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Alain Prost

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The latter decades of the twentieth century saw Formula One racing grow into a global sport demanding extraordinary skill and international reach from its competitors. Alain Prost, born on February 24, 1955, in Lorette, France, pursued that sport as a racing automobile driver and Formula One driver throughout his career.

A French citizen competing at the highest level of motorsport, Prost operated in environments where both French and English served as working languages, reflecting the international character of the Formula One circuit. He went on to claim the Formula One World Championship, a distinction that placed him among the select group of drivers to have reached the summit of the sport. That achievement stood as the central fact of his competitive life, earned within a field that drew talent from across the world.

The honors awarded to Prost speak to recognition extending well beyond the racetrack. He received the Knight of the Legion of Honour, France's foremost civil distinction, as well as the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, the Order of the Southern Cross, and L'Équipe's Champion of Champions award. The range of these honors — drawn from French, British, and Brazilian institutions, as well as from the sporting press — marks a career that attracted formal acknowledgment across multiple nations. It is the L'Équipe Champion of Champions award, given by one of France's most prominent sports publications, that closes the picture of how Prost's career was received in his home country.

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I was looking at the history of the sport and I couldn’t understand why there have been so many good South American drivers, especially Brazilians.
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I was looking at the history of the sport and I couldn’t understand why there have been so many good South American drivers, especially Brazilians.
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I think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
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I think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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I don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard on the car.
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I don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard on the car.
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It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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I’m brave to say that I won’t take this sort of risk.
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I’m brave to say that I won’t take this sort of risk.
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I have had some problems because the French don’t like people to have success, they don’t like the number one.
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I have had some problems because the French don’t like people to have success, they don’t like the number one.
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You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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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.
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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.
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