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.
ALAIN PROSTWithout 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.
More Alain Prost Quotes
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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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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.
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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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It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.
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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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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 have always had this mentality because I hated to break anything on the car.
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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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It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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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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I work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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