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Prost: My most splendid and brilliant years were as teammate to Niki

Four-time Formula 1 champion Alain Prost says former teammate Niki Lauda was his role model, the pair drove together as teammates for two seasons with the McLaren team in 1984 and 1985, both winning titles during those years. Prost told AFP, 'The world of F1 loses a character but above all a gentleman. There are champions, people with awards, but here we lose a gentleman who has never complained about anything in his life, his condition, his accident, and who has always won.” 'I am totally upset, moved and very sad, it is an incredible shock for me. These are much stronger feelings than I could have imagined. It's about 40 years of my life, someone who means a lot to me.' 'When I started...
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