I have always had this mentality because I hated to break anything on the car.
ALAIN PROSTPeople don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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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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I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend.
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Without going to what I think is my limit. I always say that my ideal is to get pole with the minimum effort, and to win the race at the slowest speed possible.
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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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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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One of my biggest problems this season was with the clutch at the start of the race. I hate to risk the car.
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I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.
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You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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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 work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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I’m brave to say that I won’t take this sort of risk.
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If I could have pushed hard and attacked. But then I would have had a good chance of making a mistake.
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Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
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The people who criticise you will not be the ones taking care of your legs when you are in your wheelchair.
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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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