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So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.

Alain Prost

People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don’t know.
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Car Condition Drove never People Unaware
I think maybe the English don’t want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.
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Bit English Maybe Reserve Something Stupid Think
Does it scare me, driving into nothing at 300kph? – Of course it does – I’m not an idiot.
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Course Drive Idiot Nothing Scare
You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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Always Best Compromise Team
When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.
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Feel Good Race Very Win
In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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Finish Four Place Seventh Three Time
I don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard on the car.
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Car Curb Go Hard Over Want
I have always had this mentality because I hated to break anything on the car.
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Always Anything Break Car Mentality
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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Attack Change Could Good Hard Make Mistake Push
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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Best Bit Convince Country Good Little Quiet Team
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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Another Hate Important Part Race Success
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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Absolute All Below Day Go Limit never Right Same Speed Test
It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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Attitude Disadvantage Good
I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.
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Build Confidence Experience Important Interest Very Well
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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Everyone Gather Mad Motore Push Race Seventh Think Time Trend Win
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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Biggest Clutch Problem Race Risk Season Start

So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.

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So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.

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