SP14108506
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(10 Oct 1985) SP14108506 FRANCE MOTOR RACING World motor racing championships. Alain Prost news conference. Alain Prost, newly crowned world motor racing champion, gave a news conference on Thursday (10/10) in the wake of becoming the first Frenchman ever to win the coveted title. Twice runner-up, including last season to his McLaren teammate Niki Lauda, Prost was in relaxed mood as he talked of his victory and future plans at the 'Automobile Club de France' in Paris. Prost said he wasn't disappointed with fourth place at the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch the previous Sunday (6/10). A poor start left him down the field and after so many disappointments in earlier seasons he had just wanted to steady his morale and win sufficient points to take the championship. He certainly planned to compete next year, and before retiring would want to find some other activity which he found equally engrossing. Also speaking at the press conference was Jean-Marie Balestre, president of FISA, the sport's governing body. In the light of next Saturday's (19/10) South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, and recent pressure on drivers to withdraw because of the country's apartheid system, Balestre was adamant that the championship consisted of 16 races, that Alain Prost was definitely going to compete in South Africa, and that all Formula One drivers were bound in principle to take part in every Grand Prix race, whichever venue FISA chose. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/ea64f885d105405292e21893932bd1ad
