Jean Alesi Quotes

You never really know how quick you are before you reach F1.

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.

Weight is crucial and it is very beneficial - if you have spare weight in Formula One that is powerful performance.

The McLaren prizes can only help me in my quest to ultimately reach Formula One.

The Lotus is a couple of years newer than the Williams was, and as the pace of development in F1 cars is so quick, I expect it to be another completely different experience, but still one that I know I'm going to enjoy.

In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.

All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I'm very proud to be the first winner here in India.

I am one of the best to have raced in F1. I am probably not fastest in qualifying, or the wet, but I am 9.5 in all areas. I try to benefit from that.

Since I started driving in F1 in 2006-07, the cars have got slower and easier to drive.

My aim, as always, is to deliver a good and consistent performance across the year. That is the goal for any driver.

I wouldn't know who Michael Johnson was if he didn't run fast times.

When I got to Ferrari I learnt to be less aggressive, and how to set up the car for my driving style.

If you go back many years ago, you could cruise around and build up a big point lead. You cannot cruise around at all. You gotta be on it. And that's what I think people really enjoy. I've always believed that brings out the biggest moments, too. It brings out the driver talent.

When I'm doing longer runs I can be very consistent on the lap times because I know what the car is doing all the time.

Qualifying has been one of my strongest points all my career.

I'd like to have some good races and score points.

The guy that can be the trimmest for four laps and keep a good average speed is the guy that's going to be on the pole.

I think F1, ultimately, is man and machine at its absolute limit. It is modern day chariot racing.

If you come to Formula One you have already proved that you are able to adapt and learn and be fast.

I go out and drive 100 percent every lap.

When I entered Formula One in 2002 basically all I had was my talent, but now I also have the technical knowledge which enables me, together with my engineers, to fully exploit the potential of the car.

I've learned what F1 is like, and it is an extremely competitive sport on and off the track.

What we need to make sure we do as a team is build the quickest car on the grid - if we have the quickest car, we can do it!

Formula One is one of the biggest and most competitive sports in the world and our desire is to get back to be giving Mercedes a hard time and winning races and championships.