Bobby Rahal Quotes

I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don't think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position. The problem for me is if I can't get the car there I do struggle more than some.

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.

I think you have to feel comfortable with your car. You have to go into turn one, every lap, with confidence. You have to be sure of yourself and your equipment.

You always want to have a winning car, but there is no guarantee that it will be.

It's probably 10% luck and 45-45 on the driver and the car. If you have a bad car, you're done.

A good driver can make up for bad equipment way more than a good car could make up for a bad driver.

I guess I take a lot of pride in that no matter what type of car we drive, we're always competitive in it. That's something I've taken a lot of pride in my whole life.

I am a very good driver - a defensive driver.

A broken transportation system hits Michiganders in the pocketbook. Every year, our friends and neighbors spend millions of dollars on car repairs after driving on crumbling streets.

No matter how good a driver you are, you have to have the right car and the right team behind you in order to succeed.

I'm a really good driver. I've been driving since I was very small, and I do like driving fast. I remember the first time my dad taught me that when you go into a corner you change down then put your foot right down on the way out. I'm very competitive about driving.

I feel comfortable around every driver out there and each driver is in charge of their own car, but you feel very secure racing the competition out there.

I'm a good driver.

I've got a great team of engineers behind this race car. I've got a great bunch of mechanics that make it reliable. This car is developed to go out there and be better than the Reynard, and I feel that it is.

I cannot drive very well. I drive slow and very safe. I don't know cars that well.

Women don't want an overly feminine vehicle - they want to feel secure.

All cars have a natural gait, a speed at which they're happiest. The Corniche is perfect at around 65-70mph. I did a ton in it once, which was completely horrible. Apparently, it'll reach 120mph, but not with me in it.

I feel competitive all the time I'm in the car.

When you're a driver, you are very selfish and you only need to focus on your own performance because ultimately, it's your name on the side of the car.

It takes a good car for anybody to be good, but it takes a good car and a special driver to achieve greatness.

For some reason, the busier I am at the track, the better I tend to race. I think it's because I don't have to deal with all the distractions outside the car that can get me in trouble at times.

When I'm in the car, if you didn't know my story and just saw me driving, you wouldn't know the difference between me and any of the other drivers. I'm just out there competing.

I've never been someone who loves a car and when I was young I didn't have the ambition of a car or something like that.

Ever since I was younger, I was fascinated by cars and driving. The first time I actually drove a car, I was twelve years old.

I feel like what I have learned in my career in racing is that anytime you are happy off the race track it tends to show up on the race track.