Jean Alesi Quotes

F1 teams need a driver who will consistently set lap times that are 100 percent on the edge.

I've always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid, you're the slowest, and if you qualify first on the grid, you're the fastest. So no one can say you're slow if you're fast and no one can say you're fast if you're slow.

If you put me against most sprinters in the world, I reckon over a start I could get very close, if not take them.

Growing up I've watched Lewis and aspired to have some of his attributes, mainly his speed. His raw pace is probably the best of everyone on the whole grid, so there are bits you want from different drivers.

The fast, flowing parts, the high-speed corners, that's where a Formula One car is at its best - changes of direction, pulling high g-forces left and right.

I honestly think if I would've tied my suit and there wouldn't have been any water rushing through it, I think I could've gone at least a second faster.

I'm going to focus on speed, doing little things like my turns and my starts - just speed.

When I am behind and I am looking ahead and there is that line in front of you, of that guy, of winning and losing, then I really hang it out there and take big risks to make the speed up, and then I'm pretty good at passing.

The first race is really just something that we will all need to get through. Until people see the cars in action I don't think they will understand how quick they will be, which means they are going to be tiring to drive.

I think my speed is one of my biggest assets.

My speed is something that has made a difference to my whole career. When I've felt quick and I'm moving well, it makes a huge difference to my entire game. When I feel a bit slower, I end up doing a lot more defending. When I'm a bit quicker to the ball, I feel I can attack a lot more.

My job is to get into the car and drive as fast and as well as possible.

My dad always told me you have to be as quick as you can straight away out of the box. Some people say, 'Feel your way into it; build it up.' No. My dad would say, 'Straight away, you have to be there.' And I think that helps to warm up your tyres and brakes to be on it a bit more from lap one.

When I joined Formula One, I knew that what I found is that the cars are so much faster, and it took me a little while to understand where to always put the car.

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

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

It's true that driving an F1 car in testing is helpful, it's not that you learn everything.

My special thing is my speed. I'm fast.

I went 59.9 sec. when I was 18 and thought, 'Hmm, that was fast - let's see how much faster we can go and what the rest of the world can do to keep up.'

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

I doubt I'm the fastest player in the world!

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!

There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win.

There's obviously a lot of drivers that are in F1 because they're one of the best drivers out there, so I can learn from everyone.

I've always said the one change that would've been nice is if I'd been a bit faster - like fast enough to be able to run past people instead of just being overtaken all the time!