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At the Japanese grand prix in 1990, Senna – angry and reckless – tries to overtake Prost on a chicane, but the cars collide and both crash out of the race.
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The film's central drama is the rivalry between Alain Prost and Senna, the former the Frenchman nicknamed the Professor for his coolly calculating approach to races, the latter determined to win at any cost.
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Senna wasn't a tactical racer like his nemesis, Prost, or a lover of the computer-corrected cars that briefly took over the sport; he was a purist, a driver who could be so "in the zone" that things like poor weather only gave him something to overcome.
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And Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost crashed at a chicane in Suzuka 1989, not 1990 The winning formula, 9 July, page 35.
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If you look at Ayrton, Schumacher, Prost – that's my era – they've all been very bright, very determined and hard-working.
Sebastian Vettel sets sights on second golden Silverstone moment 2011
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His rival, Mr. Prost, sneers that Mr. Senna's faith in God makes him think he's immortal, but the opposite is the case: "I'm as scared as anyone of getting hurt," Mr. Senna says, and you believe it, just as you believe the essential truthfulness of everything this hugely likable man says.
'The Help': '60s Racism in Black and White Joe Morgenstern 2011
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Patrick Head, the designer of the Williams cars that took Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve to the Formula One world championship, let it be known at the weekend that he is stepping aside.
Wales must keep faith with Gary Speed's youthful legacy | Richard Williams 2011
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Or the photograph of Senna and Alain Prost, two of Formula One's greatest drivers, sitting stony-faced on their cars, while a discreetly placed Szymanski moons the camera in the background.
A Studio on the Fast Track Joshua Robinson 2011
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What are the specifics behind the implication that the French head of Formula 1 racing favored Alain Prost, the shrewdly calculating French driver who began as Mr. Senna's friendly rival and became his despised nemesis?
'The Help': '60s Racism in Black and White Joe Morgenstern 2011
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Senna's rivalry with Prost, so petty in my imagination, took on a grand, epic sweep.
Why two new sports documentaries have messed with my mind | Emma John 2011
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