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.
ALAIN PROSTA German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best.
More Alain Prost Quotes
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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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I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend.
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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 work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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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.
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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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It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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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.
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Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality.
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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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Maybe I am not French, maybe I am from nowhere.
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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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If I could have pushed hard and attacked. But then I would have had a good chance of making a mistake.
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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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