Bobby Rahal Quotes

It was a pretty wild ride. The race wasn't bad, but qualifying would take your breath.

Every time I get in the car, I'm just focused on being the fastest, trying to win the race, trying to get pole.

It's good to get a good lap and get pole.

Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.

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 will be better in Monte Carlo than I was in Phoenix. If I can't win maybe I will lead 50 laps.

As a driver, you want to race every lap possible, especially when you've got a good car.

My focus is definitely on the racing.

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

It is one thing to drive a Formula 1 car, and it is another thing to actually race it.

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

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

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

I'm just a race car driver.

I am so competitive I cannot imagine myself without a racing car.

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

I just try to go out there and be who I am and compete and bring home as many trophies as I can. That's what being a race car driver is all about and that's why I do what I do.

It's all about racing on the track.

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.

When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.

I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.

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

One of my greatest pleasures in motor racing is qualifying. You have loads of freedom from pushing a lap the whole way. I've always been very good in qualifying in the past; everything I've done, I've got pole positions.

Any finish at Le Mans is great but every time I go to Le Mans my mission is to win.

A racing driver has to be a good driver.