I was looking at the history of the sport and I couldn’t understand why there have been so many good South American drivers, especially Brazilians.
ALAIN PROSTThat 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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In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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I work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
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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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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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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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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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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 don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard 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 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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Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!
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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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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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