Friday April 7th, 2000

Alain Prost is unhappy with his Formula One team's lack of progress and less than full support from Peugeot.

"I feel frustrated because for the moment Prost-Peugeot is at a zero level. We mustn't be afraid of the truth: it's zero," the Prost team boss said in an interview to be published in Saturday's edition of the French daily Le Figaro.

"Let's say we haven't managed to really tune our violins with Peugeot...I expect a constructor to get involved 100 percent," he told Le Figaro at Imola ahead of Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix.

"We don't have the team France deserves. I've always said I was doing this project for France. If we don't make it, it's France that will have lost," he said.

The Prost team, whose drivers this season are experienced Frenchman Jean Alesi and German newcomer Nick Heidfeld, were seventh last season with nine points in the constructors championship.

Asked if he would still be in the sport in five years time, Prost said: "I sincerely don't know. It's quite possible. That depends on my motivation, my pleasure.

"I've not enjoyed much these last two years, not at all in fact. I'm hoping for better days."