Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!
ALAIN PROSTIn 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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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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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
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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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People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don’t know.
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I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend.
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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 have always had this mentality because I hated to break anything on the car.
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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 think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
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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 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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I work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can’t see that from the outside.
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