Parenting & Family Quote by Jean Alesi

Alesi’s line reads like a careful adult translation of a childhood poster on the bedroom wall. “That was my dream” plants him in the mythology of Ferrari: not just a team, but the team, the one that turns drivers into romantic figures. Then he punctures the fantasy with a small, almost resigned pivot: “but I am not a kid any more.” It’s a disclaimer aimed at two audiences at once. To Ferrari, it signals professionalism over starry-eyed entitlement: he’s not begging for a fairy tale, he’s offering a service. To fans and media, it manages expectations, tamping down the inevitable narrative that anyone who mentions Ferrari is angling for a seat.

The phrase “If Ferrari is the best team” is doing quiet political work. It’s deferential without being submissive, flattering without sounding like propaganda. In the late-80s/early-90s cultural climate of F1, Ferrari was both sacred and chaotic: unmatched aura, uneven results. Alesi’s conditional keeps him from sounding deluded about performance while still affirming the brand’s prestige. He’s leaving room for reality to intrude.

“if I get the chance” further underlines how Ferrari seats operate like rare permissions, not ordinary contracts. And “with pleasure” lands as diplomacy: warmth, loyalty, zero bitterness. The subtext is ambition with self-control - a driver acknowledging that legacy is tempting, but legacy also has a price, and he’s learned to speak in the language power understands.