like Rush made out Hunt and Lauda to be enemies when they were friends...
Yeah I never got that. And unfortunately because of that film it tarnished what was a stupendous career.
@@JonInLondon i think you didn't watch the film till the end. Niki lauda (the actor) said at the end of the film, that the people always saw them as enemies towards each other, but in reality hunt was among the few people he liked and respected. The movie and rivalry is portraited like the people used to see them.
@@kalypso4755 I think you didn't read my reply properly, as that's exactly what I said!!!!???!!!
Yeah they all watched this movie and think they're F1 experts. I watched it at the time. Interesting stat on fastest laps, Prost 41, Senna 19.
If been a ayrton senna fan when if started loving f1, even because of that, i still respect Prost as a incrdible driver
I think Senna makes Prost bigger and Prost makes Senna bigger. It was a win win for them. Both absolutely the best from their time.
@@rodrigomendes3327 That. They were the absolutely best at their time and they both were incredibly hungry to beat each other.
fanaticism isn't new in F1, it's just so visible now
@@rodrigomendes3327 no matter the sport, great ones push each other.
two amazing drivers , i miss them
From a Brazilian, I'm glad that I could watch this genius as a kid. A lot of nostalgia watching F1 in 80's.
Professor Prost is a Lovable F1 Legend! Calm , Focus & So Humble! ♥️🌷🕯
Keke Rosberg said that he was the nicest team mate he ever raced alongside.
Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, my favourite drivers in f1 history, the best dream team in mclaren, the best brutal rivalry between senna and prost
A man who above anything else knew.
Winning a championship is a marathon, not a sprint.
That was Niki. Prost just copied what Niki did
@@redlightning2322 even so, Prost was one of if not the smartest driver to ever drive. He knew he wasn’t quicker then senna over a lap, so he would beat him in the races
@@tylerwhite9360 im not saying he didn't. They call him the Professor for a reason. Im just saying Niki did it first. Niki set his car up for races instead of qualifying while he was teamates with Alain in McLaren
@@redlightning2322 Yes but he did that as Prost was faster than him (as he clearly said), so he tried a trick to gain some of the advantage back and it worked for a year... then he quit as you can only manage that once...
"Winning a championship is a marathon, not a sprint." It was rather ironic when Hamilton uttered that phrase then soon afterwards accidentally pressed the magic button on the restart cooking the brakes and driving off the track in Baku this year. It was one of the things that costed him the championship this year.
Basically what Prost did: Have a bad start, then come back with an extraordinary drive to win the race, repeat
Max verstappen?
Meanwhile Senna never won after starting outside P5
@@drybones7475 is that so? That strikes me as surprising
@@samuelalexander1014 It is unfortunately a fact.
@@drybones7475 You could see the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix as starting P14
The Professor. Greetings from Brazil! You were a great motivation to our hero, Senna.
Crixus Mauperthuis lmao
*A special hello to my...our dear friend Alain, we all miss you Alain*
Thank you. About time he got some recognition.
As a kid, I worshiped Senna, but as an adult, it is Alain Prost I admire most.
Same.
I loved senna agressivity but yeah, Prost was smarter, controlled himself and was miles away when it was about setup the car for the race
The French F1 pride.
Alain, you'll always be a master.
Out of all the classic drivers, Alan Prost is my favorite.
Prost - The best of all time. Beat WDC Lauda, Rosberg, Senna, Mansell, and Hill in the same team. When he retired he had the most wins, points, and podiums; and he had the second most WDC and poles.
I think the best is Senna and statitics never difine a racer.
@@subhampradhan8366 Yeah, there's no telling what Senna could've accomplished if he'd survived beyond 1994, or even just to the end of '94
@@filmandfirearms Yes but the things that he had done before his death are enough to tell that he is the greatest of all time.
Prost is the best. He beat Senna in 88, 89 but the points system was not like today. I’m pretty sure he could’ve won 1990 if Senna didn’t take him out.
@@subhampradhan8366 this is what you think but to me Prost had an awesome career even before Senna and I dont really like To rank every driver.
The greatest racing driver of all time in terms of race craft, car set-up, tyre/fuel management and tactical acumen. And also up there in terms of raw pace... his elegance behind the wheel meant he could drive at the slowest possible speed to win. In his early days, his raw speed was clear but his early experiences changed his racing philosophy, he didn't need to qualify first every time because he could race to first.
Alan and Ayrton wouldn't be what they are without each other. Alongside Shummy, Fangio and Lauda, they're the greatest.
Add Clark probably, but I agree
Nothing to add
Heh. No.
Prost and piquet sure.
Senna was a fkn sook.
No Gilles Villenueve? Dude was awesome as well.
The 10 greatest IMO are Fangio, Senna, Clark, Prost, Schumacher, Stewart, Lauda, Moss, Villeneuve and Alonso.
5:05 - Piquet with the slick-ass reentry.
Class act
brekezek a class ascot from Piquet is an oxymoron for sure
The older I get, the more I appreciate Prost.
@Crixus Mauperthuis Also, as I've got older, I admire the calculated way of driving, taking fewer risks, and setting up the car for races. Very quick, but often not the outright quickest, seeing him routinely overcome other drivers with his other attributes is nice. More than one way to the top step, and Prost showed that perfectly, time and time again.
I want moments of Mahaveer Raghunathan brilliance
Lola 1997?
Who is this guy?
He's the first man to ever attempt heroics into Sainte Devote
He has his own video on one of these channels. Wasnt called brilliance tho.....
He best driver in the universe, put him in Mercedes and he gonna make history
He's such a great man. One of the best! I'm young but I see how charismatic is he
I think Senna is better
Schlong Terry you didn’t have to do that, I agree but just leave it
@@schlongterry7941 is overrated
@@TheXeffx no
In your Dreams maybe...
Prost is absolutely underrated. And with it, many people say he was one of the 2 or 3 best drivers of all time. That makes clear that, if he was not underrated, Alain Prost could be easily be considered the number one driver ever by millions and millions of fans.
My favorite F1 driver. Ever. That is all.
Prost was a great driver, iconic and memorable!
Thanks for this video. When it comes to discussions about the best GP driver ever Prost rarely comes into the conversation, but that's because people confuse "the best" with "the most exciting and wild".
Despite being older and already a double World Champion Prost was at least as fast, if not quicker, in race trim than Senna (except in heavy rain). Some people confuse Senna's desperation to risk it all in qualifying as some sort of proof that he was better than Prost but that is wrong. Prost operated on the basic principle that points are only awarded in the race, something he learnt from Lauda in 1984. This Top Ten covers the matter well.
You do know that you can praise one without having to demean the other.
@@areebsiddiqui758 Not at all. My comment is based on the assumption that most F1 fans believe that Senna is the greatest. I'm not saying they are wrong but I'm saying that IF Senna is the greatest then Prost is in the same conversation. Hamilton is a video game driver in a bullet-proof car so isn't in the game and Schumacher was a gifted but dirty driver who was in the right place at the right time (Jordan 1991, Benneton 1994, Ferrari 2000-2004).
@@Claggyt Michael wasn't really in the right place at the right time, the teams he drove for didn't achieve much when he started there, they were built up into championship cars
I would put Prost in the Top 5 with Fangio, Senna, Clark and Schumacher.0
@@hmdwgf agree but let's just make a top 6 and add Hamilton.
Those are the 6 greatest of all time
Cue the absolute noobs who never watched Prost other than in the abject "Senna" movie. I saw them in their prime and huge fan of both, although I really started to appreciated Prost's style as I grew older. It's also worth mentioning that Prost was terribly affected by Pironi's accident in the rain (the latter crashed onto him, went flying and finally lost his legs), that's why he became more cautious in adverse conditions. Both Prost and Senna were dicks, both were all time greats in their very own way and gave us one of the greatest sport rivalries we ever seen. Sad that some people can't just appreciate that.
But...there can be only one.
I believe him to be the best, most complete driver of all time. If we don’t count Jim Clark.
Hamilton might be one of the contenders as well
@@gontran8638
Well, yeah. So is Schumacher.
My GOAT, what an humble guy, proud to be french when I see a driver like Alain
Yes..I rate him higher than Senna
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Alain Prost mastered the "late braking pass" like no-one else...
One of the best, if not THE BEST!
man, THESE are the races I wanna see in Rewind! we've got enough 2010's/2000's races already
Boa noite !!!!
Sou brasileiro e eterno fã do Senna, mas o Professor merece todo respeito.
Um dos Maiores da história da Fórmula 1.
Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal.....
Abraço do Brasil.....
Nico Rosberg when he sees this content
*IS ALAIN PROST COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT?!?!?*
IS HIS CAREER NOT OVER!?
Yep... still not funny
Prost would be even today faster than Hamilton.
@@car-Stan835 since Prost and Hamilton Nevers race each other we can't know since F1 car and rule have drasticaly change
And if he is a 2021 driver for reason i don't think he will be as competitive as he was since a lot of thing have changed
isn't he a shareholder at Renault F1?
As a Senna fan: Prost was magnificent. I'm happy I could watch at least the final years of their rivalry. Much respect.
Top 10 moments of Nelson Piquet brilliance
Nelson Piquet Jr of course
Os ingleses desprezam o Piquet, uma pena.
I want more of Detroit Rock City 😝
Just watch "Shit Nelson Piquet says"
Canada 1990..the most brilliant drive to second place...for me Piquet was the best of the bunch
The best driver of the Golden Era. No other driver comes even close : Lauda, Piquet, Senna, Mansell, Rosberg... all beaten by the mighty Prost, no matter what car he was driving.
A *living* legend.
Yes. Also Hill was a future world champion. Prost beat five world champion teammates. And he beat Senna twice if only the 1988 points system was sensible. And remember how insanely fast Rosberg was 1985 with his unreliable Williams. Was no match to Prost in 1986. No other driver has such track record. Not even close. Schumacher had only puppets and lackeys as teammates.
Some say he intended to spin out at the 1982 Monaco grand prix because his calculations said that it would give him the driver's championship *shrugs*, and some say his politics were terrifying, all we know is, he is called The Professor
You watched way too much Clarkson
I'm on an F1, top gear marathon
He was always against some of the strongest drivers when he won his titles. Without legends of the sport as rivals he could have won a lot more...
He raced at a time of great champions Lauda / Mansell/ Senna / Hill etc and still beat them to 4 WDC Respect to the Professor 👍🙏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
France 1988 is one the best performance ever from a pilot.
I have a great respect to The Professor. His technique is what fascinates me. He is the first... SMOOTH OPERATOR! SMOOOOTH OPERATION...
Hungary '88 is a worthy mention, after a poor start he was down in the midfield, loosing time stuck behind the slower cars, after systematically making his way up the order, he went on to set lap records lap after lap to catch up to Senna and fight for the lead in the closing laps, finishing a hare's breath behind him.
Great selection, with clips longer than usual. No hommage is enough for the inmense driver that was Alain Prost.
4:08 timeless photo. Pique, Prost and Mansell. 🤩
A great genius! One of the best of all times! Amazing Prost!
One big omission from this list: 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix... eclipsing Stewart with then F-1 record 28th career win
Didn't go easy on the car, drove an aggressive race... caught up to leader Berger, who then spun off the track with 2 laps to go.
Oh yes that was a fun race.
This man really had nerves of steel... The world was going crazy about Senna,however Prost knew what skill he possessed and proved his mettle time and again against his nemesis Senna, who no doubt was a rare talent. both played politics to their advantage and gained hugely out of that... Superstars of 80s and early 90s ...
Man literally has GOAT level stats and no one talks about it
I don't remember last time I seen a 15 mins YT video from start to end like I did with this one.
The Professor was also a gentleman. He was not arrogant and selfish. He didn't force others off the road or chop in front of them. Watch his races and you will see that he raced fair.
Prost was always my favourite driver.
Most underrated multiple world champion.
Thank you so much for this video! One can learn so much from Alain's racing and driving style.
I'm a car mechanic at Switzerland and I got to know Prost on 2020, shaked his hand after modifying his brand new red Jeep Wrangler custom. One of my favorite moments ever.
I'm a senna fan, but prost is one of the greatest for sure🔥
Probably the most complete driver in F1 at the time. I would have liked to see his win at Brazil in 1987 mentioned here though.
He knew his car was underpowered, so set it up for minimal downforce on a track that ate tyres. This allowed him to stop only twice for tyres where most had to stop 3 times. He said it was one of his favourite and most intelligent wins...of which there were many.
A special hello to my dear friend, Alain, I miss you Alain.
WOAH
over the years i've grown to appreciate prost more and more. While he will never be my favorite, his quality is undeniable
51 gp winners. against senna, mansell, lauda, piquet, and not always with the best cars, hats off
Those F1 cars from the 80s were really difficult to control. Moreover, it had turbo lag.
So it is amazing to see these legends pumping out qualifying laps on race day to almost lapped the whole grid.
Moreover, those champion to champion dog fight are really amazing to see how close they are without touching and how late they brake.
The real 🎵smoooooth operator!!
I've always said, Prost was a better driver than Senna. To have Senna either in front of you or in your rear view mirror and not causing you to lose your cool, spoke volumes.
I'm a massive Senna fan and consider him the greatest F1 driver of all...yet I have nothing but respect for Prost, what a driver he was
Prost pra mim o melhor, Grande Professor.
They should make a movie about him.
I'd like to see it in the cinema.
he's an absolute legend! Im not surprise he won multiple world champions
Do one on Jim Clark
they cant fit a whole career in a 10 min video
Lauda and Prost, best ever F1 drivers, on pair. And Mansell in his prime, along with Piquet.
Prost/Senna rivalry has been the best period in F1 history, by far. Merci Alain, RIP Ayrton
For those who claim Nelson Piquet a bad guy look at the podium in Adelaide...and be in his place...instead he is a true sportsman...
My Mum, Nan and uncles (Mum's brothers) all liked watching F1 on TV back in the 1980s and 1990s, the family became Alain Prost fans. Mum took me to the 1988 Australian Grand Prix for my birthday - Prost happened to have won that race in Adelaide.
Hero of my childhood, i respect Ayrton but Prost was my hero.
Thanks F1. This will truly make people appreciate how much great driver Prost was.
THE BEST moment in Alain Prost's career: from the second he started to when he ended it.
4 World Championship Titles
4 Times Vice World Champion
Intelligence
Humility
His Best Race: Mexico 1990
"The best driver ever " Bernie Ecclestone and sirJackie Stewart
Stewart has said Fangio was the greatest.
Ans i Say or to..
Desperately underrated champion. Sadly, I think he would posthumously be truly recognised for his achievements.
Prost was the race-craft master. Being lower down the field in the early laps didn’t matter at all to him. Leading every lap didn’t matter either. Being in front on the last lap was all that mattered. Le Professeur 👍👍
He's called "The Professor" for a reason
9:13 That the rarest trophy in the history
Why i am born today !!!!! Whyyyyy that was spectacular f1
As Senna, we Brazilians miss you Professor!
Hi, as a french i really miss this time of my youth, when titans were fighting on the track. Prost - Senna was the greatest rivalry of my F1 experience. Prost was and is my favorite driver ever, but I cried the day Senna died. I think that without Senna, Prost wouldn't have been such a legend, and vice versa.
Nostalgia kicking hard when we see stuff like this...
Still love F1 though, but the golden era is long gone.
Completely agree.
EXACTLY!!
6:31 at this point, prost almost looked like a skinny john rambo