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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
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
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
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
Sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.
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Better Bit Help Mentality People Sometimes Team Understand
It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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Always Better Contact Direct Everyone Language Speak Team
I like the mentality of the Americans. It’s like when you talk about money.
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Country Like Mentality
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.
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Analyse Begin During Know Practice Race Win
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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Fact Judge Long Only Sport Term Thing
In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.
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Finish Four Place Seventh Three Time
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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Career Fact Judge Long Race Season Sport Term Thing
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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Always Effort Go Ideal Limit Minimum Pole Possible Race Say Speed Think Win
It’s not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.
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Attitude Disadvantage Good
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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Country Number One People Problem Some Success
You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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Always Best Compromise Team
Maybe I am not French, maybe I am from nowhere.
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Country Maybe Nowhere

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