Prost docuseries episode 2 charts Alain Prost's second title amid tragedy and personal loss

Episode 2 centres on Prost's second championship year

BBC iPlayer's documentary series Prost continues with Series 1, Episode 2, which examines a defining and emotionally charged period in Alain Prost's Formula One career.

According to the series synopsis, the episode covers "a year marked by tragedy and personal loss, Alain Prost triumphs with his second title". The instalment runs for 23 minutes and sits between the origin story of Episode 1 and the later Senna rivalry chapters of the series.

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The six-part Series 1 is presented as a chronological portrait of Prost's life in motorsport:

• Episode 1 – Alain Prost launches his legendary career in motorsport when he discovers karting. 26 mins
• Episode 2 – In a year marked by tragedy and personal loss, Alain Prost triumphs with his second title. 23 mins
• Episode 3 – Alain Prost channels his grief into racing amid competition with Ayrton Senna. 27 mins
• Episode 4 – As the rivalry with Senna reaches its climax, Prost bows out of Formula One. 27 mins
• Episode 5 – As Prost departs from racing, a friendship with Senna takes shape, until tragedy strikes. 26 mins

The series frames Prost's second title not only as a sporting achievement but as a personal milestone achieved against a backdrop of loss, setting up the intensifying on-track battle with Ayrton Senna that dominates the subsequent episodes.