Driver Performance Quotes

Frentzen is taking, er, reducing that gap between himself and Frentzen.

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

Companies need to weed out drivers who dont drive well or have got poor ratings from the customers.

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

I think as a team we do OK with this because we are new and we need the drivers so we appreciate more if they do good for us than an established team, because you know it all and you know this environment here, it's like 'it cannot be me, it must be the driver'.

I think what makes things interesting in Formula E, and I really hope it happens with me, is that many drivers are able to win the race. Maybe many drivers can win the championship.

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 know why my success has been greater in XFINITY cars than it has been in Cup cars. It's the exact opposite for Jimmie Johnson.

It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition.

A team like McLaren doesn't want to keep changing drivers at a time when they're developing the car. They want consistency.

My aim, as always, is to deliver a good and consistent performance across the year. That is the goal for any driver.

I think when you look at our team, you have to say that the weak point is probably still the driver.

Before they go to the race, people want to think four or five guys could win, but now... Normally you'd say, "One of those two, and I think it's going to be Lewis [Hamiltom]," because that's what had been proved up to now - thank God that Nico [Rosberg] has won some races.

If you have more downforce, everything becomes much easier. Drivers drive better, engineers they have more room for setup, the tyres are working better because you switch them on earlier and you have less degradation.

When drivers are going at their best, trying their hardest, taking chances and doing amazing things, that's what fans love.

This feels like a new start for me because it is my first two-year deal, a long-term project in F1. People sometimes underestimate how important that is for a driver to perform. To have that confidence, that support, that mutual trust.

The format of the race weekend is also very well thought out. We have enough practice time to get the cars well set-up and have a proper qualifying session where we can do as many laps as we like, which is great for the drivers and spectators.

I guess for every driver the aim is to beat their teammate.

Every driver is different, so I just hope whatever I do is going to be good enough, because it's not that I just want to be with McLaren. I want to win with McLaren.

Things can change very quickly in Formula 1.

The European drivers have adapted to this circuit extremely quickly, especially Paul Radisich who's a New Zealander.

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.

The number one driver in this team is the one who is ahead on the track, the rule is simple.

Chase Elliott winning is better for our sport.

I think as a 20-year-old you expect life to always be easy. You get given a good hand and the chance to race in Formula One. You think the driver can make the difference, can make up for everything else within the team. But that is not the case. You are racing in such a competitive sport so that doesn't happen.