Out of the car I am normal, calm. In the car I want to give my best. It is passion, when you are passionate about something you give everything. I change quite a lot when I am in the car.
My wife had her drivers’ test the other day. She got 8 out of 10. The other 2 guys jumped clear.
There's a lot of debate on this subject - about what kind of car handles best. Some say a a front-engined car, some say a rear-engined car. I say a rented car. Nothing handles better than a rented car. You can go faster, turn corners sharper, and put the transmission into reverse while going forward at a higher rate of speed in a rented car than in any other kind.
Just driving I just was in a car on flat ground and I couldn't make it go. Having ticked driving and taken three driving lessons, I just was unable to produce any motion whatsoever under perfectly normal circumstances. I think we've all been busted on driving, and riding.
I've always been a fan of the five-speed transmission - on anything.
First and most obvious, bring out the three old warhorses of competition - cost, quality, and service - and drive them to new levels, making every person in the organization see them for what they are, a matter of survival.
Older cars tend to drive like older cars. That is not for me.
You know if you have driven well or not, but sometimes because of the car or package you simply cannot do any more.
You can ask anybody in the room. My numbers are the worst in here but I'm still a jerk to everybody, yelling at everybody, getting them going. Once I get it back, then I'll be even worse to the guys.
If I don't like the car, I don't get excited about racing it.
It once amused me that it took me three tries to pass my driver's test and that my driving instructor told my mother that I was the least talented person behind the wheel that she had ever taught.
For me, I feel like I've always driven the same, it's just depending on what situation that I'm in, depending on what I want to do. So, I'll always race hard.
I am a trained, professional stunt driver. I'm a great driver.
Some drivers are like that. When they get a bit angry, they can perform better.
I have to perform every time I'm in the car, and show that I'm capable, and I need a little bit of timing and luck to come together.
Asking the front wheels of a car to do their normal job of steering while handling more than 170 is like asking a man to wire a plug while juggling. Penguins. While making love. To a beautiful woman while on fire, on stage. In front of the Queen. It's all going to go wrong.
There have been many races in the past that I have won and not been happy, and other times when I finished maybe eighth but was really happy with my driving.
When you drive it is you, the car and your performance on track that counts. That is why I do it.
Age doesn't affect driving - how do you like that?
Whenever we had a good car then it was possible for me to perform well.
That was my first introduction to BMWs in 1978, when my friend bought it for me as a surprise with my money. And ever since then, I've stuck to BMWs.
