Formula One Features — November 1997

The 1997 Formula 1 season will be remembered for the controversy over the final race to determine the Drivers' World Championship. However, this will be to devalue the year as not only being one of the most competitive and exciting for some time, but also one full of technical interest, although much of it was well hidden.

Alain Prost is a pocket-sized person, but as a racing driver he was a giant. Now 42, the twisty-nosed, curly-haired Frenchman has embarked on a new career as a Formula 1 team owner, his intention being to go on winning.

What a year! Way back in March it looked as though Jacques Villeneuve would sweep all before him in the 1997 World Championship but it all went horribly wrong and for most of the season an inspired Michael Schumacher led the title race, scoring memorable and brilliant wins at Monaco and Spa.