Motor racing is an incredible sport. Yes, we can sometimes name all of the cars that have been pushed to their limits on race tracks, yet it’s the people behind the wheel who make motorsport memorable. Here are 10 quotes from legendary race car drivers.
“I would have been a much more popular World Champion if I always said what people wanted to hear. I might have been dead, but definitely more popular.” —Jackie Stewart
You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are.” —Juan Manuel Fangio
“There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love.” —Sir Stirling Moss
“Driving a race car is like dancing with a chainsaw.” —Cale Yarborough
“My grandfather always told me that it is no good lying on a hospital bed saying, ‘I had the right of way.’ ” —Nigel Mansell
“A lot of people criticize Formula One as an unnecessary risk. But what would life be like if we only did what is necessary?” —Niki Lauda
“The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. But more powerful than fear itself is the will to win.” —James Hunt
“No one wants to quit when he’s losing, and no one wants to quit when he’s winning.” —Richard Petty
“The winner ain’t the one with the fastest car; it’s the one who refuses to lose.” —Dale Earnhardt
“That same moment that you are seen as the best, the fastest, and somebody that cannot be touched, you are enormously fragile.” —Ayrton Senna
