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Ecclestone: Rip it up, start again
Bernie Ecclestone rates Alain Prost as the 'best driver' in F1 as while today's World Champ is 'super', he gets a 'hell of a lot of help' from outside the car. Formula 1 is in the midst of a difficult period as not only are spectator numbers at grand prix weekends in the decline but fans are also switching off at home. This has sparked debate over the sport's regulations, which Ecclestone feels are too 'engineer' driven. 'When people say to me who do I think was the best driver the name I come up with, and most people don't agree with me, I say Alain Prost,' Motorsport.com quotes him as having said in an interview with German TV channel ZDF. 'Prost had to look after his brakes, gearbox,...
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