Hi everybody, I'm Nolan from Past Gas by Donut Media, we're an automotive history show.

It's kind of like hanging out in the garage with your friends listening in the

Mattel, a great story from automotive history. On our next episode of Past Gas,

Alan Prost was a fiery Frenchman and an elite driver known for dominating the track

like no other driver before him. But along with his unrivaled success, the

professor had an extremely combustible personality and made more than one

enemy on his path to glory. But how did the son of a small town handyman become

an F1 driver in the first place? What led to Prost's legendary personal feud with

Erich and Senna? And how does Alan's legacy stand up against recent

grates like Schumacher and Hamilton? It's the story of the fastest Frenchman in

F1 history, Alan Prost, and the feud that captivated the world of

motorsport. You can find Past Gas wherever you get your podcasts, check it out.

It's September 21st, 1996, and Kelsey Grammer is on top of the world, or at least

Hollywood. The Frazier star powers his shiny new Dodge Viper through the

winding roads of Mulholland Drive far above the shimmering lights of Los Angeles.

The car is stuffed with horsepower, without a hint of traction control to be

found. Grammer, perhaps inspired by the Viper, has supercharged himself also with

a proprietary blend of drugs and alcohol that have given him enough Bojack

horsepower to feel like the laws of physics don't even apply. This was the 90s

and supercars as well as Dr. Frazier Crane were having a major moment. For any

car enthusiast, it'd be a dream to drive, but not for Dr. Frazier Crane, who had

very publicly renounced his sobriety on a Thursday night at a James Taylor

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