F1 Fanatic

Senna – ‘And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver ‘
and again – ‘If I ever happen to have an accident that eventually costs me my life, I hope it is in one go. I would not like to be in a wheelchair. I would not like to be in a hospital suffering from whatever injury it was. If I’m going to live, I want to live fully, very intensely, because I am an intense person. It would ruin my life if I had to live partially’

I dont know what it was was, but something about that man made him the perfect racer to me…

“OH! ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS THERE!” – Jonathan Legard.

The ones that stick with me are the ones about Gilles Villeneuve. Here’s a couple of my favourites:

Prost: “Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals.”

Laffite: “I know that no human being can do a miracle.
Nobody commands magical properties, but Gilles
made you wonder.”

And another personal favourite of mine…

“You’re right there Murray.” – Martin Brundle, every 30 seconds on F1 ’97…

Ah, I forgot to do my own!

Ayrton Senna:
“By being a racing driver you are under risk all the time. By being a racing driver means you are racing with other people. And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver because we are competing, competing to win. And the main motivation to all of us is to compete for victory, it’s not to come 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th. I race to win as long as I feel it’s possible. Sometimes you get it wrong? Sure, it’s impossible to get it right all the time. But I race designed to win, as long as I feel I’m doing it right.”

Michael Schumacher:
“I’m Michael Schumacher. I don’t need to test my driving ability.”
“I’m not very comfortable with what people sometimes say or think about me, things I don’t feel responsible for. They are very artificial in their point of view. They write stories about me, often to justify themselves, without looking at how I got to win the race.”

Sebastian Vettel:
“Racing cars are made to race, they’re not built for a nice, slow Sunday afternoon drive. You really have to push hard and sometimes beat the shit out of the car.”
“You only live once, so you have to try to have a smile on your face.”
“The chequered flag is really just a stupid wooden stick and a piece of cloth. It’s a small thing, but it means so much when you cross the line at moments like that. It was unbelievable.”
“We are Red Bull, we are in a unique position again this year and we are horny.”
“Well, its just a joke. I’ve asked my mum and Michael really isnt my father.”

Sterling Moss:
“Vettel is to driving what Adrian is to designing cars. He seems to have exceptional ability, and when you put the two together, who else has a chance?”

Christian Horner:
“Sebastian Vettel’s team made a pact that they wouldn’t shave after Singapore, and obviously he won in Japan so superstition comes into play. Personally, I think Sebastian is just trying to prove that he can grow a beard, having only started shaving about three months ago.”

And there’s some pretty good interview moments…
Interviewer: Mark, how hungry are you going into your home grand prix?
Seb: You’ll have lunch before, no?
Mark: Yeah like Seb said, I’ll have lunch before!

Wow… that’s a lot of quotes!

I cannot remember who said this but somebody said; “Driving through Monaco is like sh*ting through the eye of a needle”, that always struck me as hilarious.

Kimi:
“I was having a s**t.” Claasic.

Can’t believe nobodys mentioned this yet
Crofty: “He shouted Leroy Jenkins and off he goes!”