Racing Strategies Quotes

I was really into motocross. I started racing when I was 10 years old and did very, very well. That was my dream, if anything, more than drumming.

I think I've explained earlier on in the year that I kind of underestimated how important experience was in this series, especially when you're up against such good quality drivers.

My year with Ferrari was of incredible value to me. I learned a lot about all the technical aspects of the car and also how to improve my work with the engineers.

Most corners are similar in terms of how you can beat them.

In my city of Maracay, there is a go kart circuit about five minutes from my home. When I was about three or four years old, I said I wanted to race, but I was too young; then, when I reached the age of seven, my father gave me a kart and we started from there.

The competition in today's world of racing is so tough.

As a driver, your target is always to be with the most competitive team possible.

Formula 1 is such a big jump from Formula 2, and there are so many new things that you need to learn.

Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.

Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.

The same things we've done the past couple of seasons. We've worked on the engine and clutch. We'll try and pick up the performance and consistency of the car and go back out there.

I've always had a fascination with cars and racing, not that I've ever competed.

I think with racing, you never stop improving. If you want to improve, you will.

We are quite different: I'm relaxed, and I get ready for races really late, whereas Jonny is really organised and punctual. I like to lead from the front in the run, whereas Jonny might hold back. Maybe it's because I'm the older brother, but I don't think there is a mental block that stops Jonny doing the same. I just think I'm a bit more gung-ho.

Richard Childress and myself have made some important innovations on our cars.

Gary Smith, when I came to America, taught me a great deal about racing.

Downhill track sports like luge are technology battles, as exciting as a NASCAR qualifying day.

Rallying is a sport in which accidents do happen. You have to respect the conditions you face.

Predictions are predictions. If you could predict the stock market, you would be super rich. But I have to race the race. It doesn't matter what I've done over the last few years. I have to race at the Olympics.

If you know how to set up the car, if you know how to work with the team, you know what you need to have a comfortable car to drive.

I guess everybody saw it. It's a deal where I'd been racing cars a long time and I knew going around the track the fender was on the tire hard.

I have to accept risk as a racing driver.