Daniel Ricciardo Quotes

It was an unbelievable experience! The brakes, the g-forces and the power of the engine are beyond description. Thanks to BMW and WilliamsF1 for giving me this chance to test. The test team looked after me brilliantly and I learnt plenty.

When I get in the car I love my wife and kids more than anything, but I'm not thinking about that side of things. I'm thinking about the car, I'm thinking about the race and I'm thinking about how to make the car faster.

When you are in a good position you are sure to drive well and to be very concentrated in each corner.

Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It's like a rush, I really enjoy that.

When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it will take you to and think about every step of the race you are about to run.

When I take go-karts out with my friends, it's a disaster normally. But in the race car, I'm calm because they pay me to do this, and I have to be professional.

When I'm doing longer runs I can be very consistent on the lap times because I know what the car is doing all the time.

I think F1, ultimately, is man and machine at its absolute limit. It is modern day chariot racing.

It's true that driving an F1 car in testing is helpful, it's not that you learn everything.

I need to do well and show I'm a worthy driver in F1.

The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger.

First time I looked at a Formula One car in person, I just stared at the cockpit, figuring I'd never get in there. The drivers wear the whole car like a tight-fitting suit.

It's like when people talk about driving F1 cars in the rain. I have absolutely no problem with it.

It was a pretty wild ride. The race wasn't bad, but qualifying would take your breath.

So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.

I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

Monaco is a very special event in its own right, and the atmosphere is quite crazy! As a driver, you have to stay calm and relaxed and try to do your job.

I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.

My focus is definitely on the racing.

Both Indy Car and Formula 1 work in the same way, although there is a greater emphasis on development and technology in Formula 1.

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.

I always sleep really well, particularly before a race, when the adrenaline's pumping.

The first race is really just something that we will all need to get through. Until people see the cars in action I don't think they will understand how quick they will be, which means they are going to be tiring to drive.

Again, racing for me was about energy management.