I have had some problems because the French don’t like people to have success, they don’t like the number one.
ALAIN PROSTDoes it scare me, driving into nothing at 300kph? – Of course it does – I’m not an idiot.
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I have always had this mentality because I hated to break anything on the car.
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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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It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.
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In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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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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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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That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.
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Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
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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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You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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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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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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I was looking at the history of the sport and I couldn’t understand why there have been so many good South American drivers, especially Brazilians.
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