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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.
Alain Prost
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Alain Prost
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 24
Race Car Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
Alain Marie Pascal Prost
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