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.
ALAIN PROSTI like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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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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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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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 work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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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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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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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 is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.
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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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Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality.
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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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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 no problem with the people who work hard to get success. But I think people are very jealous about success.
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