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Funny how we can read the same thing and come up with totally different opinions...
I read above that Prost is French so his opinion does not count ? Okay... But he's also 4 times world champion and has more driving talent in his pinkie than all the posters on this thread, so that gives his opinion some weight ;-)
In his days, he had to fight Piquet, Mansell, Senna and others for the crown.. And I think he's specifically alluding to the fact that modern F1 do so much for the drivers (traction control, paddle shifter, etc) that a less experienced rookie (with talent, no doubt) is not really at much of a disadvantage compared to a 2 times WC like Alonso... Also bear in mind he lived though the nasty Senna-prost Era at McLaren with 2 World championships being decided by drivers pushing the other in the gravel trap, so he knows how nasty it can turn inside McLaren, Ron Dennis has not proven yet that he can manage 2 great drivers simultaneously!!
I happen to agree that it will turn nasty soon... But as long as they don't take each other out, it's great fun to watch the resurgence of McLaren, and the incredible talent of Hamilton giving Fernando fits... Don;t rule him out though, the guy beat Schumi, he's resilient !
I think Prost is spot on, it smells like a remake of Prost-Senna runaway fight... And I think he's spot on the fact that today's F1s do too much, can't wait for next year with no Traction control... And I'd reintroduce a clutch pedal too ;-)
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