Thread: Alain Prost on Ayrton Senna

As the last race approaches and the different scenarios are thought up, i personally was reminded of the old Senna vs. Prost rivalry in 1989 and 1990. Because i never got around to actually getting Alain Prost's view on the subject i looked around and found a very touching interview with him on his relationship with Ayrton Senna. Its a bit long but definetly worth the read. Tell me what you think.

In the very first pre-season test the did together, in Rio, Prost saw that Senna was emphatically not doing this for the fun of it. "We were tyre-testing, just using one car. I did the first run, and he was then due to take it over. I came into the pits, and the mechanics began to change the wheels. I could see Ayrton there, helmet on, pacing around, waiting for me to get out, so I decided to stay in the car just a little longer. And he got furious, telling everyone, 'It's not fair, it's not fair!' Then I got out, and I was laughing. He was not...

http://www.prostfan.com/senna2.htm

Great insight and definitely worth the time to read through. Unfortunately we'll never hear Senna's part of the story