Celebrities Alain Prost, Birthday: 24 February 1955, Lorette, nr. Saint-Chamond, Loire, France

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

I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend, so I know at the beginning o...Show more »

I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend, so I know at the beginning of the race, from all that I have analyzed during the practice, whether I will win the race or not. Show less «

Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimeters taller!

When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been...Show more »

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. 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. 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. Show less «

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

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

That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finis...Show more »

That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race. Show less «

I was looking at the history of the sport and I couldn't understand why there have been so many good...Show more »

I was looking at the history of the sport and I couldn't understand why there have been so many good South American drivers, especially Brazilians. Show less «

When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.

People don't understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it's wet.

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

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

Does it scare me, driving into nothing at 300kph? - Of course it does - I'm not an idiot...

It's always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone ...Show more »

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. Show less «

When I test I never go right to the limit. Only because when you are below the limit you can go at t...Show more »

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. Show less «

I have had some problems because the French don't like people to have success, they don't like the n...Show more »

I have had some problems because the French don't like people to have success, they don't like the number one. Show less «

Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality; if I could ha...Show more »

Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality; if I could have pushed hard and attacked. But then I would have had a good chance of making a mistake. Show less «

The people who criticize you will not be the ones taking care of your legs when you are in your whee...Show more »

The people who criticize you will not be the ones taking care of your legs when you are in your wheelchair. People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don't know. Show less «

Without going to what I think is my limit. I always say that my ideal is to get pole with the minimu...Show more »

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. Show less «

You want to have fun but you also want to work well. Sometimes I was quite happy at Ferrari, because...Show more »

You want to have fun but you also want to work well. Sometimes I was quite happy at Ferrari, because we would have fun, but then they could not stop having fun and go back to the real work. Show less «

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

I have no problem with the people who work hard to get success. But I think people are very jealous ...Show more »

I have no problem with the people who work hard to get success. But I think people are very jealous about success. I work very hard and they don't appreciate that. Show less «

You can't always have the best team. It's always a compromise.

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

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

When I look fast, I'm not smooth and I am going slowly. And when I look slow, I am smooth and going ...Show more »

When I look fast, I'm not smooth and I am going slowly. And when I look slow, I am smooth and going fast. Show less «

I don't like to go over curbs, because I don't want to be hard on the car.

Alain Prost

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