Editing Alain Prost (section)

=== Appraisals by contemporaries ===
In 2009, an ''[[Autosport]]'' survey taken by 217 Formula One drivers saw Prost voted as the fourth greatest Formula One driver of all time, behind Senna, Schumacher, and Fangio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Formula 1's Greatest Drivers – AUTOSPORT.com – Alain Prost |url=http://f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com/?driver=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517231624/https://f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com/?driver=4 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com}}</ref> Prost's teammate [[Keke Rosberg]] said that "He's the best I've ever known, no question about it. As an all-round race driver he's head and shoulders clear of anyone else."<ref name=":28" /> Formula One CEO [[Bernie Ecclestone]] traditionally said that Prost was the greatest driver of all time, as Prost, unlike Senna or Schumacher, rarely enjoyed number one driver treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NewsDesk |date=2016-09-13 |title=Ecclestone: Prost was better than Schumacher or Senna |url=https://www.grandprix247.com/2016/09/13/ecclestone-prost-was-better-than-schumacher-or-senna/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=GRANDPRIX247.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Bernie Ecclestone says Alain Prost best ever F1 driver |url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/fb_281199.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628085026/https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/formula-1/news/ecclestone-says-prost-best-ever-f1-driver_281199.html |archive-date=28 June 2024 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=Sports Mole |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2023, Ecclestone said that [[Max Verstappen]] had surpassed Prost.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodhouse |first=Jamie |date=2023-09-23 |title=Bernie Ecclestone snubs Lewis Hamilton to hand F1 GOAT title to former title rival |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/bernie-ecclestone-max-verstappen-f1-greatest |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=PlanetF1 |language=en}}</ref> [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team boss [[Eddie Jordan]] shared Ecclestone's opinion, appreciating that Prost "never minded who his teammate was"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Mark |date=2020-04-16 |title=Jordan: 'Prost the greatest, not Schumi or Senna' |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/greatest-formula-1-driver |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=PlanetF1 |language=en}}</ref> (Senna being a notable exception). Formula One medical chief [[Sid Watkins]] said that Prost and Niki Lauda were the most intelligent drivers he had worked with, noting that he could recall only one dangerous auto accident involving Prost in his career.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Watkins |first=Sid |title=Life at the Limit |publisher=Pan Macmillan |year=2013 |isbn=9781447241010 |location=London |pages=110}}</ref>