When 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.
ALAIN PROSTPeople who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don’t know.
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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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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. 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.
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I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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A German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best.
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When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.
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So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.
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In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
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It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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I work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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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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You want to have fun but you also want to work well. Sometimes I was quite happy at Ferrari, because we would have fun, but then they could not stop having fun and go back to the real work.
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You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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