Sebastian Vettel Quotes

If you don't finish half of the races, you are not going to have a very good season.

In some ways, that's the story of my season - when I wasn't making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium.

Winning races is very difficult - actually, it's not: you just have to qualify in front, and then it's much easier, from what we've analysed!

A race driver needs to be quick, to be intelligent, to have good relationships and be in the right place at the right time. There are a lot of factors that would create a successful race driver.

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.

No matter how good you are, how brave you are or anything, it comes down to that car so many times. Not every time, but so many times.

Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.

I feel like we're a very good top-10 car, but we really have to work hard and find a unique way to get these top fives.

Although I have won many times now, each time when I have a lead, I start to think about winning. It's very difficult not to think about winning. Every time, there are new challenges. Every time, there are new issues to overcome.

I don't really study the guys that I'm racing against.

Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying.

For most part, the rule of thumb is pretty much you're going to race guys hard the last quarter of the race and for sure the last run of the day. You're still going to give and take until that last pit stop.

I did everything I could to win every time I was handed the ball.

So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport its the longterm. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.

With Ferrari sometimes, you win or you lose depending on what the mood of the team in general, of the group in general.

A guy like me, yes, I am good in terms of championship races, and that's where I dominate - but in terms of running fast times, I haven't quite done that.

The best thing I can do is keep advertising myself by winning races.

If you're in P10 and you're getting caught from behind from P11 or the other way round... there's that one point to gain... and there's not really a lot to lose.

I need to find a way to improve my qualifying performances because then I think my races will be even better.

You don't win NASCAR races without ability.

We want to run at the front, we want to be competitive and, in order to be competitive, we have to have a sensible power unit.

If you've led the championship after seven races you should be fighting for the title.

I work better under pressure. I was the local badminton champion when I was a kid, and there was another girl who used to thrash me for the five days leading up to the tournament and then I would just nail her to the floor in the competition.

I wouldn't say I am the most popular driver among the drivers, but I don't need to be. What matters to me is the results and what the stewards say.

The cars are always changing. The competition's cars are always getting better. Sometimes when you try to make them better, you make them worse.