He won seven races and secured the championship with two races to spare. It was a clinical dissection of the field. While fans lamented the lack of a wheel-to-wheel title fight, purists admired Prost’s ability to manage a season. It was his fourth World Championship, a record at the time, tying him with Juan Manuel Fangio.
Ayrton Senna, conversely, was in a fragile state. His McLaren team had lost the dominant Honda engines and was forced to use customer Ford engines. Senna knew the car wasn't a winner. He initially signed a race-by-race contract, unsure if he wanted to endure a losing season. But as the season progressed, his motivation shifted from winning the championship to simply humiliating the faster Williams cars. 1993 formula 1 season