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# Video: 9 things that led to Prost’s infamous Ferrari sacking
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-9-things-that-led-to-prosts-infamous-ferrari-sacking/
- Published: 2020-07-26T10:15:13.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T18:32:43.000Z
- Description: Alain Prost’s Ferrari exit was triggered by some disparaging comments regarding his F1 car, but was actually more than a year in the making
- Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-bottom-left

Imagine Ferrari getting rid of a multiple world champion after designing a car that wasn’t as good as its predecessor…

We’re not talking about Sebastian Vettel in 2020, but Alain Prost, who was fired before the end of a disappointing 1991 season.

Prost’s sacking is often attributed to him calling his car a “truck” at the Japanese Grand Prix, but [as this video explains,](https://youtu.be/pz2GjgHeJwY?ref=the-race.com) that was the final straw in a relationship that was strained for more than a year, dating back to when Nigel Mansell was still on the other side of the garage.

If you’d like to hear about Prost’s sacking in even more depth, check out [our two Bring Back V10s podcast episodes](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/bring-back-v10s-podcast-prost-fired-by-ferrari-part-two/) dedicated to the subject as well.