Rubens Barrichello Quotes

Road racing has given me a good life, and I'm not being cocky, but I've brought something to racing, too.

If I have luck and keep working and the puzzle comes together, maybe one day I will drive an F1 car.

My goals in the future is to not just be in Formula 1. I want to be really successful, World Champion, though I guess this is like everyone! But that is what I'm targeting.

My extensive career, with its victories and defeats, championships, etc., has been well documented. My entire life has been focused on being the best race car driver I can be.

Do you have any ambitions outside racing? My main ambition at the moment, whether inside or outside racing, is to become Formula 1 World Champion.

The place where I had so much success as a driver would be where I had my first win as a team owner.

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

Winning Le Mans didn't change my career, but it definitely gave me a boost.

I don't know what it will bring, but definitely it's a nice feeling to know I can drive an F1 car after such a difficult period and having my limitations.

Jules Bianchi was my racing godfather, and he spoke a lot to Ferrari about me.

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

I think I've done a fair bit of my talking on the track over the course of the years, leading up to Formula One and Formula One.

When I first climbed into a go-kart, aged 13, I thought to myself: 'This is what I want to do with my life, and I want to drive F1.'

I wasn't about one season, but career and longevity.

The four and a half years I had at Stoke is something I will always look back on with pride because it was a huge achievement. To be able to last in a high profile job as long as I did showed that, for the most part, I did a decent job there.

Being an F1 driver is a crazy job but not what everyone expects. My year consists of 20% driving and 80% media, marketing, and travel.

I had a great opportunity to be an F1 driver but, on the other hand, I have a great opportunity to become a rally driver with a very good programme.

My whole life is about racing, and of course everybody wants to do the same with your son. Being a father and doing motor racing with him goes hand in hand.

My first pole position is an emotional and hopefully historic moment as I want to be in F1 for many, many years.

Before my accident I had to fund my racing through finding sponsors myself so I am use to it. Obviously at that point I was 15 or 16, knocking on business's doors going 'I am a racing driver, a British champion and I want to be in Formula 1, will you give me an amount so I represent your brand'.

I always want to do things in my career that would make people proud.

My recommendation is to try and do the best you can in go-karting to be spotted by a big name like Red Bull or Ferrari. And like that you have a chance. If not, nowadays it's very difficult. It's always been, but these days, even more.

I think the people that need to see my talent are seeing it, people who understand F1 well are valuing my performance.

For my family, it was quite emotional because it has always been a dream of mine to be in Formula 1. For them, to see it come true was quite a special feeling.

Nobody says Nico Rosberg is only in F1 because his dad was a famous racing driver who funded his karting career and helped him get into F1. It s a bit unfair just to focus on the fact that my husband is in F1 and it's the only reason I'm in an F1 car.