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Alain Prost

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I remember in the first part of the race I was sixth and I could have gone quicker, but I had to go slow. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done.


— Alain Prost


#difficult #difficult things #done #ever #first

I think maybe the English don't want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.


— Alain Prost


#bit #english #i #i think #look

I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.


— Alain Prost


#confidence #experience #i #important #interested

I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk.


— Alain Prost


#i #risk #say #sort #take

In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.


— Alain Prost


#four #i #place #seventh #three

It's always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone - sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.


— Alain Prost


#always #better #bit #contact #direct

It's not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.


— Alain Prost


#could #disadvantage #f1 #good #too

Maybe I am not French, maybe I am from nowhere.


— Alain Prost


#french #i #i am #maybe #nowhere

One of my biggest problems this season was with the clutch at the start of the race. I hate to risk the car.


— Alain Prost


#biggest problems #car #clutch #hate #i

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.


— Alain Prost


#fact #in fact #judge #only #race






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Mutual admiration turned to all-out hatred with the Frenchman accusing his Brazilian teammate of "dangerous driving" and of receiving more than a fair share of attention from both McLaren and Honda. The Frenchman had a clause in his contract which prevented rival Ayrton Senna from joining the team that year. Prost was part of a new-look driver line-up at Williams with test driver Damon Hill coming in to replace Riccardo Patrese who had left to join Benetton.

He finiAlain Prostd in the points on his Formula One début in Argentina and took his first race victory at his home Grand Prix in France a year later while he was driving for the factory Renault team. He progressed through motor sport's junior ranks winning the French and European Formula Three championships before joining the McLaren Formula One team in 1980 at the age of 25. Prost employed a smooth relaxed style behind the wheel deliberately modeling himself on personal heroes like Jackie Stewart and Jim Clark.

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