That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.
ALAIN PROSTIt’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
More Alain Prost Quotes
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In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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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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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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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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I think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
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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.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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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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Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality.
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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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Sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.
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I have no problem with the people who work hard to get success. But I think people are very jealous about success.
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People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don’t know.
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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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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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