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Four-time Formula 1 champion Alain Prost talks about the title fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen and compares it to his battles with Ayrton Senna.
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are engaged in a fierce title battle that some are comparing to title battles between Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.
In an interview with Channel 4, Prost gave his thoughts on the matter.
“We are very lucky to witness this championship this year with two great drivers,” Prost said.
“Everyone asks me about Ayrton [Senna] and myself, but if you remember at the time we had five or six years difference. We were talking already about the difference of generations.
“Now they have 12, 13 years difference so it’s a big gap, but you almost have a young guy but with already a lot of experience, a lot of speed, and Lewis – we all know what he has done.
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“In fact, I was thinking that for Lewis, he’s very lucky to have Max at the moment pushing him, because when you have won seven times the championship and more than 100 wins, what do you want to achieve?
“So you need to have an extra motivation and what I’ve learned in the past is when you have two like this fighting as hard, you get the best of yourself, the best of your team, so it’s fantastic.
“What is true is whoever it will be, Max or Lewis, we will have a fantastic World Champion this year, which is the most important thing.”
The Frenchman adds that it is natural for fans to favour the ‘young guy’.
“Normally, the young guy has always an advantage because the fans want to see the young guy beat the old man.
“But on the other side, you must recognise that what Lewis is doing, the way he can put the level of his performance where he needs, it’s fantastic,” Prost concluded.
