Alain Prost on why he was forced to leave France

      Sporting success does not guarantee the love of the fans. In an interview with Canal+, four-time world champion Alain Prost complained that at the beginning of his career he was forced to leave France, where he was threatened.…

      Alain Prost: "At first, many people were not satisfied with my political position, then on The 1982 French Grand Prix had an incident with Rene Arnoux, when he did not follow the team's orders, and for some reason I was appointed the last one. This phenomenon of injustice, first from the public, then from the media, had an overwhelming effect on me.

      That's when I decided to leave France. My car was burned down and death threats were made, insults were addressed to me. At that time, I learned the French "50:50" mentality. Its essence is that some people admire you and consider everything you do to be brilliant, while others experience a mixture of envy and hatred. I do not know what the reason for this attitude is, but it bothered me a lot at the time.

      I do not know why some people hated me. When the Senna thing happened, I often asked: "I understand that you're Ayrton's fan, but what does that have to do with me?"