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The conflict boiled over before the last Grand Prix of the
season in Australia. It was reported that Prost compared his
Ferrari to a truck, except that a truck would be faster. Prost always
denied having said those words, nevertheless, he was immediately
fired, and Gianni Morbidelli took over his car for the race. “Ferrari
has terminated my contract, and the matter is in the hands of my
lawyers,” explained Prost, who, after seven seasons with McLaren,
was unable to complete two full years with Ferrari. “The difference
between an English and an Italian team? The English listen to the
drivers. I’ve repeatedly stated the problems we were having at Ferrari, but
nobody would listen to me.” Prost took a sabbatical in 1992, before
making a spectacular comeback in 1993 with his fourth and final
World Championship victory, this time with Williams-Renault.
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Once again, Ferrari changed direction. Luca di Montezemolo,
the architect of the team’s success in the mid-1970s, returned to
Maranello as Chairman and CEO. ■
A tight battle between Jean Alesi and Ayrton
Senna (McLaren number 1) at the Spanish
Grand Prix on the Circuit de Catalunya near
Barcelona.
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