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The Texas Rangers announced today that Hickory Crawdads center fielder Lewis Brinson has been promoted to the high Class-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, becoming the fourth 'Dad this season to move up
in the Rangers organization. The Pelicans are members of the Carolina League.
Infielder Nick Urbanus will replace Brinson on the roster. Urbanus is moving up from the Arizona League. Urbanus played 23 games with the 'Dads earlier this season, batting .181 with five doubles and five runs-batted-in before going on the disabled list May 13. Urbanus also spent time with the Crawdads the last two years..
Brinson, 20, had been on fire for the Crawdads in the second half of the South Atlantic League season. Brinson is scoring hot. He's batting .439 with seven home runs and 12 RBI in 11 games played since the All-Star break. A first round selection by the Rangers in the 2012 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, Brinson missed more than five weeks of the seaon due to injuries, but compiled a .335 average with 10 homers, 28 RBI.
He also had seven stolen bases in 43 games played. Brinson was also a member of last year's record-breaking team. The Crawdads led the SAL in homers, and Joey Gallo was the overall minor-league home run champion. Brinson became the first 'Dad in team history to finish with a 20/20 season after hitting 21 home runs and stealing 24 bases.
Brinson joins fellow 2014 Crawdads Nick Vickerson, Abel De Los Santos, and Kevin Torres on the Pelicans roster.
4th of July at L.P. Frans Stadium: The Crawdads Independence Day game against the Savannah Sand Gnats is SOLD OUT! The 'Dads will be home for 6 total games on the home stand however, with tickets still available throughout the weekend! TICKETS
Red Out Night: Fans can get a FREE ticket to Saturday's (7/5) game by wearing red to the ballpark for the Crawdads Red Out Night! Fans can also get a FREE meal voucher by donating blood at the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas mobile unit before the game! PROMOTIONS
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We know Jim Tressel. We love Jim Tressel. Jim Tressel has been there since the birth of our sons. He was there when the country fell into their hands. He was there when we rose up against our oppressors. And he will be their until our dying breath. But Jim Tressel has falling on hard times. Like our economy, sometimes down is up and up is down. Because of people jealous of his 2006 national championship, Jim Tressel's tenure with Ohio State may be coming to a bittersweet symphony.
Before I begin this list, let me state that my thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan and to anyone this will affect in the future.
Here is a list of the Top 10 most probable landing places for Coach Jim Tressel when his persecution is complete and he returns to coaching to clear his name elsewhere:
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10. The University of Florida
With rumors prevalent that Jim Tressel will be replaced by Urban Meyer, the only logical thing to happen would be for Florida to realize they made a mistake with Coach Boom Muschamp and decide to bring in a truly champion national figurehead like Coach Jim Tressel. Jim Tressel for Urban Meyer would be a trade conceptualized on the trading room floors of the New York Stock Exchange but realized in the hearts and minds of millions. Urban Meyer would lead Ohio State to at least 2^2 as many champions as did the Univeristy of Florida and Jim Tressel would have Florida State playing the kind of ball we've come to expect from someone like him. Slow and steady wins the race.
9. The University of Alabama
Alabama pays Nick Saban a lot of money. Because the state of Alabama was recently said by health experts to be unhealthy, it's very easy to see that this trickles on down to their financial plannings as well. In order to get with the times and keep Bear Bryant's legacy alive, Jim Tressel will ride in on a silver horse and turn a financial quagmire into a hurricane of Phoenix-like rebirth. Just like ESPN says, Roll Tide, indeed.
8. The Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears made the playoffs under disgraced Head Coach Coach Lovie Smith and beat the odds, but some still think a football mind like Jim Tressel could be the ultimate salvation for this squadron. By bringing in a football wizard like Tressel, Chicago could return the Bears to status as giants of the midway and help extend star Brian Urlacher's career the same way he did A.J. Hawk's.
7. Auburn Tigers
Anyone who subscribes to HBO knows that the Auburn University Tigers are under death penalty row for their crimes under the Cam Newton administration. Jim Tressel would be able to take over Gene Chizik the same way he did for John Cooper and turn Auburn's situation into a position of opportunity. Auburn 2013 National Championships?
5. University of Southern California
Lane Kiffin has long been attracted to opportunities to disgrace universities. As such, USC would be wise to part ways with this rebel without a cause and instead bring in national champ Jim Tressel. Leveraging the same sun that tanned Pete Edwards into multiple national titles, Jim Tressel's Superman-like powers would likely know no bounds.
4. Penn state University
Joe Paterno still calls Jim Tressel "Lil' Jimmy". This appeal (along with the possibility to market himself to urban recruiting markets), should spell a seamless transition from legend-to-legend, putting Penn State back into the national collective and helping Ohio State-Penn State turn into the 10 Year War (The Remix).
3. Michigan Unviersity
If you can't beat 'em, join em. And if you can beat them, you shall lead them unto greatness.
2. Oklahoma University
Big Game Bob hasn't won a big game in some time, so bringing in Jim Jam James could spell Boomer Sooner a championship even sooner. Bob Stoops is from Youngstown, OH which could lead to him staying on as Tressel's defensive coordinator to bridge the gap and convince his players to buy in with their new head coach.
1. Ohio State University
Every great film needs a twist. The classic M. Nyght Shamalan film "The Last Airbender" had everyone realizing that they were dead all along. By pulling a "Shamalan", if you will, on the audience, Jim Tressel can reemerge as not only a national championship head coach, but a national champion master of suspense and intrigue. Color me intrigued.

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The Jeff Stoughton team of the Charleswood Curling Club has been named the top seed for the 2013 Safeway provincial men's curling championship which will be held on Feb. 6-10 at Neepawa's Yellowhead Centre.
The 32 teams participating in the Safeway Championship, the 89th running of the provincials, selected the seeds.
Team Mike McEwen of Fort Rouge has been seeded second, followed by the defending champion Rob Fowler team from Brandon.
Seeded fourth is William Lyburn of Deer Lodge and fifth is Terry McNamee of Brandon.
The No. 6-10 seeds are Sean Grassie of Deer Lodge, Daley Peters of Gimli, Dave Elias of West Kildonan, Scott Ramsay of Granite and David Bohn of Assiniboine Memorial.
The winner of the Safeway Championship will represent Manitoba at the 2013 Tim Horton's Brier in Edmonton on March 2-10.


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Richmond Lady Spartan golfer Breann Mathis has been working on her game over the summer and it paid off Wednesday as she recorded her first-ever hole-in-one.
Mathis, who will be a senior this fall at Richmond, was with her father Bryan and Lady Spartan teammate Brooke Ross and Hannah White when she hit the shot over the water on the 101-yard, par-3 sixth hole at the Carrollton Country Club.
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HOUSTON - The Harris County Sheriff's Office are investigating a fatal hit-and-run.
Officials said the suspects left the scene, traveling northbound on Highway 6.
The pedestrian may have been hit by another car after being hit by the first car, officials said.
Police are searching for a small white car that left the scene.
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HOUSTON - Houston police investigating the shooting death of a woman in southwest Houston have arrested and charged her roommate.
Officers responded to the home at 5607 Trafalgar Drive early Sunday morning just after midnight.
The 44-year-old victim and the suspect, Dereck Labrock Smith, 59, lived together at the home.
According to investigators, the two began to argue and that's when Smith allegedly got a rifle and shot the woman once. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators have not yet released the victim's name, pending notification of family.
Smith is charged with murder.
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Telling misfortune
Witches to see prison, fines if future slips up
There's more bad news in the cards for Romania's beleaguered witches. A month after Romanian authorities began taxing them for their trade, the country's soothsayers and fortune tellers are cursing a new bill that threatens fines or even prison if their predictions don't come true. Superstition is a serious matter in the land of Dracula, and officials have turned to witches to help the recession-hit country collect more money. Witches argue they shouldn't be blamed for the failure of their tools. "They can't condemn witches, they should condemn the cards," Queen Witch Bratara Buzea complained.
Lapse of manners
Courtly bandit is quickly busted
Good manners get you noticed everywhere, but that's not always good. Authorities have made an arrest in a weekend convenience store robbery that a Seattle store owner found remarkable for the robber's politeness. Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff's Office said officers quickly identified a suspect from tips received after surveillance video of Saturday's robbery was shown on TV. The suspect pulled a gun and asked White Center Shell station owner John Henry for a favor — empty the till: "I'm robbing you, sir," he explained. He took $300, apologized and said he had bills to pay and children to feed. Urquhart said the 65-year-old suspect was previously convicted for armed robbery and forgery.
Her wings are clipped
Burglar, 84, caught in slow getaway
Hungary's notorious octogenarian thief is not ready for retirement. Police say "Flying Gizi," whose criminal record goes back to the 1950s, is again in custody for suspected theft. Fejer County Police spokeswoman Agnes Szabo said Tuesday that Gizella Bodnar, is suspected of taking some 15,000 forints ($75) from a home in Bicske. Bodnar, 84, who has been convicted of over 20 crimes and has spent nearly 18 years in prison, got her nickname because she enjoyed taking domestic commercial flights after successful break-ins. This time, she got only as far as the Bicske train station before the police found her and the missing cash she took from a wallet on the living room table.
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WALTON, Ky. -- Bruce W. Peacock, 74, Walton, Ky., passed away Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at his home.
He retired as a self-employed independent sales representative and was an active member of Beaverlick Christian Church. He loved spending time with his family and time outdoors. His hobbies were leather crafting and camping.
Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Dianne Giet Peacock; a daughter, Beth (David) Hagedorn; grandchildren, Brandon (Sarah) Peacock, Jacob and Noah Hagedorn; and sisters, Elaine Sprinkle and Sandra (John) Hower.
Bruce was preceded in death by sons, Darrin and Doug Peacock; and a brother, Tom Peacock.
Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family. Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, Ky., is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be left at chambersandgrubbs.com.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Interfaith Hospitality Network of Northern Kentucky, 336 W. 9th St. Newport, Ky. 41071.


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I may have the chance to acquire this splendid Martini and thought I'd post some pics for feedback as well as value.
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Certainly has a high DF ("drool factor".)
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Light marks and some staining on butt plate and one side of receiver. Case hardening fading on under lever. Tang sight. Checkering still sharp.
A gentleman's rook rifle
A rifle not often seen - especially in this condition.
A rifle with this amount of chequering, this finish and this amount of engraving would have been ordered several months in advance. I think it entirely likely that AG himself would have done some of the work on this rifle; he did like to keep his hand in. He did better 'machine work' with a file than most of us can do with a milling machine. I have seen a sight that he worked on shortly before he died, while he was confined to a wheelchair; it was absolutely perfect.
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Move over Visa and McDonald's – there's a new popularity leader among the Olympic partners.
Chobani, one of the nation's leading companies in the Greek yogurt market, has claimed top spot in social media popularity rankings.
According to the Business Insider, social media sharing and measurement company AddThis has determined Chobani's Champions advertising campaign to be the most effective, winning the online race between official Olympic partners, including big names such as United Airlines, Visa, Omega and McDonald's.
Over the course of a three-day period ,beginning on July 19, AddThis measured mentions on social networks, articles, and Twitter followers.
Chobani was found to have the greatest reach. Its campaign features former Olympian softball player Jennie Finch.
During the upcoming Olympics, Chobani yogurt will be a "substantial new advertiser," says this article from The Associated Press.


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A Cuban sports official says three-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Teofilo Stevenson has died. The official says the 60-year-old fighter died Monday of a heart attack. The official agreed to confirm the death on condition of anonymity because the government has not made an official announcement. The official did not offer further details. With a devastating right hand, he won gold medals as a heavyweight fighter in three consecutive Olympics -- 1972 in Munich, 1976 in Montreal and 1980 in Moscow. That made him only the second amateur boxer at the time to have won three gold medals. Earlier this year, he called his appearances at the Olympics ''the greatest memories'' of his life.
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New Zealand police are warning the public to watch out for a slick new online banking scam operating in New Zealand and Australia.
Police computer crime manager Maarten Kleintjes said today the website-based scam, run out of Denmark, was operating on separate sites in New Zealand and Australia.
The site, operating from the address www.devancy.com, falsely claimed to be business partners with leading banks ANZ, ASB, BNZ, National Bank and Westpac.
The scam worked by convincing people to accept deposits into their bank accounts which they then forwarded to a third party minus a generous transaction fee, which the account holder was able to keep.
However, once the transactions were completed the fraudsters cancelled the initial deposit, leaving the account holder several thousand dollars out of pocket.
"Devancy deposit say $10,000 into your account, then you send $9500 on to someone else the same day. Devancy then quickly cancel their $10,000 deposit," Mr Kleintjes said.
The net result was the account holder sending on $9,500 of their own money to an associate of the website, he said.
"The key to this scam is building a very convincing website that looks just like a real financial services website."
Mr Kleintjes said the public should steer clear of the site. Anyone who had lost money should contact the police, he said.
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Distance: 5.6 km, 3.5 miles
Walking Time: 1 hour 30 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Start/End: West Stoke Car Park
This walk is another classic, but this time a classic walk onto the South Downs. It is basically a walk to the top of a hill where you can see far out to sea and to Chichester in one direction, and back into the rolling downs in the other.
Kingley Vale is a National Nature Reserve, and has its own network of walking trails and bridleways. It has two major claims to fame (apart from the fantastic views from the top) the first is the ancient yew tree plantation, that contains some trees that date back two thousand years - some of the oldest living things in England.
It is also has tumli dating back to pre-history - a perfect viewing platform.


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Explore the vast network of underground tunnels first dug in the 1940s and later expanded by the Viet Cong during the American War. Sections of the tunnel system, only large enough for a 40kg person, have widened to cater for larger frames. They are, however, still a tight fit and most and certainly not recommended for people who suffer claustrophobia. The complex located at Ben Dinh displays many of the methods used by the Viet Cong during the war. There is also a firing range. Open daily.
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The impetus of hunter safety is centered on the possibility of accidental shootings; but the greatest risk may come from behind the gun, not in front of it.
The two most vulnerable organs for any hunter and shooter are his (or her) eyes and ears. Any firearm when the trigger's pulled can eject hot gases and debris back into a shooter's face and eyes, damaging the eyes and threatening blindness. Less focused on is the effect of the sound of the discharge of a firearm. We don't consider how we would react to a loss of hearing versus the loss of sight. We tend to rank loss of eyesight as being far worse than hearing loss, not realizing that one sense is as valuable as the other.
Most of us who hunt and shoot joke about how bad our hearing has gotten, most of our conversations beginning with the word, "What?" Too late in life we learned the permanent damage a gunshot can do to our ears if they are unprotected. The discharge of any firearm, even a cap gun, produces a higher level of sound than a thunderclap or the launching of a jet fighter. Without hearing protection, even a cap gun at 155 decibels is capable of causing permanent, and immediate injury to the auditory nerve.
Any sound of 140 decibels or above, about the report of a 22 Long Rifle, can be injurious. The symptoms of such loss are difficulty in hearing high-frequency "s," "v," or "th" sounds; and with right-handed long-gun shooters, the loss is most pronounced in the left ear, the one closer to and directly pointed at the muzzle. The right usually receives less harm because it is pointed away and because of the protection afforded by the "head shadow." Bottom line, shoot long enough without protection, and you will go deaf in at least one ear.
Hearing protectors are a partial solution. Whether ear plugs or ear muffs, they come with a "Noise Reduction Rating," NRR. These can range up into the 30s, the number representing the degree of sound reduction they can provide. A 32-decibel ear muff can reduce top sounds based on a formula applied to the rating—rating minus 7, divided by 2. For a 32-decibel protector, subtract 7 to give you 25, divide by 2 to reach 12½, which you can subtract from the overall decibels of the gunshot, so 140 would become 127½. If you "double plug," by combining ear plugs and muffs, you can raise the number of the higher rated of the two protection devices by 5, so if the muffs give higher protection, at 32 decibels, than the ear plugs, the NRR becomes 37, which by following the formula above, provides 15 decibels of sound reduction. In other words, it's minimal, but significant.
The ultimate answer for making shooting hearing-safe is to double plug and use a silencer. Silencers, in spite of fantasies about hired assassins, are legal for hunting in the state (and check with the Department of Game and Fish for the details), and more than you might imagine around the country. Obtaining a silencer is a perfectly legal, if a not uncomplicated process involving the federal government; and more manufacturers are threading the muzzles of their firearms to accept "cans," as silencers are called.
We think of eye protection as the more critical concern, over hearing protection; and the thought of an eye injury is extremely traumatic. So we are more likely to use eye protection, which means eyeglasses, and preferably safety shooting glasses.
The certification to look for in shooting glasses is "Z87.1" or "Z87.1+" as determined by the American National Standards Institute ("ANSI"). Glasses with this rating are tested to withstand impact to the lenses equivalent to a load of No. 8 shot fired from a shotgun at 15 yards.
As to picking shooting glasses, quoting from my own book, "The Field & Stream Hunting Optics Handbook," there "are several choices of lens materials for hunting-shooting glasses. No one really seems to be making them out of glass anymore, so that's not likely a decision that will need to be made. Today most lenses, especially in sporting eyewear, are made of plastic of one type or another:
• "There is Plastic CR-39 (CR being the abbreviation of "Columbia Resin"), which is "economical" and offers the least impact resistance.
• "The strongest material for lenses is polycarbonate, an extremely impact-resistant thermoplastic that is thinner and lighter than Plastic CR-39.
• "An even thinner and lighter impact-resistant material is polycarbonate 1.0, well suited for shooters who need stronger corrective prescriptions in a manageable weight.
• "Then there is high-index plastic, not as impact resistant as polycarbonate 1.0 but similar in thickness and weight and believed to offer the best optics among plastic lenses."
Shooting glasses do not have to be expensive, as long as they can provide adequate protection. The same with hearing protectors. Anything is better than nothing.
Consider, though, what the one set of ears and the one set of eyes you will ever have are worth, and decide how much are you willing to invest in protecting them and enjoying your hunting and shooting at the same time. Hearing no evil and seeing no evil can mean hearing and seeing, period, throughout your life.
TOM MCINTYRE is a contributing editor to Sports Afield and Field & Stream magazine.


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baby girl not sleeping through the night but used to, what could be the reason?
Hi, my baby girl is almost 9 mths old and for about a month now, she has been waking up during the night several times. sometimes its because she has to burp or she lost her...
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text: Show Hide image Politics 6 August 2009 Get out of the ghetto Sign up for our weekly email * It seems churlish at first sight to criticise Alan Milburn's recent research on social mobility, with its helpful suggestions for paid internships and careers advice. But a closer look at Unleashing Aspiration, the report of his Panel on Fair Access to the Professions, published last month, reveals some illuminating trends. A young man born in 1958 who turned 21 in 1979 is likely to have a better job than his father, but sons born in 1970, who grew up under successive Thatcher governments, are less likely to. The report does not provide comparisons for those born after 1970, who reached adulthood at the height of New Labour, but numerous indicators suggest that the downward spiral of mobility has continued. Seen in this context, Milburn's suggestion of careers advice starts to look rather ill-matched to the scale of the problem. Yet the more substantive proposals are of greater concern: they rely mainly on policy ideas from the US, where levels of social mobility are the worst in the developed world. These American-inspired solutions tackle symptoms rather than causes. Concerns over social mobility are met with discussions of "social capital" and the need for positive thinking. Social capital, which concerns the diverse networks between individuals, is one of the government's favourite policy ideas. It is based on the work of the American political scientist Robert Putnam, who argues that the decline in community in the US is due to waning participation in civic society. Few would deny that diverse networks between people are a good thing. But the concept of social capital is a controversial one: some academics argue that it is merely replacing more familiar terms such as sociability and trust, and that a far more important discussion of the consequences of growing privatism, individualism and social inequality is being bypassed. Rather than look at what is damaging the links between us, the report proposes sticking-plaster solutions. Decreased social mobility is in large part due to the decline of the relatively mixed communities that characterised British cities until the 1980s - before viable alternatives to home ownership were all but killed off and choice was introduced in schools. It is the unholy alliance between home ownership and education policies that has done most to reduce the diversity of young people's networks. The less well-off are ghettoised in enclaves of deprivation, with schools to which their near neighbours in more affluent catchments would not dream of sending their children. It goes without saying that a greater social mix in schools automatically gives children experience of a wide range of networks and aspirations. However, the report proposes introducing ever more choice in education, floating the US policy idea of vouchers to assist parents who want to take their children out of failing schools, rightly described by Milburn as "ghettoes of disadvantage". But what future for the children who stay there? At one point the report does mention, almost in passing, that a study of six European countries showed that Britain had the lowest social mobility for women and the second-lowest for men. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research, in the developed world only the US has lower levels of social mobility than the UK. Isn't it time we started learning from our European neighbours, instead of copying a society that is doing even worse than our own? Anna Minton is the author of "Ground Control: Fear and Happiness in the 21st-Century City", published by Penguin (£9.99). www.annaminton.com Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 10 August 2009 issue of the New Statesman, Red Reads More


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Reproductive skew is highly variable and correlated with genetic relatedness in a social apoid wasp
Our knowledge of primitively eusocial societies is focused particularly on cooperatively breeding vertebrates and vespid wasps, whereas numerous taxa representing independent origins of social behavior have been largely overlooked. The lineage of apoid wasps including the genus Microstigmus represents a relatively neglected independent origin of eusociality. We present the first use of modern hypervariable genetic markers, in combination with behavioral observations, to investigate reproductive division of labor and cooperative brood care in an apoid wasp, the Brazilian M. nigrophthalmus. Microstigmus nigrophthalmus is unusual because, although there is cooperative brood care, reproductively dominant females carry out at least as much risky foraging as their subordinate nest mates. Empirical studies of reproductive skew are often hampered by a lack of variation in skew. We find that reproductive skew is highly variable between nests in M. nigrophthalmus. There was no correlation between skew and either body size or group size. The absence of an effect of body size is typical of studies of skew in insects and may indicate that body size is a poor measure of an individual's ability to control a group. However, skew was positively correlated with genetic relatedness. This provides rare support for concession models based on "social contracts" between dominant individuals and their subordinates. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.
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Alain Prost
From Ferrari Wiki
Prost at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix
|FIA Super Licence France
|Formula One World Championship career
|Active years
|1980 Formula One season–1991 Formula One season, 1993 Formula One season
|Team McLaren, Renault F1, Ferrari, WilliamsF1
|202 (199 starts)
|List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
|4 (1985 Formula One season, 1986 Formula One season, 1989 Formula One season, 1993 Formula One season)
|Career points
|768.5 (798.5)[1]
|Pole position
|Fastest lap
|First race
|1980 Argentine Grand Prix
|First win
|1981 French Grand Prix
|Last win
|1993 German Grand Prix
|Last race
|1993 Australian Grand Prix
Alain Marie Pascal Prost, Order of the British Empire, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (born 24 February 1955) is a French People racing driver. A four-time Formula One Drivers' Champion, only Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher have won more titles than Prost. From 1987 until 2001 Prost held the record for most History of Formula One victories. Schumacher surpassed Prost's total of 51 victories at the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix. In 1999, Prost received the World Sports Awards of the Century in the motor sport category along all-time greats like Pele, Muhammed Ali, Carl Lewis and Stefanie Graf.[2]
Prost discovered Kart racing at the age of 14 during a family holiday. He progressed through motor sport's junior ranks, winning the French and European Formula Three championships, before joining the McLaren Formula One team in 1980 Formula One season at the age of 25. He finished in the points on his Formula One debut and took his first race victory at his home Grand Prix in France a year later, while he was driving for Renault F1.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Prost formed a fierce rivalry with Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell. In 1986, at the last race of the season, he managed to pip Mansell and Nelson Piquet of WilliamsF1 to the title. Senna joined Prost at McLaren in 1988 and the two had a series of controversial clashes, including a collision at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix that gave Prost his third Drivers' Championship. A year later at the same venue they collided again, but this time Prost, driving for Ferrari, lost out. Before the end of a winless 1991 season Prost was fired by Ferrari for his public criticism of the team. After a Sabbatical in 1992, Prost joined the WilliamsF1 team, prompting reigning drivers' champion Mansell to leave for CART. With a competitive car, Prost won the 1993 Formula One season but he retired at the end of the year rather than be teammates with Senna who signed for 1994.
In 1997, Prost took over the French Ligier team, running it as Prost Grand Prix until it went bankrupt in 2001. He currently competes in the Andros Trophy, which is an Ice racing championship.
Prost employed a smooth, relaxed style behind the wheel, deliberately modeling himself on personal heroes like Jackie Stewart and Jim Clark.[3] He was nicknamed 'The Professor' for his intellectual approach to competition. Skilled at setting up his car for race conditions, Prost would often conserve his brakes and tyres early on in a race, leaving them fresher for a challenge at the end of the race.[4] Motor sport journalist Denis Jenkinson described Prost as "a very warm and uncomplicated man who doesn't rely on passion or inspiration. Nor does he indulge in showmanship or bullshit. He is capable of a level of mental discipline beyond the comprehension of most people."[5]
Personal and early life
Alain Prost was born near Saint-Chamond, in the Département of Loire in France to André Prost and Marie-Rose Karatchian, born in France of Armenians descent.[6] Prost had one younger brother called Daniel, who died of Cancer in September 1986.[7] Although short, Prost was an active, athletic child, who enthusiastically took part in diverse sports, including Wrestling, Roller skating and Football (soccer). In doing so he broke his nose several times.[8] He considered careers as a gym instructor or a professional footballer before he discovered Kart racing at the age of 14 while on a family holiday.[9] This new sport quickly became his career of choice.
Prost is married to Anne-Marie (born 14 February 1955). They have two sons, Nicolas Prost (born 18 October 1981) and Sacha Prost (born 30 May 1990). Prost also has a daughter, Victoria. As of 2008, Nicolas races in the Euroseries 3000 championship for the Elk Motorsport team.[10] Prost lived in his hometown, Saint-Chamond, until he and his Renault team fell out in the early 1980s. In April 1983 the Prost family moved to Sainte-Croix, Switzerland and shortly after to Yens, Switzerland. They lived there until November 1999, when they moved to Nyon in the same country.[11]
Driving career
Pre-Formula One
Prost won several karting championships in his teens. In 1974 he left school to become a full-time racer, supporting himself by tuning engines and becoming a kart distributor. His prize for winning the 1975 French senior karting championship was a season in French[12] Formula Renault,[13] a category in which he won the title and all but one race in 1976.
Prost went on to win the 1977 Formula Renault European championship before moving up to Formula Three (F3) in 1978. In 1979 he won both the French and European F3 championships, by which time he was on the shopping lists of several Formula One teams.[13] After carefully considering his options, he chose to sign with McLaren for 1980 Formula One season. He surprised the British team by declining their offer of a race drive in a third car at the final race of the 1979 Formula One season — reasoning that the token effort would benefit neither him or the team.[14]
Formula One
1980: McLaren
Related article: McLaren
Prost began his career with McLaren in 1980 Formula One season alongside Ulsterman John Watson (racing driver). On his debut in 1980 Argentine Grand Prix he finished in sixth place earning one point, something achieved by only a handful of drivers. Prost added four more points to his tally during the season, scoring points in 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix, 1980 British Grand Prix and the 1980 Dutch Grand Prix. Prost finished the year 15th in the drivers' championship, equalling points with former world champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Despite the encouraging debut season, Prost had several accidents, breaking his wrist in one of them and suffering a Concussion of the brain in another. At the end of the season, despite having two years remaining on his contract, he left McLaren and signed with Renault F1. Prost has said that he left because of the large number of breakages on the car and because he felt the team blamed him for some of the accidents.[14]
1981–1983: Renault
Related article: Renault F1
- 1981
Prost was partnered with fellow Frenchman René Arnoux for 1981 Formula One season. Motor sports author Nigel Roebuck reports that there were problems between Prost and Arnoux from the start of the season, Prost being immediately quicker than his more experienced teammate.[15] He did not finish the first two Grands Prix, due to collisions with Andrea de Cesaris in 1981 United States Grand Prix West and Siegfried Stohr in 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix, but scored his first podium finish in 1981 Argentine Grand Prix. He retired in the next four races before winning his first Formula One race at his home Grand Prix in France, finishing two seconds ahead of his old teammate John Watson. For Prost, his debut victory was memorable mostly for the change it made in his mindset. "Before, you thought you could do it," he said. "Now you know you can."[16] Prost won two more races during the season, as well as his first Pole position in 1981 German Grand Prix and finished fifth in the drivers' championship, seven points behind champion Nelson Piquet.
- 1982
Prost won the first two Grands Prix of the 1982 Formula One season in 1982 South African Grand Prix and 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix. He finished in the points on four other occasions, but did not win again. Despite retiring from seven races, Prost improved on his drivers' championship position, finishing in fourth, but with nine fewer points than the previous year. His relationship with Arnoux deteriorated further after the 1982 French Grand Prix. Prost believes that Arnoux, who won the race, went back on a pre-race agreement to support Prost during the race. His relationship with the French media was also poor. He has since commented that "When I went to Renault the journalists wrote good things about me, but by 1982 I had become the bad guy. I think, to be honest, I had made the mistake of winning! The French don't really like winners."[15]
- 1983
Arnoux left Renault in 1983 Formula One season, and United States Eddie Cheever replaced him as Prost's partner. Prost earned a further four victories for Renault during the season and finished second in the drivers' championship, two points behind Nelson Piquet. Piquet and the Brabham team overhauled Prost and Renault in the last few races of the season. Prost, who felt the team had been too conservative in developing the car, found himself increasingly at odds with Renault's management, who made him the Scapegoat for failing to win a championship. In addition to that, the French fans recalled the bitter fight that had caused their favourite, Arnoux, to leave the team. Renault fired Prost only two days after the last race of the season. He re-signed for McLaren for the 1984 season within days and moved his family home to Switzerland.[15]
1984–1989: McLaren
- 1984
The Frenchman joined double world champion Niki Lauda at McLaren in 1984 Formula One season, driving the McLaren MP4/2 using Techniques d'Avant Garde engines. He lost the world championship to Lauda in the final race by half a point, despite winning seven races to Lauda's five. The half point came from the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, where Prost had been leading, albeit with Ayrton Senna and Stefan Bellof closing on him rapidly, when officials stopped the race at half distance due to heavy rain. Under Formula One regulations, Prost received only half of the nine points normally awarded for a victory.[17]
- 1985
In 1985 Formula One season Prost became the first French Formula One List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions. He won five of the sixteen Grands Prix during the season. He had also won the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix, but was disqualified after his car was found to be underweight in post-race Scrutineer.[18] Prost finished 23 points ahead of his closest rival, Michele Alboreto. Prost's performance in 1985 earned him the Légion d'honneur distinction in France.
- 1986
Niki Lauda retired in 1986 Formula One season, and was replaced at McLaren by 1982 Formula One season Champion Keke Rosberg. Prost successfully defended his title, despite his car struggling against the Honda Racing F1-powered Williams cars driven by Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell.[19] Until the latter stages of the final race of the 1986 season, the 1986 Australian Grand Prix, Prost appeared set to finish second in the Championship, behind Mansell. Prost had the same amount of wins as Piquet, but he had four second places to Piquet's three, thus placing him second before the final race. While running third behind Piquet and Prost (all he needed to win the title), Mansell suffered a Tire failure at high speed, and crashed out. The WilliamsF1 team called his teammate Piquet in to change tyres as a safety precaution, handing the race victory — and Championship — to Prost, who had already Pit stop. Another memorable race that year for Prost was at the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix. He was cruising to victory when his car began to run out of fuel three corners from the chequered flag. Frantically weaving the car back and forth to slosh the last drops of fuel into the pickup, he managed to keep it running just long enough to creep over the line and win the race. It happened again at the 1986 German Grand Prix: while running in fourth position, Prost's car ran out of fuel on the finishing straight of the last lap. Instead of retiring, Prost got out of his car and tried to push it to the finish, to great applause from the crowd. The finish line was too far, though, and he never reached it. He was classified sixth in the race, as the seventh-placed car was a lap behind.[20]
- 1987
With Rosberg retiring from Formula One for the 1987 Formula One season, Stefan Johansson filled the McLaren seat alongside Prost thanks to his Marlboro (cigarette) connections.[21] Even though Prost was driving a by now outclassed McLaren, he challenged Piquet and Mansell almost until the end, winning three races and breaking Jackie Stewart's record for race victories by winning for the 28th time. Prost considers the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix as his best and most rewarding race ever. The Williams-Hondas had been dominant during qualifying, and Prost started fifth on the grid. He had worked on his race set-up, and with everyone else going for a high-downforce set-up, the Frenchman went the other way. The set-up meant less tyre wear, thanks to slower speeds in the corners while going fast down the straights. Only one stop was necessary, and Prost won the race by 40 seconds.
|When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can't see that from the outside. In 1980 Formula One season I finished three or four times in seventh place. I pushed like mad, yet everyone was gathered around the winner and they were thinking that I was just trundling around. But that's motor racing. So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.
—Alain Prost some-time after the race - transcript of recording from Forix.com, paragraphs 19 & 20.
Prost finished the 1987 season in fourth place, 30 points behind champion Nelson Piquet.
- 1988
Despite Nelson Piquet winning the Drivers' Championship and Williams winning the Constructors' Championship, Honda decided not to supply Williams with their engines and instead supplied the McLaren team for 1988 Formula One season. Prost had convinced Ron Dennis to sign Senna to a three-year contract, which played a role in luring Honda. However, this began the rivalry that pushed two of the sport's greatest drivers to unprecedented heights of success and controversy. McLaren-Honda dominated the season, winning 15 out of 16 races. Prost won seven and outscored his new teammate Ayrton Senna by 11 points, despite Senna winning one more race than Prost. However, only the 11 best results from the season counted toward the championship total, and this gave Senna the title by three points. Prost went on to be a proponent of essentially the 90's scoring system - all results counting to the final results with the winner scoring 10, not 9, points.
- 1989
McLaren's domination continued throughout 1989 Formula One season, and the Prost-Senna struggle for supremacy put them on a collision course. Mutual admiration turned to all-out hatred, with the Frenchman accusing his Brazilian teammate of "dangerous driving"[22] and of receiving more than a fair share of attention from both McLaren and Honda. Their embittered season ended as many pundits had feared. In the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix at the end of lap 46, Senna made his move at the Chicane. Prost turned into his teammate's path. The two interlocked McLarens slid up the chicane escape road. Prost, thinking the World Championship was over, climbed out of his car. To separate the cars, the Marshal pushed Senna's McLaren backwards onto the track. This left it in a dangerous position, so they pushed it forwards again. As they did so, Senna Bump starting the engine. He drove through the chicane and rejoined. The nose of his car was damaged and he had to pit, but he rejoined only five seconds behind Alessandro Nannini. On lap 50, Ayrton sliced past Nannini at the chicane to take the lead and won the race. But it was Nannini who appeared on the podium. Race officials had excluded Senna for missing the chicane. McLaren appealed the decision, but the FIA Court of Appeal not only upheld the decision but fined Senna US$100,000 and gave him a suspended six-month ban.[23] Thus Prost clinched his third driving title in controversial circumstances.
However, Prost had the firm belief that Honda and Ron Dennis viewed Senna as the future of the team. By Suzuka, Prost recalled that he had one car with maybe four or five mechanics, while his teammate had two cars and 20 people around him.[24] As a result, Prost announced on July 1989 that he would resign from McLaren and the Frenchman quickly joined his new employers: Ferrari.
1990–1991: Ferrari
Related article: Scuderia Ferrari
- 1990
The Frenchman replaced Gerhard Berger at Ferrari and was partnered with Britain's Nigel Mansell for 1990 Formula One season. As reigning world champion, Prost took over as the team's lead driver and was said to have played on Mansell's Inferiority complex. Mansell recalls one incident where at the 1990 British Grand Prix, the car he drove didn't handle the same as in the previous race where had taken pole position, and later found out from team mechanics that Prost saw Mansell as having a superior car and had them swapped without Mansell knowing.[25] Prost won five races for Ferrari that year, in 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix, 1990 Mexican Grand Prix, 1990 French Grand Prix, 1990 British Grand Prix and 1990 Spanish Grand Prix. Notable among these was the Mexican Grand Prix, where he won after starting in 13th position. In both the Mexican and Spanish races, he led Mansell to Ferrari 1-2 finishes. The championship once again came to the penultimate round of the season in 1990 Japanese Grand Prix with Prost trailing his McLaren adversary, Ayrton Senna, by nine points. As in 1989, a controversial collision between the two settled the race. At the first corner Senna, as he later admitted, intentionally drove his race car into Prost's, taking them both out of the race and sealing the title in his favour. "What he did was disgusting," Prost said. "He is a man without value."[16] Prost finished the season seven points behind Senna, and his Ferrari team were runners-up to McLaren.
- 1991
In 1991 Formula One season, Mansell left the Scuderia, due to his unstable relationship with Prost,[26] to join his previous employers, Williams. Mansell's replacement was Frenchman Jean Alesi, who had been impressive during the previous two years at Tyrrell Racing. Ferrari had entered a downturn, partially as their famous V12 engine was no longer competitive against the smaller, lighter and more fuel efficient V10s of their competitors. The Ferrari chassis, despite a major revision by the French Grand Prix (f-643) was also not up to the level of the Mclaren and the Williams models.Prost won no races, only getting onto the podium five times. He took it out on the Italian team, publicly criticising them (he famously described his car as handling worse than "a truck"),[27] and was fired prior to the end of the season, right before the 1991 Australian Grand Prix.[28] Prost was replaced by Italy Gianni Morbidelli.
1993: Williams
- See also: WilliamsF1
Prost went onto a Sabbatical year in 1992 Formula One season,[29] which was dominated by Nigel Mansell in a Williams-Renault F1. After hearing that Prost would be his teammate again in 1993, Mansell left Williams to race in the Champ car series. The Frenchman had a clause in his contract which prevented rival Ayrton Senna from joining the team that year.[30] Prost was part of a new-look driver line-up at Williams, with test driver Damon Hill coming in to replace Riccardo Patrese, who had left to join Benetton Formula.
Prost won his fourth, and final, title, but in a year where he was regularly challenged by teammate Hill, and Ayrton Senna driving an inferior McLaren. Shortly before the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix in October 1993, Prost announced he would not defend his world title, as the clause in the Frenchman's contract did not extend to 1994 and Senna would be able to join Williams for the upcoming season[30] , and instead opted to retire as the most successful driver in the sport's history[31] — a record which stood for almost a decade. On the podium in 1993 Australian Grand Prix in 1993, Prost's last race, he and Senna embraced, and it was as if — now that Prost was no longer a rival — Senna saw no reason for any more hostility. Prost was surprised by the gesture.[32] Prost's performances earned him an Order of the British Empire.
Germany Michael Schumacher broke Prost's record of 51 Grand Prix wins during the 2001 Formula One season. However, the Frenchman still holds the records for the most Grand Prix starts in Turbo charger powered cars (126), and most wins at home Grand Prix (six at the French Grand Prix). He is also thus far the most recent Frenchman to win his home Grand Prix.
Rivalry with Ayrton Senna
Prost's battles with Ayrton Senna were particularly notable. The rivalry originated in 1988 Formula One season, when Senna joined Prost at the McLaren team. The most notable event during the season between the two occurred during the 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix, where Senna tried to block Prost from taking the lead by forcing the Frenchman to run close to the pitwall; Prost managed to edge Senna outwards, taking the lead as they went into the first corner but he remained angered by the Brazilian's dangerous manœuvre.[33]
The rivalry intensified after the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix, where the two drivers had an agreement that neither would get in each other's way to the first corner (cf. 1982 San Marino Grand Prix). At the start, Senna got away in the lead and Prost followed him through the first corner without getting in Senna's way. Gerhard Berger's crash on lap four stopped the race. At the restart, it was Prost this time that got away the better of the two; but Senna forced his way past Prost in the first corner, breaking the pair's agreement at the start of the race, leaving the Frenchman furious with Senna.[34] Prost himself was angered by McLaren apparently favouring Senna, so he announced his signing with Ferrari during midseason.
The rivalry then reached its peak at the end of 1989, when the title was to be decided between Senna and Prost at 1989 Japanese Grand Prix. The two McLarens collided at a chicane when Prost blocked an attempted pass by Senna. Prost walked away while Senna returned to the track by illegally cutting the chicane. Though he went on to win the race, the manœuvre meant that the result was disqualified. After an unsuccessful appeal by McLaren, the Brazilian received a further US$100,000 fine and a six month suspension, leading Senna to accuse FIA president Jean-Marie Balestre of favoring the Frenchman. Senna's disqualification meant that it was mathematically impossible for him to overhaul Prost's points total, and so the 1989 Championship went to the Frenchman. There has been much debate as to whether Prost intentionally ran into Senna, whether Senna was overambitious in his overtaking manoeuver, or whether the collision was simply a racing incident between two team-mates who were far from matey. Prost admitted years later that he had knowingly not let Senna through despite Senna having the inside line at the chicane.
1990 Formula One season saw the two drivers collide again. Senna led Prost, now in a Ferrari, in the world drivers' championship. Prost had qualified second for the penultimate race of the season in Suzuka, 1990 Japanese Grand Prix, and Senna was on pole. Prior to the race Senna had complained that his side of the grid was dirty, meaning he would get less grip and therefore a slower start compared to Prost who was on the clean side of the grid. The Brazilian's appeal was rejected.[35] At the start of the race, Prost got the better start of the two; but whilst braking for the first corner, Senna rammed his McLaren into Prost's Ferrari at 160 mph (260 km/h), clinching the title for the Brazilian.[36] Prost almost retired from the sport, saying "What he did was disgusting. He is a man without value." [16] A year later, Senna admitted that the move was premeditated, in retaliation for Prost taking the two out of the race at the chicane on the same course the previous year when in a similar position.[37]
There was one controversial incident in 1991 Formula One season, Prost's inferior Ferrari was unable to put up a challenge regularly to Senna's frontrunning McLaren. At the German Grand Prix Prost battled Senna for 4th place, however he felt Senna defended too aggressively and forced Prost to take avoiding action by using the escape road. Prost stalled his car rejoining the race. Ironically, Senna ran out of fuel on the last lap at the very same point. Prost angrily told the press following the race "I can no longer win the championship but if I catch him like that again I will push him out that is for sure!".
Senna laughed this off claiming Prost used a range of excuses to blame others for his misfortune, the two were summoned for clear the air talks at the next race in Hungary which ended with a very public handshake. Prost was given a one race suspended ban for his comments following the German Grand Prix.
The Frenchman took a sabbatical in 1992 Formula One season while the Brazilian struggled as McLaren was no longer competitive with Williams. When Prost announced his signing with Williams for the upcoming 1993 season, Senna had wanted join that team too, even offering to drive for free as they were clearly the top team. However, Prost had a clause in his contract forbidding the Brazilian as a teammate, and an infuriated Senna called the Frenchman a coward during a press conference at Estoril.
During the 1993 Formula One season, Prost and Senna continued their on-track rivalry. Prost was escorted by police to the Interlagos circuit for the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix due to the hostility of Brazilians towards him.[38] The two continued their on-track battles at 1993 British Grand Prix where Senna aggressively defended his position against Prost. At Prost's last Grand Prix, the 1993 Australian Grand Prix, he was pulled up by Senna onto the top step of the podium for an embrace.[39]
On 1 May 1994, Ayrton Senna Death of Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Prost was a Pallbearer at the Brazilian's funeral.[40] Speaking four years after the Brazilian's death, Prost told Nigel Roebuck that he had "always refused to speak about him." When Senna died, Prost stated that "a part of himself had died also", because their careers had been so bound together.[41] Senna had also felt the same when Prost had retired at the end of 1993, when he admitted to a close friend that he had realised how much of his motivation had come from fighting with Prost. Only a couple of days before his death, when filming an in-car lap of Imola for French television channel TF1, he greeted Prost, by then a pundit on the channel: "I'd like to welcome back my friend Alain — we all miss you…' Prost said that he was touched by that.[42]
Comparison with team-mates
During the course of his career, season-by-season Prost beat nearly all his team-mates on total points, including five World Champions. The only exceptions were in 1984 when Niki Lauda won by half a point, and in Prost's first F1 season, when he was beaten by John Watson. In 1988, although Prost scored more points in total than his team-mate Ayrton Senna, only the best eleven of sixteen results counted towards the championship, which Senna won.
|Prost's points[1]
|Team-mates' points[1]
|1980 Formula One season
|John Watson (racing driver)
|1981 Formula One season
|René Arnoux
|1982 Formula One season
|René Arnoux
|1983 Formula One season
|Eddie Cheever
|1984 Formula One season
|Niki Lauda
|1985 Formula One season
|73 (76)
|Niki Lauda
|1986 Formula One season
|72 (74)
|Keke Rosberg
|1987 Formula One season
|Stefan Johansson
|1988 Formula One season
|87 (105)
|90 (94)
|Ayrton Senna
|1989 Formula One season
|76 (81)
|Ayrton Senna
|1990 Formula One season
|71 (73)
|Nigel Mansell
|1991 Formula One season
|Jean Alesi
|1993 Formula One season
|Damon Hill
Prost uses a helmet design based on the three colours of the Flag of France, those being blue, white and red, along with his name along the side. During his early career however, Prost used a basic design of white all over with some blue detail around the visor.[43] During Prost's time at Renault, he used more blue details, most notably around the rear of his helmet. Prost kept the similar design for his second spell at McLaren, the only variant being the change in sponsor logos. Prost's helmet changed when he moved to Ferrari, as his helmet now had the blue detail around the front, surrounding the visor.[44] The helmet design did not change when Prost moved to Williams; like his move from Renault to McLaren in 1984, the only change to his helmet was the change in sponsor logos.
The sponsors on Prost's helmet have been Hugo Boss, Canon (company), Elf Aquitaine, Ferrari, Honda (Acura at American Grands Prix), KicKers, Marlboro (cigarette), Michelin, Moët et Chandon, Sega and its character Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Segafredo Zanetti and Renault.
Later life
During 1994 and 1995, Prost worked as TV pundit for the French TV channel TF1.[45] He also worked for Renault as a Public relations.[45] Prost went back to his old team McLaren, working as a technical advisor; he also competed in the L'Etape du Tour, which is a bicycle race held in France.[45] More than 5000 other riders took part; Prost himself finished 12th in his category, 42nd overall.[45]
Prost Grand Prix
During 1989 Prost began to contemplate starting his own team, as his relationship with his McLaren teammate, Ayrton Senna, had turned sour. Prost and John Barnard, formerly chief designer at McLaren, came close to founding a team in 1990; but a lack of sponsorship meant that this was not possible, so Prost moved to Ferrari. After falling out with the Italian team at the end of 1991, Prost found himself without a drive for 1992; after the failure of extensive negotiations with Guy Ligier about buying his Ligier team, Prost decided to join Williams for 1993.[46] In 1995, when Prost was working for Renault, people began to assume that a Prost-Renault team would be formed in the near future. Renault refused Prost's request to supply engines for his team, ending the speculation.[46]
On 13 February 1997, Prost bought the Ligier team from Flavio Briatore and renamed it "Prost Grand Prix".[47] The day after he bought the team, Prost signed a three-year deal with French car manufacturer Peugeot, who would supply the team with engines for the 1998 Formula One season through the 2000 Formula One season.[47] For the team's first season, Prost kept one of Ligier's 1996 drivers, Olivier Panis, who had won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix the previous year; Japan driver Shinji Nakano was signed to partner Panis. The team raced with the Mugen-Honda engines used by Ligier the previous season. Things looked promising at the start of the season, as the team picked up two points on its Grand Prix debut in 1997 Australian Grand Prix when Olivier Panis finished fifth. The team scored a further 13 points before Panis broke his leg in an accident during the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix. He was replaced by Minardi's Jarno Trulli. From there, things started to go downhill slightly, the team scored only five points during Panis' recovery. The Frenchman came back at the end of the season to race the final three Grand Prix. Prost GP finished sixth in the constructors' championship in its first season, with 21 points.
Prost became the president of Prost Grand Prix at the start of 1998 Formula One season. With Peugeot supplying the engines for Prost GP, Mugen-Honda decided to supply the Jordan Grand Prix team. Prost GP scored a single point during the season, Jarno Trulli finishing sixth in 1998 Belgian Grand Prix.
1999 Formula One season was a crucial year for Prost GP.[48] Prost hired John Barnard as a technical consultant,[47] Barnard's B3 Technologies company helping Loic Bigois and the design of the AP02. Panis and Trulli agreed to stay on with the team for the season. While the car did not prove to be a major concern, the Peugeot engine proved to be heavy and unreliable.
Peugeot's final year as Prost's engine supplier in 2000 Formula One season saw some optimism, Prost hiring his 1991 Ferrari team mate Jean Alesi to drive the lead car and Germany Nick Heidfeld, who had won the 1999 Formula 3000 season International Formula 3000 championship, to partner him. The season proved to be yet another disastrous one, with newly hired technical director Alan Jenkins fired midway through the year. Prost restructured the team, hiring Joan Villadelprat as the managing director and replacing Jenkins with Henri Durand as the team's new technical director.[47]
2001 Formula One season saw some much needed optimism for the team as Ferrari agreed to be the team's engine supplier for the season, the team now moving in the right direction.[47] But the money ran out at the start of the 2002 Formula One season season and Prost was out of business, leaving debts of around $30 million.[47]
After Prost Grand Prix
During 2002, Prost spent time with his family and competed in eight bicycle races, finishing third in the Granite – Mont Lozère.[49] The Frenchman raced in the Andros Trophy in 2003, finishing second in the championship behind Yvan Muller;[50] he also became an Ambassador for Uniroyal, a position he would keep until May 2006.[45]
Prost continued to compete in the Andros Trophy, winning the title with Toyota in 2006/07 and 2007/08.[51][52][53]
Complete Formula One results
(F1 driver results legend 2) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
|1980 Formula One season
|Marlboro (cigarette) Team McLaren
|McLaren McLaren M29
|Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV
| 1980 Argentine Grand Prix
| 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1980 South African Grand Prix
|1980 United States Grand Prix West
|McLaren McLaren M29
| 1980 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1980 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1980 French Grand Prix
| 1980 British Grand Prix
| 1980 German Grand Prix
| 1980 Austrian Grand Prix
|McLaren McLaren M30
| 1980 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1980 Italian Grand Prix
| 1980 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1980 United States Grand Prix
|1981 Formula One season
|Renault F1 Elf Aquitaine
|Renault F1 Renault RE20
|Renault F1 V6 engine (Turbo-charged)
| 1981 United States Grand Prix West
| 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1981 Argentine Grand Prix
| 1981 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1981 Belgian Grand Prix
|Renault F1 Renault RE30
| 1981 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1981 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1981 French Grand Prix
| 1981 British Grand Prix
| 1981 German Grand Prix
| 1981 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1981 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1981 Italian Grand Prix
| 1981 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
|1982 Formula One season
|Renault F1 Elf Aquitaine
|Renault F1 Renault RE30
|Renault F1 V6 engine (Turbo-charged)
| 1982 South African Grand Prix
| 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1982 United States Grand Prix West
| 1982 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1982 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1982 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1982 Detroit Grand Prix
| 1982 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1982 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1982 British Grand Prix
| 1982 French Grand Prix
| 1982 German Grand Prix
| 1982 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1982 Swiss Grand Prix
| 1982 Italian Grand Prix
| 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
|1983 Formula One season
|Renault F1 Elf Aquitaine
|Renault F1 Renault RE30
|Renault F1 V6 engine (Turbo-charged)
| 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
|Renault F1 Renault RE40
| 1983 United States Grand Prix West
| 1983 French Grand Prix
| 1983 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1983 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1983 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1983 Detroit Grand Prix
| 1983 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1983 British Grand Prix
| 1983 German Grand Prix
| 1983 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1983 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1983 Italian Grand Prix
| 1983 European Grand Prix
| 1983 South African Grand Prix
|1984 Formula One season
|Marlboro (cigarette) Team McLaren
|McLaren McLaren MP4/2
|Techniques d'Avant Garde V6 engine (Turbo-charged)
| 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1984 South African Grand Prix
| 1984 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1984 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1984 French Grand Prix
| 1984 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1984 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1984 Detroit Grand Prix
| 1984 Dallas Grand Prix
| 1984 British Grand Prix
| 1984 German Grand Prix
| 1984 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1984 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1984 Italian Grand Prix
| 1984 European Grand Prix
| 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix
|1985 Formula One season
|Marlboro (cigarette) Team McLaren
|McLaren McLaren MP4/2
|Techniques d'Avant Garde V6 engine (Turbo-charged)
| 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1985 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1985 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1985 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1985 Detroit Grand Prix
| 1985 French Grand Prix
| 1985 British Grand Prix
| 1985 German Grand Prix
| 1985 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1985 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1985 Italian Grand Prix
| 1985 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1985 European Grand Prix
| 1985 South African Grand Prix
| 1985 Australian Grand Prix
|73 (76)
|1986 Formula One season
|Marlboro (cigarette) Team McLaren
|McLaren McLaren MP4/2
|Techniques d'Avant Garde V6 engine (Turbo-charged)
| 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1986 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1986 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1986 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1986 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1986 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1986 Detroit Grand Prix
| 1986 French Grand Prix
| 1986 British Grand Prix
| 1986 German Grand Prix
| 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 1986 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1986 Italian Grand Prix
| 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1986 Mexican Grand Prix
| 1986 Australian Grand Prix
|72 (74)
|1987 Formula One season
|Marlboro (cigarette) Team McLaren
|McLaren McLaren MP4/3
|Techniques d'Avant Garde V6 engine (Turbo-charged)
| 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1987 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1987 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1987 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1987 Detroit Grand Prix
| 1987 French Grand Prix
| 1987 British Grand Prix
| 1987 German Grand Prix
| 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 1987 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1987 Italian Grand Prix
| 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1987 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1987 Mexican Grand Prix
| 1987 Japanese Grand Prix
| 1987 Australian Grand Prix
|1988 Formula One season
|Honda Marlboro (cigarette) Team McLaren
|McLaren McLaren MP4/4
|Honda Racing F1 V6 engine (Turbo-charged)
| 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1988 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1988 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1988 Mexican Grand Prix
| 1988 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1988 Detroit Grand Prix
| 1988 French Grand Prix
| 1988 British Grand Prix
| 1988 German Grand Prix
| 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 1988 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1988 Italian Grand Prix
| 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1988 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1988 Japanese Grand Prix
| 1988 Australian Grand Prix
|87 (105)
|1989 Formula One season
|Honda Marlboro (cigarette) Team McLaren
|McLaren McLaren MP4/5
|Honda Racing F1 V10 engine
| 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1989 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1989 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1989 Mexican Grand Prix
| 1989 United States Grand Prix
| 1989 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1989 French Grand Prix
| 1989 British Grand Prix
| 1989 German Grand Prix
| 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 1989 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1989 Italian Grand Prix
| 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1989 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1989 Japanese Grand Prix
| 1989 Australian Grand Prix
|76 (81)
|1990 Formula One season
|Scuderia Ferrari
|Ferrari 641
|Ferrari V12 engine
| 1990 United States Grand Prix
| 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1990 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1990 Monaco Grand Prix
|71 (73)
|Ferrari 641/2
| 1990 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1990 Mexican Grand Prix
| 1990 French Grand Prix
| 1990 British Grand Prix
| 1990 German Grand Prix
| 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 1990 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1990 Italian Grand Prix
| 1990 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1990 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1990 Japanese Grand Prix
| 1990 Australian Grand Prix
|1991 Formula One season
|Scuderia Ferrari
|Ferrari 642
|Ferrari V12 engine
| 1991 United States Grand Prix
| 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1991 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1991 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1991 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1991 Mexican Grand Prix
|Ferrari 643
| 1991 French Grand Prix
| 1991 British Grand Prix
| 1991 German Grand Prix
| 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 1991 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1991 Italian Grand Prix
| 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1991 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1991 Japanese Grand Prix
|1991 Australian Grand Prix
|1993 Formula One season
|Canon (company) WilliamsF1 Renault
|WilliamsF1 Williams FW15C
|Renault F1 V10 engine
| 1993 South African Grand Prix
| 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix
| 1993 European Grand Prix
| 1993 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1993 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1993 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1993 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1993 French Grand Prix
| 1993 British Grand Prix
| 1993 German Grand Prix
| 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix
| 1993 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1993 Italian Grand Prix
| 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1993 Japanese Grand Prix
| 1993 Australian Grand Prix
Further reading
- Alan Henry, Alain Prost (Champion Series) ISBN 0-946132-30-5
- Pierre Ménard, Alain Prost: The Science of Racing (Formula 1 Legends S.) ISBN 2-84707-062-1
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Up until 1990 Formula One season, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
- ↑ The Independent (London), Nov 21, 1999, Retrieved 8 March 2008; Jet, December 13, 1999, Retrieved 8 March 2008; Prostfan.com - Profile, Retrieved 8 March 2008
- ↑ Roebuck, Nigel (1986) Grand Prix Greats p. 131 Book Club Associates ISBN 0-85059-792-7
- ↑ Hall of Fame — Alain Prost, Formula1.com. Paragraph 6. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- ↑ 8W — Who? — Alain Prost, Forix.com. Paragraph 24. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- ↑ Alain's Biography (1921–54), ProstFan.com. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- ↑ Alain Prost Siblings, ProstFan.com. Retrieved 25 September 2006.
- ↑ Hall of Fame — Alain Prost, Formula1.com. Paragraph 2. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- ↑ Hall of Fame — Alain Prost, Formula1.com. Paragraph 1. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- ↑ - Nicolas' career year by year, 2003 - 2008, ProstFan.com. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ↑ Alain Prost Information, ProstFan.com]. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
- ↑ There were several national Formula Renault championships in Europe.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Alain Prost, GrandPrix.com. Retrieved October 2006.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Roebuck, Nigel Grand Prix Greats 1986, p. 126. Book Club Associates ISBN 0-85059-792-7
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Roebuck, Nigel Grand Prix Greats 1986, p. 129. Book Club Associates ISBN 0-85059-792-7
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Hall of Fame — Alain Prost, formula1.com. Retrieved 7 October 2006.
- ↑ Prost wins under a cloud of controversy, GPRacing.net192.com. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
- ↑ "1985 San Marino Grand Prix". GPRacing.net192.com. http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/407.cfm. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
- ↑ "1986 Australian Grand Prix". GPRacing.net192.com. http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/436.cfm. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
- ↑ "Grand Prix Results: German GP, 1986". GrandPrix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr430.html. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ↑ "8W - Who? - Alain Prost". Forix.com Paragraph 18. http://www.forix.com/8w/prost.html. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame - Alain Prost". Formula1.com Paragraph 7. http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/36/. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
- ↑ "Grand Prix Results: Japanese GP, 1989". GrandPrix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr483.html. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
- ↑ prostfan.com - Ayrton Senna by Alain Prost
- ↑ Mansell, Nigel My Autobiography page 222 Collins Willow ISBN 0-00-218497-4
- ↑ Murray Walker & Simon Taylor Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes p. 108, paragraph 2. Virgin Books, ISBN 1-85227-918-4
- ↑ Zapelloni, Umberto. Formula Ferrari. Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 17. ISBN 0-340-83471-4.
- ↑ Murray Walker & Simon Taylor, Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes p. 115, lines 6–9. Virgin Books, ISBN 1-85227-918-4
- ↑ "Hall of Fame — Alain Prost". Formula1.com, paragraph 9. http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/36/. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Menard and Vassal (2003), p. 138.
- ↑ "Grand Prix Results: Portuguese GP, 1993". GrandPrix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr546.html. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
- ↑ "Ayrton Senna by Alain Prost". ProstFan.com, paragraph 50. http://www.prostfan.com/senna2.htm. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
- ↑ Grand Prix Results: Portuguese GP, 1988, GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
- ↑ Hughes, Mark. The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia Of Formula One. Hermes House. pp. 72, lines 13–27. ISBN 1-84309-864-4.
- ↑ Hughes, Mark. The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia Of Formula One. Hermes House. pp. 75, lines 8–17. ISBN 1-84309-864-4.
- ↑ Hughes, Mark. The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One. Hermes House. pp. 75, lines 18–29. ISBN 1-84309-864-4.
- ↑ Ayrton Senna attacks Jean-Marie Balestre, GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 11 October 2006.
- ↑ Allsop, Derick. Designs on Victory: On the Grand Prix Trail With Benetton. Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-178311-9.
- ↑ Fan review of Grand Prix with image of pair on podium. http://www.farzadsf1gallery.com/features/adel93.html. Retrieved January 28 2007.
- ↑ Open Warfare, GPRacing.net192.com. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
- ↑ Ayrton Senna — By Alain Prost, ProstFan.com. Paragraph 3. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- ↑ Hamilton, Maurice. Frank Williams. Macmillan. pp. 234. ISBN 0-333-71716-3.
- ↑ Grande Prěmio da Argentina de 1980 LookWeb.com.br. Retrieved 12 October 2006
- ↑ Alain Prost Helmet JmJauto.com. Retrieved 12 October 2006
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 Alain Prost Information - Alain's career year by year, 1973 - 2006 ProstFan.com. Retrieved 11 October 2006
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Team Prost - a dream or reality? GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 12 October 2006
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructor > Prost Grand Prix GrandPrix.com. Retrieved September 8 2006
- ↑ Jean-Michel Desnoues; Patrick Camus & Jean-Marc Loubat Formula 1 99 . Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-606-0
- ↑ Alain Prost 2002 Bicycle Racing, ProstFan.com. Retrieved 11 October 2006.
- ↑ Trophée Andros Championship Standings, p. 3. ProstFan.com. Retrieved 11 October 2006.
- ↑ Trophée Andros Championship Standings, p. 4. ProstFan.com, retrieved 11 October 2006.
- ↑ Trophée Andros Championship Standings, p. 5. ProstFan.com, retrieved 11 October 2006.
- ↑ Trophée Andros, ProstFan.com. Retrieved 11 October 2006.
All Formula One race and championship results are taken from:
- Official Formula One website, Results for 1980–93 seasons. Retrieved 16 August 2006.
- Official Formula One website, Results for 1997–2001 seasons. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
External links
- Alain Prost - fan page: interviews, photos, statistics, regularly updated
- Grand Prix History - Hall of Fame
- Alain Prost statistics
- Prost vs Senna on Karts video - Footage from 1993 Paris Bercy Karting Event
- Alain Prost Videos - courtesy of Classic F1 Videos
|Sporting positions
|Preceded by
Elio de Angelis
|List of Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race winners
| Succeeded by
Mauro Baldi
|Preceded by
Patrick Depailler (1973)
|French Formula Three Championship
| Succeeded by
Alain Ferté
|Preceded by
Jan Lammers
|European Formula Three Championship
| Succeeded by
Michele Alboreto
|Preceded by
Niki Lauda
|List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
1985 Formula One season-1986 Formula One season
| Succeeded by
Nelson Piquet
|Preceded by
Ayrton Senna
|List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
1989 Formula One season
| Succeeded by
Ayrton Senna
|Preceded by
Nigel Mansell
|List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
1993 Formula One season
| Succeeded by
Michael Schumacher
|Preceded by
Jackie Stewart
27 wins
(1965 Formula One season–1973 Formula One season)
|List of Formula One driver records
51 wins,
28th at the 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix
| Succeeded by
Michael Schumacher
91 wins,
52nd at the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix
|Awards and achievements
|Preceded by
Niki Lauda
International Racing Driver Award
| Succeeded by
Nigel Mansell
|Preceded by
Murray Walker
Colin McRae
Gregor Grant Award
| Succeeded by
Leo Mehl
Emerson Fittipaldi
|Prost, Alain Marie Pascal
|Retired French Formula One Driver
|24 February 1955
|Saint-Chamond, France


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"Effective air, space and cyberspace operations depend on integrated effects across the joint force. The key is command and control, and the modernized AOC provides warfighters with the secure, flexible and agile C2 capabilities necessary for meeting the security challenges of the future," Twyman said.In conjunction with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Northrop Grumman will modernize the AOC by developing a secure, streamlined computing environment for legacy and stove-piped systems. The common computing environment will reduce manual information sharing between systems and decrease information technology footprint thereby lowering total ownership costs. AOC modernization will also accelerate the integration of new applications and enable flexibility to deliver modular, mission-tailorable capabilities to warfighters. The AOC gives the Air Force an enhanced operational-level command and control capability for use in every operational theater. It provides the Joint Force Air Component commander with the core capability to plan, task and execute theaterwide operations in the air, space and cyber domains. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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The Liberal Curmudgeon
Liberal commentary that attempts to make sense out of the mess we're in.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Joseph E. Stiglitz: Let's Stop Subsidizing Tax Dodgers
Bill Moyers interviewed Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who criticized the tax rate paid by the one percent and corporations that hold and invest money abroad. He called for a progressive tax code that would help create jobs instead of just benefiting the wealthy, who use their wealth to promote the current regressive code: "We have a tax system that reflects not the interest of the middle. We have a tax system that reflects the interest of the one percent… What I want to do is create a tax system that has incentives to create jobs. And if you tell a corporation, 'Look, if you don't create jobs, you're taking out of our system, you're not putting anything back, you're going to pay a high tax. But if you put back into our system by investing, then you can get your tax rate down.' That seems to me common sense, particularly in a time like today, when 20 million Americans need a full-time job and can't get one." Watch:
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