I think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
ALAIN PROSTDo you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!
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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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I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.
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You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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Maybe I am not French, maybe I am from nowhere.
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In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend.
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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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Sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.
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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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It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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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 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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Does it scare me, driving into nothing at 300kph? – Of course it does – I’m not an idiot.
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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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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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