Does it scare me, driving into nothing at 300kph? – Of course it does – I’m not an idiot.
ALAIN PROSTWhen I drove for British teams… they called me The Tadpole because I was too small to be a frog.
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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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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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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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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 was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.
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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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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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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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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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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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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 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 always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend.
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I have always had this mentality because I hated to break anything on the car.
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