Marcus Ericsson Quotes

It was an unbelievable experience! The brakes, the g-forces and the power of the engine are beyond description. Thanks to BMW and WilliamsF1 for giving me this chance to test. The test team looked after me brilliantly and I learnt plenty.

I feel very privileged Williams has selected me as one of their race drivers. The team has great heritage and I hope I can help write a good chapter in their history.

I think F1 have always had smaller teams and that's been fighting it out and being there and like you say, its been a perfect place for young drivers who come into F1 to gain experience.

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 just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.

If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.

Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.

The facilities are amazing here in McLaren. If you compare them to Sauber, who have good facilities in Formula 1, it's another level. But in terms of the people, the way they approach their jobs, is really amazing when you come into McLaren. The emphasis they have is very good and it gives you a big boost when you drive for this team.

I have to say it's been tough to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.

I've been around for a long time now, and you start to hear these urban legends about yourself.

Mercedes for me is the strongest team.

If you're good at what you do, people get really, really invested in that.

In an F1 team at the end you have your little family and I feel that Red Bull is definitely mine and my place to be at the moment.

I think Formula One is extremely difficult, obviously, and it's the best drivers in the world so it's not easy to jump in and be on your top level immediately.

I feel very honoured to be joining the Ferrari family and becoming a part of the most prestigious team in the history of Formula One.

As soon as I signed with Ferrari it was clear to me that people expected big performances from me. Even though people were realistic enough to see that I was only starting my second season and that I still had a lot to learn.

I believe I have earned my shot in F1. I have won F3, and we all know F3 is a very high level.

Every coach will have good and bad.

It doesn't matter if I have experienced actors alongside or novices. It doesn't matter if the director is one film old or a hundred. All I'm interested in is doing justice to the role.

I've done 'Back in the Saddle Again' so darn long, I could go to sleep and sing it.

I am very proud to become a BMW Brand Ambassador. BMW is like a second family, and over the past years we not only enjoyed great times together at the track, but we have also become close friends.

I had other proposals and I was talking to people but then I decided that staying at Ferrari would give me my best chance of winning the championship.

I think always in F1 the team mate is the first one you get compared to - which is normal.

At Ferrari they didn't give me the space, and at Honda I had the space but I didn't have the machinery.

I've opened throughout most of my career at Worcester. I understand there are guys in the team who have opened for a long time, more than me, with better records than me.