Nelson Piquet Quotes

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

I've never been to a race car race before.

I grew up in the North of England at a time when Stirling Moss was a hero. Everyone wanted to be a racing driver.

My first memory of motor racing - I think it was just attending a go kart race.

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

Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.

Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.

I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a kid.

To be completely honest, I am obsessed with Formula 1 so in the off-season I would like to have just a few more races to still race in F1.

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

When I started go-karting at the age of six, I always dreamt of becoming a Formula One driver.

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.

I have a lot of great racing memories growing up in Europe as a young boy - playing with car parts on my dad's desk, watching the races on Sunday afternoons to try and spot him on TV, even having the chance to go to Formula 1 races where he was working.

My new life goes beyond my dreams because my dream was Formula One and I achieved it. I'm a driver, I feel like a driver. I have won this race because I am alive.

You might not think that's cricket, and it's not, it's motor racing.

I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.

My wife is used to Formula One, and she understands the life.

There are races and then there are races. And without a doubt, the Indy 500 is the race that I've always wanted to attend. And now, to be driving the Corvette Pace Car... this is going to be unbelievable.

And that just shows you how important the car is in Formula One Racing.

As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing.

My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming.

There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher.

I own a Ferrari race team, and we race all over North America.

As a driver, you always dream of winning a F1 race, and to win so early on in my career was very special.