Formula 1 legend Alain Prost reportedly injured during robbery by masked gang in Switzerland
Four-time Formula 1 champion Alain Prost was injured after his home was raided by a group of masked men, according to a new report from Switzerland.
Swiss Blick store reported that the motor racing legend’s home in Nyon, about 25 km north of Geneva, was the target of a theft around 8:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
Although police have not officially released the names of the victims, they have confirmed that a robbery took place and that a family was targeted.
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Formula 1 racing great Alain Prost and his family have been victims of a theft, according to a report from Swiss media outlet Blick. ((Photo by Jakob Ebrey/LAT Images))
“Several masked individuals entered the house. Once inside, they threatened the occupants and lightly injured a family member in the head, in circumstances which are still under investigation,” police said in a statement reported by BBC Sport.
“The attackers then forced another family member to open a safe before fleeing,” the statement added.
The Swiss and French police are currently working to find the perpetrators.
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Prost is considered one of Formula One’s greatest drivers, having competed from 1980 to 1993, driving for McLaren, Renault, Ferrari and Williams.
Alain Prost has won four Formula 1 championships. ((Photo by Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images))
The Frenchman won the World Drivers’ Championships in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993, and his four victories place him tied with Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen on the list of career championships. They are behind Juan Manuel Fangio with five, and Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher, who each have seven.
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Prost’s most memorable streak came at McLaren in the late 1980s, when he participated in intense championship battles with his then-teammate, F1 legend Ayrton Senna.
Ayrton Senna (left) and Alain Prost (right) in 1989 with the McLaren-Honda MP4/5 at the Brazilian Grand Prix. (Photo by Paul-Henri Cahier/Getty Images)
After retiring from F1, Prost worked in television, managed his own team known as Prost Grand Prix and most recently worked as an advisor for the Alpine Formula 1 team, a position he left in 2022.
