A fresh-faced Alain Prost made his F1 debut at the Teddy Mayer-led McLaren team during the 1980 season. France’s latest hopeful, who would go on to become a four-time world champion (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993), is pictured above at Zolder surrounded by fellow countrymen Patrick Depailler and Jean-Pierre Jarier.

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