Sep.27 (GMM) Alain Prost has admitted he was amazed when he tuned in on television to recent grands prix.

The four time world champion recently tested the Renault with which he contested the 1983 season, and said it was an eye-opener in contrast to the sport's most recent races.

"I wonder now if the drivers are not too disconnected with a sense of risk," Prost told the French sports daily L'Equipe.

"In Belgium and Italy they seemed to be taking risks in the strangest places. When Webber overtook Alonso at Spa ... honestly. And the same with the pass of Vettel at Monza, with two wheels on the grass.

"You can get away with these things nine times, but the tenth ... I'd like to see them drive my car of 1983, just so they realise what they are doing," he added.

56-year-old Prost, who said becoming a team owner is the biggest regret of his career, said he would be "very frustrated" if he was a driver in today's era.

"The driver was always important but it's not the same now," said the Frenchman. "You can see it in the gaps between the teammates -- sometimes it is a tenth now where in the past it could be a second or nearly two."

Prost is also critical of Michael Schumacher's return to F1.

"If the goal was to return to be world champion, then it was ridiculous," he said. "If instead he said he was doing it to help Mercedes and Rosberg, then at least it might be seen as a noble gesture."

Latest F1 News - Mobile version

26 Feb: New Ferrari not quickest in field - Domenicali 26 Feb: Red Bull still best in 2013 - Tost 26 Feb: 2014 French grand prix 'possible' - Prost 26 Feb: Danica Patrick 'not interested' in F1 switch 26 Feb: Report - Gilles Simon working on F1 engine for Honda 26 Feb: Gutierrez plays down link to Carlos Slim 26 Feb: Caterham exhaust 'legal' insists van der Garde 26 Feb: McLaren replaces Mercedes-bound Lowe 25 Feb: 'Engine maps' trouble for Red Bull, Lotus - report 25 Feb: Mercedes-bound Lowe to miss 2013 opener - report 25 Feb: Mercedes 'in group of teams' behind Red Bull - Lauda 25 Feb: Gutierrez expects Hulkenberg to beat him early in 2013 25 Feb: New Ferrari 'much better' than 2012 - Massa 25 Feb: Teams 'will adapt' to new tyre situation - Gutierrez 25 Feb: Tight rules make today's F1 cars 'the same' - Forghieri 25 Feb: Williams removes controversial exhaust trick 25 Feb: Contract 'conflicts' cause of Marussia test snub - Razia 25 Feb: Lotus to fight Red Bull for title - Gutierrez 25 Feb: Marussia 'ahead of Caterham' - Chilton 25 Feb: Sutil will not stay in F1 as test driver The latest F1 News - Mobile Version