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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.

Alain Prost

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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Always Effort Go Ideal Limit Minimum Pole Possible Race Say Speed Think Win
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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Feel Fix Flat Good Like Out Outside Race Time Very Win
You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
ALAIN PROST

Always Best Compromise Team
People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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Car Drive Maybe People Pleasure Understand
It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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Attitude Disadvantage Good
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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Career Fact Judge Long Race Season Sport Term Thing
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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Everyone Gather Mad Motore Push Race Seventh Think Time Trend Win
People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don’t know.
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Car Condition Drove never People Unaware
Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!
ALAIN PROST

Centimetre Helmet Know Make Much Really Tallest
That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.
ALAIN PROST

Another Hate Important Part Race Success
I think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
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Bit English Maybe Reserve Something Stupid Think
When I look fast, I’m not smooth and I am going slowly. And when I look slow, I am smooth and going fast.
ALAIN PROST

Fast Go Look Slow Smooth
I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.
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Build Confidence Experience Important Interest Very Well
I don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard on the car.
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Car Curb Go Hard Over Want
It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
ALAIN PROST

Always Better Contact Direct Everyone Language Speak Team
Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality.
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Better Mentality Result Some Sometimes Think

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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