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 PROSTSome Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.
More Alain Prost Quotes
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Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality.
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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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I have had some problems because the French don’t like people to have success, they don’t like the number one.
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I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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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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I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.
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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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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 it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.
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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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In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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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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Does it scare me, driving into nothing at 300kph? – Of course it does – I’m not an idiot.
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I work very hard and they don’t appreciate that.
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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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