In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. I pushed like mad, yet everyone was gathered around the winner and they were thinking that I was just trundling around. But that’s motor racing.
ALAIN PROSTWhen I test I never go right to the limit. Only because when you are below the limit you can go at the same speed all day, and that’s the only way you can be absolutely sure about what you are testing.
More Alain Prost Quotes
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When I look fast, I’m not smooth and I am going slowly. And when I look slow, I am smooth and going fast.
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Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
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So I know at the beginning of the race, from all that I have analysed during the practice, whether I will win the race or not.
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I work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!
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I think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
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I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend.
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Does it scare me, driving into nothing at 300kph? – Of course it does – I’m not an idiot.
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In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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I have had some problems because the French don’t like people to have success, they don’t like the number one.
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When I drove for British teams… they called me The Tadpole because I was too small to be a frog.
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It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport its the longterm. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.
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When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can’t see that from the outside.
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