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 PROSTSometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality.
More Alain Prost Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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I don’t like to go over curbs, because I don’t want to be hard on the car.
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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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You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.
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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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I have no problem with the people who work hard to get success. But I think people are very jealous about success.
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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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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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People don’t understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it’s wet.
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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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It’s always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone.
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