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.
ALAIN PROSTWhen you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.
More Alain Prost Quotes
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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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Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
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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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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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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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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.
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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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It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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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 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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I’m brave to say that I won’t take this sort of risk.
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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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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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