As in the heyday of their duels in F1, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost are at the heart of sporting news with the release of two TV series retracing their journey.
Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost: two immense champions in the history of Formula 1.
Senna and Prost: like two sides of the same coin
Two drivers who have become icons and examples for generations of enthusiasts and apprentice competitors. But also two rivals, teammates at McLaren the time of a pair of seasons, whose duel on the track fascinated the crowds and wrote some of the most beautiful pages in the history of racing.
Three decades after the final departure of Senna, the two champions return to the heart of the news. The Brazilian was naturally the subject of a shower of tributes, including a podcast from Sports Carduring the Grand Prix of Imola then of Brazil. THE three-time world champion is also the subject of a new event series created by Netflix the six episodes of which have been visible on the platform since the end of November.
Pour Prost, it is also a question of series. More discreet in the news since his forced departure from the Renault/Alpine F1 organization chartthe four-time French world champion is in the spotlight in a unreleased docuseries designed by Canal Pluswhich will broadcast this weekend the 24th and final Grand Prix of the 2024 season in Abu Dhabi.
The biopic series for Senna, the docuseries for Prost
Concerning Senna, the series biopic tells us journey of the legendary Brazilian driver, through the obstacles he has overcome, his ups and downs, while exploring his personality and his personal relationships. The starting point will be the start of the career of the three-time F1 champion, when he moved to England to run in Formula Ford, until the Imola accident at San Marino Grand Prix.
Through a signed creation Gabriel Leonespectators experience different events in the life of the native of São Paulo. We will learn more about his challenges, his successes, his moments of happiness. The series will also take a look at his trials and tribulations. more difficult periods. The episodes explore in depth the personality and the personal relationships of “Magic Senna”.
In the French camp, Alain Prost has the honors of documentary, almost fifteen years after the release, and success, of the film Senna dedicated to its rival from Sao Paulo.
“The Professor” engages in it like never before in a long-winded interview which punctuates production, enriched withlots of archive images tracing his career, from his beginnings in Karting to F1.
Beyond the sporting aspect, Prost was keen, through this project, to highlight your personality morehis family, but also the people he met throughout his motorsport career.
Produced by Canal Pluswritten and produced by Stéphane Colineau and Audrey Estrougo with the Prost competition as consultant, the series also revolves around six 26-minute episodes broadcast on the encrypted channel ons December 8 and 15, 2024 at 9 p.m., then available on myCanal.
