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 PROSTDo you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!
More Alain Prost Quotes
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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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It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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You want to have fun but you also want to work well. Sometimes I was quite happy at Ferrari, because we would have fun, but then they could not stop having fun and go back to the real work.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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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 think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
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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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Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!
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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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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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Maybe I am not French, maybe I am from nowhere.
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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 always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend.
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When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.
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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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