I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.
ALAIN PROSTIn 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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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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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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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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Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality.
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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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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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Sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.
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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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I don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard on the car.
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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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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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It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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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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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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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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