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Prost declares Alonso 'best driver currently in F1'

Alain Prost says that Fernando Alonso is still the best driver currently on the Formula 1 grid, even ahead of the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Prost himself is a former four-time world champion and went toe-to-toe with Ayrton Senna, who is often regarded as one of the best drivers of all time. He's now non-executive director at Alonso's current team, Alpine F1. Alonso was promoted to a second row start by late grid penalties for other drivers before the most recent race in Qatar, and duly held on to finish on the podium for the first time since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, a record interval of 2675 days and 105 race starts apart. Read also: Ocon glad to give 'a little bit...
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