Let's not be too hasty to knock poor Mazza: at the end of last year, Minardi looked like going nowhere, with loss of sponsors, and nobody wanted to buy the team. Prost had the Ferrari engine and probably even some rear suspension bits to go with the engine - it looked a winner, and I was duped into selection the Prost in one of my Fantasy teams. Who can blame Mazza for going with the Prost? At the time, it looked like his best chance of proving himself.
Who wouldn't have jumped at that chance? Only Tristran spotted the fact that Prost were running on low weight. We all that that this would be Alain's year. Look how well sauber is doing with the same engine.