Jenson Button Quotes

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

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

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.

When you've got the Daytona 500 out there at stake and everything riding on the line, guys go for it, and the guys that go for it are the ones that are either going to win or they're going to wreck.

When I am behind and I am looking ahead and there is that line in front of you, of that guy, of winning and losing, then I really hang it out there and take big risks to make the speed up, and then I'm pretty good at passing.

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

We've definitely been in a few positions where it's come down to the end of the race and we've been able to close the deal, and we've definitely been in position where we've lost a few.

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

I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.

I've got to win every race.

People get excited around me and behave differently than they would normally. I don't feel different from anyone else, except that I drive a racing car round in circles faster than somebody else.

Every little kid has always wanted to be a race car driver. This gets some of that out.

Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It's like a rush, I really enjoy that.

The moment I prefer is the moment I put on the helmet, that everyone is leaving the pit lane, that I'm alone with the car and there it feels good. You don't have any feelings anymore; it's just racing and this I enjoy.

Overtaking is nearly as fun as winning races. The rush you get from it is awesome.

The start is crucial, really, but the entire race is crucial. There is not any room for error. If there is one bad stroke, you regularly lose the race.

You are under some sort of pressure to win any match. It is natural.

The day I do get a championship-winning car, I will run with it. I will capitalise on every part of that beautiful thing.

Generally, when I have a faster car, I just drive around the lapped cars that I'm lapping.

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

What we need to make sure we do as a team is build the quickest car on the grid - if we have the quickest car, we can do it!

For me I'm a NASCAR driver, and I want to be able to win NASCAR championships.

As a child, I always wanted to be a race car pilot.

In racing, the fastest person wins. It is very simple.

Stepping up a gear during any race is not an easy thing to do.