FREE ALAIN PROST - MCLAREN PDF Maurice Hamilton,Alain Prost | 256 pages | 01 Apr 2016 | Bonnier Books Ltd | 9781905825981 | English | Chichester, United Kingdom Alain Prost celebrated 65th birthday: A look at His Brilliant Career - EssentiallySports He went on to retire his RE30 with suspension problems. Paul Ricard, April Alain Prost won his home race, the French Grand Alain Prost - McLaren, from championship rival Nelson Piquet, who would eventually beat him to the title by just two points. Prost went on to win from a charging Ayrton Senna when the race was stopped Alain Prost - McLaren 31 laps due to the wet conditions. He was classified sixth. Alain Prost was born on February 24,near Saint Chamond in the Loire region of central France, where his father Andre manufactured kitchen furnishings. Alain was a busy little boy Alain Prost - McLaren a boundless energy that more than made up for any shortcomings he might have in terms of physical height. He threw himself into wrestling, roller skating and playing football with such vigour that his prominent nose was broken Alain Prost - McLaren times. Athletically inclined, he thought about becoming a gym instructor or parlaying his proficiency at soccer into a professional career. Instead, his passion turned to kart racing which he discovered at 14 while on a family holiday in the south of France. What began as fun quickly became an obsession and he won several karting championships. In he left school to become a full-time racer, supporting himself by tuning engines and a becoming a kart distributor. His prize for winning the French senior karting championship was a season in Formula Renault, a category in which he went on to win two driving titles before moving to Formula Three. In and he won both the French and European F3 championships, by Alain Prost - McLaren time he was on the shopping lists of several Formula One teams. After carefully considering his options he chose to sign with McLaren Alain Prost - McLaren In his first Formula One season he finished in Alain Prost - McLaren points four times but also had several accidents, breaking his wrist in one of them and suffering a concussion in another. Some of his crashes were caused by worrying mechanical failures and Alain also had misgivings about the way the McLaren team was run. Amidst some acrimony he chose to break his two-year contract and signed with Renault. For Alain the momentous occasion that marked the beginning Alain Prost - McLaren his winning ways was memorable mostly for the change it made in his mindset. Fed up with it all, Alain moved his wife Anne-Marie and their son Nicolas to Switzerland and went racing again with the British-based McLaren team in In his six seasons with McLaren Alain Prost won 30 races and three driving titles and was runner-up twice. In he became the first French World Champion. In he Alain Prost - McLaren the first back-to-back champion since Jack Brabham 26 years earlier. Inhis 28th Grand Prix victory beat Jackie Stewart's year-old record. InProst contributed seven wins to his McLaren-Honda team's one-sided season total of 15 victories from 16 races. However, his Alain Prost - McLaren new team mate Ayrton Senna won eight races and the driving title. Thus began the sensational rivalry that conspired to push two of the sport's greatest drivers to unprecedented heights of success and controversy. Alain Prost, nicknamed 'The Professor' for his cerebral approach to racing, needed all his brainpower and driving skill to take on the formidable Senna. Unable to match him in pure speed, The Professor like his heroes Stewart and Lauda managed to hold his own by perfecting an economical style: starting a race conservatively, taking Alain Prost - McLaren easy on the brakes and tyres and then making a late race challenge. Meanwhile, the Brazilian's tendency to go flat out all the time even in the rain, which Prost hated left his French team mate behind in terms of public appeal, which was another contributing factor in what became the most bitter feud in Formula One history. McLaren's domination continued throughout and the Prost-Senna struggle for supremacy put them on a collision course. Mutual admiration turned to all-out hatred, with the Frenchman accusing his Brazilian team mate of dangerous driving and of receiving more than a fair share of attention from both McLaren and Honda. Their embittered season ended in a controversial clash in the chicane at Suzuka, where Prost deliberately Alain Prost - McLaren the door on Senna and clinched his third driving title, whereupon he promptly stalked off to join his new employers: Ferrari. In his first year with Ferrari Prost won five races and again came to the season finale in Japan with only his McLaren adversary capable of depriving him of the championship. Senna did just that, taking his second driving title by deliberately driving into the Ferrari at Suzuka. He blamed the Italian team for losing the plot, went public with his criticism and was fired before the end of the season. With no time to find another ride he took a sabbatical from driving and spent as TV commentator, before returning in with Williams-Renault to win seven more races - bringing his total to a then record 51 - and take his fourth driving title. Faced with the prospect of having the hated Senna becoming his Williams team mate The Professor announced his retirement, saying: "The sport has given me a lot but I decided the game wasn't worth it any more. He went back to TV commentating and worked as an adviser and test driver for McLaren, before buying the Ligier team in and renaming it Prost Grand Prix. Beset by political and financial problems the team was an embarrassment for the four-time champion, who closed up shop at the end of Text - Gerald Donaldson. Grand Prix Weekend. Red flag. Sorry Something's gone wrong. Live Commentary. Watch F1 TV. Join Live Session. Alain Prost Alain Prost - McLaren,Share His place in Formula One history as one of the sport's greatest drivers is secure, though a career full of conflict and controversy detracted somewhat from his considerable achievements. He won four championships but also left teams acrimoniously on four occasions. He made winning races - 51 times Alain Prost - McLaren look easy but was Alain Prost - McLaren successful at the politics in which he was invariably embroiled. His bitter feud with Ayrton Alain Prost - McLaren brought out the best and worst in them both. Alain Prost Formula One driver biography - F1 Fanatic A points-scorer in his first grand prix, a switch to Renault in Alain Prost - McLaren his first race win. Quick, intelligent and a master of race management, he Alain Prost - McLaren easily have won three world championships by the time his first arrived in Further titles inand cemented Prost's place in the history books. At the time of his retirement in he held the records for the most points, wins, fastest laps, podiums and points finishes. He remains the driver with the most wins in turbo-charged cars and the most victories at a home grand prix. Tuesday, February 24, to celebrate Le Professeur 's 60th birthday, we look back at five great moments from his illustrious F1 career. Alain Prost - McLaren the s, future F1 drivers didn't have to start karting before they could spell their own name. Prost was no exception — his biography on Formula1. Racing became a hobby and later a profession of sorts. Without family funds or a wealthy sponsor, Prost paid his own way in the lower formulae by working as a kart distributor and engine tuner. He rose through the junior ranks, winning both the French and European Formula Three titles in Offered a one-off drive for McLaren at the final race ofhe declined — but signed with the team for a full season in The layout used the venue has many would be enough to make the modern FIA safety department cry, but young Prost took the daunting circuit in his stride. He qualified 12th, ahead of team-mate John Watson, and he was one of only seven drivers to reach the chequered flag as, per ESPNthe circuit fell apart under their wheels. Though he had a good debut season at McLaren and was signed with the team forall was not well. Per ESPNProst was unhappy about numerous failures on the car which led to crashes and a number of injuries. Renault wanted him forso Prost broke his contract with McLaren and joined his countrymen at Viry-Chatillon. The year didn't get off to a great start. Though he scored his first podium Alain Prost - McLaren the third round of the season, he failed to finish five of the first six races. The seventh was in France — for a French driver in a French car with a French engine and French tyres, this was the ultimate prize. Team-mate Rene Arnoux qualified on pole at the fast Dijon-Prenois circuit, but he fell back at the start and Prost, from third on the grid, took over as his team's primary challenger. He was second when the race was stopped on Lap 58 due to heavy rain, and at the restart he took the lead from Nelson Piquet. Prost won Alain Prost - McLaren more races in and, had his car held together more frequently, could have won the title. As it was he finished fifth, seven points shy of eventual champion Nelson Piquet, having scored points on just six occasions.