Posts Tagged ‘Prost’

This is an amazing photo of the start of a Grand Prix in 1991, location and race unidentified. Or is it Brazil in 1989? Courtesy of John Corley via Twitter. Full Article...

Ayrton Senna could clinch the 1988 Formula 1 World Driver’s Championship at Suzuka Circuit no matter what McLaren teammate Alain Prost did. Full Article...

Aryton Senna prematurely celebrates victory in the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix in his Toleman, an infamous F1 race awarded to Alain Prost due to a red flag one lap prior. Full Article...

On the verge of his first F1 championship, Nigel Mansell powered down Adelaide's long High Street straight at 180 mph on full throttle when his own left rear tire exploded, flinging up a fountain of yellow, molten sparks as his car bucked from side to side in a frenzy. Full Article...

The young German sensation has both been on pole and won in Japan for the previous two years, and betting against a hat-trick would be unwise. Full Article...

Asif Kapadia's documentary follows the remarkable driving career of Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian three-time Formula One world champion. It's released in the UK on June 3. Full Article...

Alain Prost overtakes Damon Hill in the hairpin at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, June 1993. Taken personally by F1A&G. (Copyright © 1993 Glenn Manishin).   Full Article...

This is a wonderfully sublime retrospective by Richard Williams of the Observer. Monaco Grand Prix: The Race Where Heroes Are Made. The effect of unleashing two dozen racing cars on the streets of Monaco is like letting off a box of outdoor fireworks — rockets, roman candles, Catherine wheels, Full Article...