He is called "the Professor." Alain Prost, four-time Formula 1 world champion (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993), is the smartest driver the sport has ever produced. Where Senna attacked head-on, Prost analyzed, calculated, preserved. Like a roasting master who knows every phase of his temperature curve, Prost knew exactly when to accelerate and when to ease off.

Saint-Chamond, Loire: the roots of a champion

Alain Marie Pascal Prost was born on February 24, 1955, in Saint-Chamond, Loire. This region of France, between Lyon and the Massif Central, is also home to the great vineyards of Côtes-du-Rhône — and a strong coffee culture rooted in the working-class and industrial history of the area.

In the working-class cafés of Saint-Étienne, a few kilometers from Saint-Chamond, people drank strong, black coffee without ceremony — an honest, hardworking coffee. Perhaps this is where that discreet rigor, that unpretentious efficiency that characterized Prost's entire career, comes from.

For F1 enthusiasts passing through Quebec, Carrera Café is the perfect place to celebrate this heritage. A well-pulled espresso, prepared with the same analytical precision that Prost applied to every turn. Coffee as a field of expression for a philosophy: victory through intelligence.

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