Why Prost is the Most Underappreciated Driver in F1 History 

One of the craziest stats about Prost is that he was only 12.5 points away from being an 8x champion, and 29.5 away from being a 10x champion.

Will always baffle me why people don't rate Prost highly enough, he's one of the greatest pilots the sports has ever seen. Lauda, Senna, Mansell, these are just some of the team mates he had over the years and look at how he carried himself, absolutely incredible driver. That 90 season with Ferrari was one of his best seasons.

As a Brazilian I can't think of a better rival for senna than prost, they are completely opposites and at the same time complementary, each one of them could be undoubtedly be seen as the greatest of all time if was not the other...

Always loved prost, he was such a good driver. He fought for the title for most of his career, and would have given renault a title if they hadn't gotten too cocky and stopped developing the car. Then helped mclaren building the myth it was back then, he narrowly missed the title with ferrari in his 1st year, and won with williams He was an amazing developer, that's also why he always had such good cars. Had he stayed in Williams, he may have won 2 other titles, or even more

You gotta realize, Prost was one of if not the greatest driver in the 80s era of F1, outsmarting drivers like Mansell, Senna, Piquet, Lauda all those greats we all know and love. Hell, in his final F1 Season, he won the championship, it shows the talent of Le Professor

Prost is the casualty of F1's fan culture and perceptions of intelligent drivers. He is a prime example of a driver that doesn't need to drive like a lunatic to be passionate about what he does.

As a massive Prost fan, thank you for putting this content out there

Let me remind you that this guy had René Arnoux, Nikki Lauda, Kéké Rosberg, Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill as teammates, he beat them all in different context and different team! Let me remind you that this guy won 51 races in arguably the most competitive era of the history of the sport. Let me remind you that this guy won a WC against the 1986 Williams driven by Piquet and Mansell, which is (for the newbies) the equivalent of beating Merc at the peak of their power during the Rosberg-Hamilton era. Let me also remind you that this guy would've been a 7 times world champion with current point system. Finally, let me remind you that this guy is the only pre-2000s driver that is still among the top spots in nearly every statistics. For me, he is the GOAT!

That stat about Senna being team-mates with Lauda, Piquet, Rosberg, Senna and Hill without loosing a single inter-team battle under the modern points system surely says it all. He may not have been as big a personality as Senna, or as good at qualifying 1st, but he was probably the best all-round driver of the 80s/90s and perhaps all time. 7 potential championships in àn era where multiple teams can win and your team-mate is also a multiple champion is insane.

That Senna documentary (and life since 1994) does paint Senna as an innocent and perfect saint, only 3rd to Jesus himself and Lewis Hamilton, while omitting his obvious character flaws. The ending did soften Prost's villainous portrayal tho.

Prost is the epitome of a Grand Prix driver, the complete package. He could easily be regarded as the GOAT. To me, it's between him and Schumi, could go either way...

Totally agree...as a kid or my parents never were prost fans,but now as a more mature fan and a wannabe sim racer i appreciate Prost the most pre my era... litteraly reminds me of Alonso pre Alonso

I have him as the GOAT, that 1986 season was probably the best individual season performance ever in F1

I think the video makes a lot of good points. When I was a kid I probably underappreciated Prost because his driving wasn't flashy, it wasn't eye catching. He didn't go diving up the inside much, he didn't pull many wild moves to keep drivers behind him. He didn't make risky passes on backmarkers. His style was fast and smooth. He didn't drive faster or more recklessly than he had to. Which made Prost less interesting to watch than Senna or Mansell, but it got him results. As an adult I became a much greater fan of Prost, and just how careful, how smooth he was. He was playing chess while his competition was often playing poker.

Also worth mentioning his seasons with Rene Arnoux and John Watson - largely forgotten now but at the time both were considered among the best in the paddock and had realistic shots at the WDC.

Absolutely spot on. Prost is my favourite driver of all time personally. He is my earliest memory of watching F1, back in 1993. He made the sport look like anyone could do it, such was his style behind the wheel. You’d have to compare his driving style to what was required back in the 60s, where flair just wiped speed off. He would be right up there at the front in any era.

Prost has to be one to be in the top 2 greatest drivers with Fangio.

Ur right in everything u said ....am senna fan but sure prost was a big part of this great era ..he was a professor for sure .......such a great drivers

The Senna documentary did a hatchet job on Prost. Yeah, all films need it's protagonist and antagonist but the way it depicted Prost as the 'establishment guy' who got lucky sticks in the throat. It actually got to the point where the film made such an effort to delegitimise Senna's rivals to the extent that it delegitimise his own success. If it couldn't be bothered to explain what made Prost so special then it doesn't make Ayrton that special. It's a great piece of filmmaking, very emotive and made to appeal to the non f1 fan demographic. But I would take it's perspective with a hefty pinch of salt. Prost was and is a legend. His thoughtfulness and meticulous nature exemplified his beautiful, precise racing style. In and out of the cockpit he perfected the art and dare I say was the template for the likes of Schumacher to take it further.

I feel like Prost is overshadowed by Senna. Not because of driving skill or achievements by any means but because of how renowned Senna’s story is with F1 fans and non F1 fans alike. I mean if you think today with how many fans there are that came after lets say the time DTS released compared to how many fans were there before and know their history, that are still in the community today… The difference is huge. I feel if Senna had never passed away so early, and especially the way he did too, Prost would get much more recognition that he does now as one of the greatest racing drivers to ever step foot in a 4 wheeled vehicle’s greatest rival. One of the only drivers to hold a candle to the great Ayrton Senna.

Another wonderful video Aldas that needed to be made. I felt the same way as you but I needed this appraisal to provide the review of Alain’s career to confirm why I appreciate him more than others seem to. He was superb and don’t forget so fast when he needed to be. Interviews with him are a joy and a lesson in clear and direct.thinking. No waffle from Alain! You are a clear thinking guy too - most enjoyable.

5:55 Also, on the Senna matter, they were on the same team, but NOT on the same car. McLaren was heavily favoring Senna by giving him a different motor than the one given to Prost

He outscored Senna in both seasons that they were teammates Without dumb point rules, we'd be talking about a 5 time world champion

You need not worry, long time F1 supporters appreciate his skill.

I never thought about it before but it's so true. As a new fan who wasn't around in 2010 when "Senna" came out, I wasn't able to see how Prost was viewed or spoken about pre/post "Senna" but Senna's death and just Prost's personality kind of froze things in time as they were. In a way, Senna's own death kind of boosts his own popularity because he died during his prime which has frozen him in time, forever as a hero and somewhat mythical as you said. At the same time, Senna's death also froze the perception of Prost in time as the rival and typical French villain (think of the racing movies like Turbo or Talladega Nights). Prost was never known as being a funny or fun guy. He just isn't that likable, personality wise.

I feel like Sennas death raised him to this mythical status and almost made him bit overrated even though Prost was at the very least equal to him.

Absolutely superb video. Thank you for making it. The only item I will take some issue with is in the reference to the Senna movie as being a documentary. While Senna was categorized as a 'documentary' it was more of a docu-drama where historical footage was very selectively chosen to show a very particular view (that of Senna as a hero and Prost as a villain). This is supported by the director of the film who I was able to question at a Q&A screening on this very point. He very clearly explained that the film was NEVER intended to be a historical documentary that gives a balanced view on historical events. As such Prost was made out to be the bad guy very intentionally. Unfortunately too many people learned everything they know about Senna from that one movie and lack the full picture to understand that era and the people better.

I think everyone who knows F1 well enough also knows what a fucking legend Alain Prost is. He is the one driver who's gotten that close to Fangio's legacy at that time winning 4 WDCs and after all he's held the race winning record for quite a while until Schumi has broken it, he has shown top level performance at several different constructors. Together with Schumi, Hamilton, Senna and Fangio he is definitely one of the top tier drivers. If you wanna add someone else to the top tier category take out anyone else of that list but Prost...

Favourite driver of all time. Had more fastest laps than Senna. I met him a few years ago, such a modest driver.

I was muttering a lot of this in the cinema! Glad someone else shares this view. We could also point out he is a very nice, adult man.

People forget prost would have been a 7 time champ with current point system

You make a brilliant case for him. What a driver.

Prost was never hyped up by the media because his unspectacular, albeit effective, style didn't help sell papers.

His success straddled 3 eras really, the early 80s with Renault into his time with Lauda at McLaren, then the late 80s with Senna and then into the 90s with Ferrari and Williams. He also won most when he clearly had the best car, hardly an unusual thing but people seem to count it against him. He fought some huge names - Lauda, Piquet, Senna, Mansell, Schumacher, Hill, Rosberg - probably fought more champions than anyone else. One big downside is his Prost team being a bit rubbish. But Graham Hill, Emerson Fittipaldi and Jackie Stewart were great champions who had the same problem. I do remember reading Damon Hill's autobiography and how Hill felt he could compete with Prost and beat him as often as not, whilst Senna blew him away. Biggest knock for me is he was never cool!

Die-hard Senna fan here, but Prost is the 1988 WC in my book. Whoever gets the most points over a season deserves the Championship as long as both have similar levels of mechanical reliability. Even though Prost was not the fastest driver out there, he is the living proof that, in that era, race craft trumped outright speed over the course of a full season.

One of the most intelligent videos I ve ever seen about f1, congrats 👏

More videos about Prost, please!!

Totally agree with this video. Such a great driver. Unfortunately vilified by many.

Prost was better than Senna!

Great video! It's funny how he's almost "anti-Senna" in a lot of ways: not that charismatic or good-looking (if we're being honest); preferring strategy over 'passionate driving'; not knowing how to deal with the press (Senna was a genius at that). Nevertheless, nowadays he's very much appreciated here in Brazil, as he likes to say. He's a great character!

People should stand up when mentioning Alain Prost's name. He's a Formula 1 legend.

I could be wrong but for me Prost kinda symbolizes class and being the right kind of driver. compared to senna he just seems boring for most people i think. but thats probably a testament to his consistency and skill that there was never any drama

What people often overlook is that Senna the man might not have become Senna the legend if it wasn't for Prost. It's not a rivalry if both protagonists aren't closely matched, albeit with different strengths and weaknesses. As you point out, that is the major issue with the Senna documentary. Prost is one of the all-time greats, easily in the Top 5 drivers of all time.

Any knowledgeable F1 fan knows EXACTLY where Prost stands...it's undeniable. He was great.

I've been watching prost for years it's easy to underestimate him but he's very fast

It doesn't help that he was teammates with Niki Lauda - a respected figure from the 70s because of his amazing comeback story, Nigel Mansell - the most visible British driver in the sport at the time, Nelson Piquet - a charismatic driver as much a wildcard off the track as on it, and of course Senna. I'd describe him as like an overachieving middle child whose success constantly gets overlooked

Maybe not the best when it comes to outright speed but arguably the greatest ever F1 driver when it comes to efficient, strategic driving and being easy on the equipment. This is why he had 41 fastest race laps to Senna's 19. Here's another thing to consider, Prost had 5(!) F1 champion team mates and he defeated them all at least once (Lauda 1985, Senna 1989). Renault's shoddy reliability and poor management denied him the 1982 and 1983 titles. Ron Dennis offered him a drive at McLaren for 1994 because he valued Prost's input and smart driving but Prost widely declined knowing the car would be uncompetitive. The reason Prost isn't more popular? His driving was too clean and he wasn't a "passionate" racer like Gilles Villeneuve or Ayrton Senna. But here's the bottom line: F1 is all about consistent-high-scoring since it's a points championship not a pole or passionate-race-wins championship. Prost is the thinking man's champion.

Prost was the best of all time. Seems like he fought every season of his career for the championship.

I think a lot of fans who werent alive back then think Prost is a Villain because of the Senna movie. That the FIA president was French didnt help too.

Prost was my hero as a kid. Le professeur.

If your greatness calculator factors in success, and then asks, "to get that, what were you driving?".. "who did you beat?"... and "and what were they driving?" Prost rates at or near the top.

Controversial, but Prost doesn't get the appreciation he deserves because Senna died. Senna was great, no doubt, but if he was alive, he would have tons of haters, or be known as that reckless driver who would throw away races and laps, like that one in Monaco, just because he didn't want to be careful. Or simply, people would see him realistically, not mythically. Senna's god-like stature comes from the fact that his career is a speculation. If people saw him struggle like Schumi in Merc, or Lewis in McLaren and Merc, or Prost with his own team, his mythical stature would definitely wash off. And of course, as rivals, this mythical stature or Senna makes Prost lose all the praise.

The Best driver of all time.

I think 99% of people who like senna and dislike Prost have never seen a race from the 80s or 90s. I rewatched every race from 1982 to 1995 and Prost was very clearly the only driver who could challenge Senna’s ability.

He would have been world champion at least once more if it hadn’t been for Senna deliberately causing that crash at Suzuka in 1990.

I feel like Vettel is the modern day Prost. He has raced against drivers with a combined two decades worth of titles between them, and still came out with 4 titles, yet his legacy will likely remain in the shadow of Hamilton (his peer) and Schumacher (his compatriot). It's remarkable the lack of respect Vettel received in 2019/20 despite being the third best driver statistically.

Yes, I've recently watched a lot of races from the past, from the 80s to the 2000s and more... there are a lot of good drivers, really top drivers like Senna... Berger, Mansell and Hill, Hakinen, Alesi and also Schumi etc. .. of course later the new Vetel Buton hamilton .. after 90 years, especially after 2000 years, the races somehow no longer have any character .... the drivers who won there were somehow puppets of technology ... but how Looking at all of this, I came to the conclusion that Prost was the absolutely most brilliant driver, true, that's why they called her the professor... when it came to talent and willingness to take risks, Prost was always able to find the golden mean and that's why he always is still alive

Finally! This is the video I have always wanted to see!

I grew up racing. Prost was before the era I remember watching but he, to me, is still the most technically gifted driver of all time(say what you will about Schumacher or Hamilton).

Shunacher also has 7 titles!

Done good with this one lad

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I like Prost as much as Senna for different reasons, but as an Australian I think Jack Brabham achieved more.

he learnt me to drive slow and still faster than anybody

I lost all respect for Senna when he apparently deliberately ran into the back of Prost's Ferrari in in the first lap of the 1990 Grand Prix at Suzuka, taking out both cars and assuring that he (Senna) would win the championship. I always appreciated Prost, who seemed to drive more with his brain than with his balls. He was known as "The Professor" for good reason.

Bcs of narrative. Senna dying jn track made him a martyr. And prost is his biggest rival so ppl hate prost and paint him as a villain. Not to mention even before senna death he is more popular than prost anyway

Because the mystique behind senna

Prost and Alonso underrated goats. Just look they % of wins vs their partners. Alonso has the highest but Prost had goat partners

I agree Prost has never really had the reconciliation that he deserves along with Jackie Stewart.

100% my fav racer

I love Senna but in that movie they did make Prost look like the villain.

People always see Prost as a Villain specially for the "dirty" way he supposedly won against Senna yet they forget that next year Senna did a worse thing by just crashing into Prost. Prost didn't take advantage of Senna, Senna just made a mistake and FIA judged it as their rules asked for (which wasn't a very good rule yet a rule nonetheless) Senna just went straight against Prost at Suzuka and for some reason people think he's the hero when in reality he made a move worthy of an angsty teenager and putting both of them in danger.

Prost's longevity is so underrated. He's normally associated with the late 80s/early 90s era due to his battles with Senna, but he was also super competitive in the early 80s Turbo era battling with Lauda, Piquet, Arnoux etc. which seems like a completely different time.

They called him "The Professor" for a reason, he frequently outsmarted drivers and made great decisions on track, he was very methodical and invested in the cars he drove. Plus the fact he bought Ligier and had his own team later on to try and put France on the top again is respectable!

I met Prost as a kid, when he visited the Phillip Morris factory, where his championship winning car was on display. (they make Marlboro) My mom worked there and managed to sneak me into the guest room so i could meet him there, i remember him as a really friendly man, and he gave me a small model of his race car. (still have it) I had started watching F1 as a kid because of my mother working for the tobacco brand so i automatically was rooting for them, ever since i've been a fan of the sport.

I think because so many people loved and idolised senna that they looked at his great drives and wins but didn’t appreciate the times he lost which was to Alain most of the time

As a young F1 fan in the mid 90s and a huge Schumacher fan to boot, I underrated Alain Prost severely because I read in a few places that he was cowardly in the rain. When I learned more about his career and his method as a driver I started to appreciate him more. But here is the most impressive stat about Prost's career & it's not the fact that he could have won 7 or eight championships with a slightly different points system or even that he faced the most formidable teammates ever. The most impressive statistic about Prost is that during his career he suffered 41 mechanical DNFs whereas his teammates (in the same cars) suffered 73 DNFs. It is statistically impossible that this was down due to Prost being lucky, but it's clearly down to Prost being so much smoother in his driving style that he managed to finish 32 extra GPs compared to the great rivals he faced as teammates (that is two entire extra seasons by the standards of the 80s and early 90s) No other driver can boast of any similar statistic in the history of F1.

Because he’s French

Over the past few weeks I have re watched every F1 race from 88 and just started the first race of 93. Prost, particularly the last part of his career had to race against some very tough competition. Senna, Mansell, Damon Hill, Schumacher, Piquet all champions. The fact he was even in contention for the 90 championship considering Senna was in a better car for most of the circuits they raced on is a testament in itself. The man is truly underappreciated, mostly because of how he has been portrayed in relation to Senna. Give the man his flowers now, don't wait until he passes away.

He's not underappreciated, he's just not dead. The Professor will be missed when that sad day comes

Ironically, here in Brazil Prost is extremely respected. I agree with you, perhaps he is less remembered for adopting a very clean and precise style, with little passion in driving. Prost knew exactly what he had to do to earn points and was always racing with the championship in mind.

To think that this guy still is in the paddock and roams almost alone is heartbreaking!

Many things about Prost have already been said, the fact he is a 4 times WC, the fact he was 12.5 points of being and 8 times WC, the fact he beat 5 (future) WCs as teammates, the fact he had way fewer mechanical DNFs than his rivals and so on. I do feel like another aspect that is often overlooked and/or underappreciated is his longevity as a top driver and his willingness and ability to adapt to pretty much any team, car and situation. He came into the sport when Turbo were on the rise. He put in some amazing drives as a youngster for Renault, using their turbo engines to great effect when they didn't blow up, which brought him within 2 points of the 1983 Championship. Then he returned to McLaren as the 2nd driver, completing legend Niki Lauda and learner a lot from him and they had 2 amazing fights for the Championship with Prost beating Lauda in 1985 after coming close in 1984. After Lauda left, he became the new leader of the team and won another Championship against the vastly superior Williams of Mansell and Piquet and got a respectable 4th place in 1987. Turbos got banned after 1987 and Prost urged Ron Dennis to get Senna over the rest because he clearly saw his potential. The McLaren MP 4/4 was one of the most dominant F1 cars of all time, but Prost got the hang of it and was able to outscore Senna even if the later got the title. In 1989 he struck back and got the title against a ferocious Senna. After that he left and found himself in an absolutely atrocious Ferrari and a wild Mansell as teammate. The fact he even dragged that thing to be a Championship contender is a miracle in itself and another testimony to his skill. In 1991, he simply had no chance and rightfully tore Ferrari a new one, and he still finished 5 overall. After being out for a year, he came back for one final time in what is most likely the most advanced F1 car we've ever seen. Many of the older drivers struggled with the rise of the Turbos during the 80es and then the rise of technological advancement in the early 90es. Not so Prost, he got the hang of that spaceship within a few races and drove it to one final Hurrah before retiring for good. So yeah, Prose raced for 4 different teams during his career, all of his 10 teammates were, podium finishers, 8 of them were race winners, 5 of them were champions, he outscored them all and never finished worse than 5th outside his debut season, during 3 different eras of F1 and with one of the most competitive grids we have ever seen. I've rarely seen a driver being so consistent and competitive, no matter the circumstances. Even the likes of Schumacher and Hamilton had years when they struggled with rule changes, a new team or just had to play catch up. Or if we look at Prosts eternal rival Senna. He was quick at Toleman and Lotus, but he lacked the constancy to really be a WDC contender. His 1990 and 91 titles were partially won cause, while he was still quick and rutheless, he did adapt some of Prosts philosophy to become more consistent himself. After Williams rose again in 1992 and 1993, he struggled to keep pace. And while sadly we haven't seen much of his time a Williams, the start of the 1994 season is clear evidence that he struggled to bring out the full potential of the WIlliams. Prost rarely had such struggles, he simply adapted and kept being a threat.

Under the current points system, Prost never lost to a teammate over the course of a season (yes, including Senna). That weird rule about the FIA only picking your best X race finishes from a season held him back from being talked about in the same breath as Schumacher and Hamilton. He was untouchable on his day. Stole this data from a comment on a TommoF1 video: Prost has NEVER lost to any teammate (5 WDCs) under today's scoring system 2x - John Watson 1980 (+24 points), 1985 (+6 points) 2x - Rene Arnoux 1981 (+74 points), 1982 (+34 points) 1x - Eddie Cheever 1983 (+102 points) 2x - Niki Lauda 1984 (+3.5 points), 1985 (+162 points) 1x - Keke Rosberg 1986 (+147 points) 1x - Stefan Johansson 1987 (+29 points) 2x - Ayrton Senna 1988 (+31 points), 1989 (+73 points) 1x - Nigel Mansell 1990 (+108 points) 1x - Jean Alesi 1991 (+32 points) 1x - Damon Hill 1993 (+69 points)

Prost was an excellent strategist, for instance, in Silverstone 85, he knew Senna wasn't going to have enough fuel to keep up first, so he waited. Also Prost learned from others. In 84, he was on pole more times than Lauda, while Lauda recovered from th back an won races and the championship. A year later we saw a Prost doing the same, winning from the back, waiting for the others to fail, winning the WDC at Brands Hatch not even fighting for first. He made it look so easy that people don't like him, also he was honest when talking about the cars, something that Ferrari fans would never forgive.

Alain is one of the top 5 F1 drivers of all time- easily. No driver applied intelligence better to his racing than Prost- no one. It's easy to underappreciate Alain because he was an unspectacular driver who drove in such a way that made it look so easy- he made those 1,300 hp+ manual turbo monsters look so easy to drive, you'd think your Grandma could drive them. Prost wasn't in-your-face great- he was great in a way that was harder to understand. And also in 1988, the scoring system was really strange- only the best 11 of 16 results counted. If that didn't exist, then Prost would have been champion with 105 points to Senna's 94. And the Senna documentary- Prost wasn't the bad guy so much as the rival. Balestre was the bad guy.

Not fastest but most complete driver of F1 history. Excellent driver, mastermind of perfecting set-up and managing tires and brakes and brilliant strategist. Challenging Senna throughout the entire 1990 season with that fragile Ferrari car is just incredible and should have deserved him some kind of extra trophy. Mansell finishing behind Berger proves what a 🗑️ unreliable car the Ferrari was compared to McLaren. Ferrari should hire him as strategist. If Prost said "we are checking" I wouldn’t be worried. 😅

Everybody talks about Senna like he was unbeatable, but no one mentions that Prost outscored him in both of their seasons as teammates. I mean in one way Senna was unbelievable over one lap, but sometimes he would do more than required and Monaco 1988 is the perfect example.Qualified 1.5 seconds faster, created a 1 minute gap, BUT he shunted the car into the wall for no reason at all. So yes Senna was the fastest driver, but Prost would deliver as consistently as any other great driver in F1 history(Alonso is the one of the modern era that is the most similar to him)

Alan Prost may be one o a very few person on this world that can come to Brazil and be respected by all......we miss you Alan, came visit us.

He was the most successful driver in F1‘s most competitive era. Considering that era had Senna, Piquet, Mansell, Keke Rosberg Lauda, Hill and Schumi that is no mean feat at all. His ultra smooth driving style was both fast and effective, allowing him to get the most out of the machinery he was given. It’s interesting to note that all the multiple world championship drivers since mimic his racing style and ethos more than they do Sennas. The main strength to Hamilton and Verstappen is that both of them know when NOT to push and how to get the best reliability from their cars, not just the best performance on pace alone.

I always say that you should measure a driver by their performance against their team mate as you get an idea of what that car was capable of. What he did at Ferrari was brilliant, challenging Senna in a great McLaren. He was a true great

One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time on F1, and I watch a few a day. Prost’s interview with Nico Rosberg which I think was about a year ago gave me great respect for him. I was not his fan during his career because his driving style was not exciting. I was a huge Mansell fan, and continue to be. For me the 80s was the greatest era in Formula One. So many really good champions racing against each other and the money wasn’t outrageous. This is a fine video and it raised my level of appreciation for Prost. I’m not a sports person in general but I’m an F1 fanatic. It’s been fun to follow for decades. I will share this with my buddies, especially the ones who were not into F1 in the 20th century, especially the wills turbo era which I loved, would tape races on my Sony Betamax, and watch them again while editing for the next event. So I’m the days off 16 races, I typically watched 32 times.

In my humble opinion, one of the smoothest drivers ever at the wheel of an F1 car. And that sympathy for the equipment brought him big dividends

There’s an amazing doc on RU-vid following Prost’s season at Williams. Have so much respect for him as a driver. He was brilliant! And truth is he was more realistic of the dangers of F1 at the time than senna, hence his calculated approach of being fast but not exceeding the limits of the machinery. Senna would push 100 all the time, while Prost would push hard but not want to risk possible death.

Ive always been a Prost Fan before Senna. When you look at he's stats and just how little he DNF due to his own mistakes and points scored its amazing He was in title fights an incredible amount of years during his career with or without the best car. If you watch the entire 88-89 season of F1 he the got the best of Senna in the same car, many times by just being patient and attacking at the right moment. These highlights rarely get shown. He was the master of saving tires and even Fuel for just when they were needed

He was named "Le Professeur". He was so good in mathematically studying tracks and executing the race based on that. Underrated? not to me - he is one of the GREATS of F1 of the past 50 years !!

Excellent. Highlighting the quality of his team-mates is essential in understanding just how good Prost was. 3 of his 4 World Titles were won with a World Champion team-mate (Lauda 85, Rosberg 86, Senna 89) and the 4th with a future World Champion (Hill 1993). Allez Alain!

Between 1983 and 1990 (Except 1987, du to the weakness of Mclaren), Prost has always been involved in a title fight. Which is a very great performance.

Yes I would agree with Prost but also think Sir Jack Brabham was really underrated as well, Like he really won a world title with his very own team.

Most people rate Senna on what ifs after his death. But his story could have been a Sebastian Vettel post Red Bull.