Emerson Fittipaldi Quotes

I'm a racing driver and I need to race, that's what I do.

My goal has always been to be known as a racer who is diverse, someone who can go to any venue and any racetrack anywhere and compete for a win.

I've been driving race cars professionally for a while: 200 mph types of things.

First time I looked at a Formula One car in person, I just stared at the cockpit, figuring I'd never get in there. The drivers wear the whole car like a tight-fitting suit.

I was happy to ski and play a lot of ice hockey. But I've come back because I was - and am - a racing driver. This is what I do.

So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.

I want to win a championship and to win the Indy 500 makes me want it so much more.

My goal is to be a racer, and I want to be someone who inspires Americans to watch Formula One.

Again, racing for me was about energy management.

I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home.

I always wanted to be a racing driver. Even if it was not F1, it would be something else.

Love it or hate it, motorsport is not purely talent. It never has been and never will be.

Since I was a child I've been looking up to Formula One. Dreaming to be a Formula One driver.

I think Stirling Moss represents everything that a racing driver should be and first of all, it's passion.

I would say people are most going to remember me for my skill on the racetrack, first and foremost.

My ambition is to one day be in Formula 1 and hopefully become world champion.

As a child, I always wanted to be a race car pilot.

In my time in F1, I never doubted I could be successful. I sadly never made it on to the starting grid of an F1 race, but during testing I completed a race distance.

I need to do well and show I'm a worthy driver in F1.

I'd be a race car driver. I love fast cars.

I was driving in Formula Renault 2.0... with Daniel Ricciardo.

I am thrilled to be part of the Indianapolis 500.

I love racing.

We are in F1 and we want to fight against the best.

I'd rather have a driver that was like that, that had that passion and that fire in his belly and you can channel that. The sport's crying out for more drivers like Max Verstappen.