Racing Skill Quotes

What personality does it take to drive a car around a track 100 times or hit a ball back and forth. That's not very personality is it?

Fitness will be a major factor in the first race and I think that will play into the hands of drivers who have been racing recently, rather than people like me who haven't raced properly for a decade. I'am not one of the favourites to start with.

A mediocre season for Nelson Piquet as he is now known and always has been.

It is one thing to drive a Formula 1 car, and it is another thing to actually race it.

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.

Juan Fangio was the great man of racing, whilst Stirling Moss was the epitome of a racing driver.

Mansell is slowing it down, taking it easy. Oh, no he isn't! It's a lap record.

Honestly, I feel nobody can drive a race car better than I can. Driving-wise, I feel like I can out-drive anybody.

I think if you don't touch the wall in Monaco, you're not on the limit.

You think I'm a pretty good race car driver? Wait until you see my brother. He's the best driver in the family.

I consider myself one of a very small handful of drivers in the world that are top drivers. The best one? I don't think anybody can say they're the best one because, from one week to the next, you can be on form or off form a little bit.

I don't feel I need to come and drive the race of Lewis Hamilton's life. I think I've driven pretty well this year and I plan to drive Lewis Hamilton's best this weekend.

Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.

I don't think that American drivers going to NASCAR are taking the easy way out because as I said, the racing is amazing; it's just that it's easier to adapt to what you grow up with. American drivers grow up with NASCAR, they know NASCAR, and that's where they want to go.

I would say people are most going to remember me for my skill on the racetrack, first and foremost.

I think it's impossible to drive a Formula One car with one hand.

I had no idea at two or three years of age that my dad was a rally driver and he was doing doughnuts around the world.

I was already on pole, then by half a second and then one second and I just kept going. Suddenly I was nearly two seconds faster than anybody else, including my team mate with the same car.

I think that's a very good point they're bringing into Formula One at the moment, to get rid of all the electronics. And I think that's what a Formula One driver needs. That's why they are a Formula One driver. They need to drive themselves.

You don't win NASCAR races without ability.

We share the emotions of driving race cars. It's cool to have a dad who understands what you mean when you talk about oversteer or traction. But it's not a help at the race.

When I was in school, we would always have running races. I was good at it. Always sprinting. I can run long distance, too.

I can't promise we'll ever use you for a hasty getaway," Cole said, "but with a little work, you might be able to race my grandmother-while she's on her scooter.

Experience is invaluable. I can't express enough how much experience in this sport has helped me as a driver.

People say that F1 is blessed with the 'best drivers in the world,' but I want to witness the 'total best drivers in the world,' and this means taking away the elements that make their job easier.