Sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.
ALAIN PROSTIn 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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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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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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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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Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
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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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When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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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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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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I don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard on the car.
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You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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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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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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