The four-time world champion reveals a background on the post-season 1993: “He called me begging me to accept the offer from McLaren.” Then he returns to the legendary dualism: “Everyone preferred the Brazilian, I was seen as the bad guy”
Harsh, rude and no holds barred. The challenge between Max Verstappen And Lewis Hamilton in 2021 it divided fans and recalled other dualisms of the past in F1. Above all, the rivalry between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost stands out. The Brazilian, who died in 1994, and the French fought each other from 1988 to 1993 without ever sparing each other. Prost himself recalled those moments during an interview with Nico Rosberg’s YouTube channel, also revealing some background to his relationship with his friend-rival.
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According to Alain, in fact, the dualism has allowed both of us to grow: “Ayrton focused on our challenge by putting in 110%. His biggest motivation was almost exclusively being able to beat me, even though I wasn’t that focused on him. For this reason, after my retirement in ’93, Senna has never been the same. His armor, which he had built in our rivalry, was no longer there and he appeared fragile ”. The four-time world champion reveals a background: “For 1994 I had received an offer from McLaren which had switched to Peugeot as a supplier of the engine. Two days after the last GP of the 1993 season, Senna called me begging me to accept: ‘Alain, you have to stay in F1. Nobody motivates me among other drivers like you. ‘ It was truly sensational “.
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The times of mutual accusations seem distant, especially from 1988 to 1990. Prost, however, still remembers well: “I don’t regret having chosen him as a teammate. I thought about the good of the team. But already in the first season I felt a preference for Ayrton on the part of everyone ”. The Frenchman continues: “The audience was divided between me and Senna and I was seen as the villain. Besides, he was the youngest who was advancing, while I was the oldest driver. A bit like what happened in Ferrari with Leclerc and Vettel ”. The relations between the two were marred by a pact not respected by the Brazilian in Imola in 1989: “There was an argument between us and Ayrton was really destroyed because he realized he was wrong and almost came to tears. I told a French journalist what had happened in confidence, but he spread the news. It was a mistake and from there Senna cooled relations ”.
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27 years after the death of his former rival, Prost sees things from another point of view: “My life is linked to Ayrton. Today Brazil is like my second home. On social media I have many followers from that country. I am also still in contact with Senna’s sister Viviane. It is as if the division that existed during our rivalry had disappeared and the human side had taken over ”. Perhaps the most beautiful legacy of an exciting story.
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