Prost: “F1 damaged by internal criticism”

The negative propaganda surrounding this season's regulatory changes would be the cause of F1's sharp decline in attendance. Our Professor reiterated this after saying it in unsuspecting times Alain Prost according to which the error is to be found at the base.

“It honestly bothered me a lot to hear so much criticism coming from within. In this way a very less than positive message was spread – stated the image man of Renault at Autosport – The decision to review the rules was made years ago, albeit in a different economic period from the current one, so everyone should have supported the project. Another aspect is that we probably weren't able to explain well the reasons for the change relating to the engine and its operation, so there wasn't the expected reaction. Now the question is why the public hasn't shown the same interest in technology as in the past. If you remember thirty years ago when ground effect machines, the turbo and carbon fiber were introduced, the feeling was one of openness towards experimentation, today however the signals are opposite and it is a shame because the move made is the right one also if not perfectly."

Chiara Rainis