Racing Line Quotes

It is one thing to drive a Formula 1 car, and it is another thing to actually race it.

I think if you don't touch the wall in Monaco, you're not on the limit.

Auto racing has been a big part of my life since I was very young. When the car feels right, it's like, 'We've got a big machine.'

I go out and drive 100 percent every lap.

The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.

A1 Ring is a circuit where no one can test, so all teams are in the same boat.

It's my opinion tracks got too wide. You put 43 cars on the track, and if the turns are too wide like they are at some tracks, you sort of lose perspective of what's going on.

My favourite car I drove in the 'shoot out' at Silverstone was the 2016 Mercedes DTM car. I loved every moment in it, the downforce being particularly surprising.

In Formula 1 there is so much grip, you can attack the corner so hard and be so aggressive in corner entries, and that doesn't really work in IndyCar. You have to bring that back a bit and be more precise in the mid-corner to exit.

If I had to pick favourite parts of Interlagos, I would say the first and last corners. The first corner is really technical and punishes you if you get it wrong, while the last corner is so fast and really puts quite a strain on your body. As a driver, I really enjoy these corners.

As soon as you go off the racing line you go through all the dust and then have to spend time cleaning up your tires.

Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horse power relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise.

These days it is not very easy to overtake in Formula One, the cars have great aerodynamic downforce. When you are behind a car, you lose downforce.

Racetracks are designed to make it as difficult as possible to get around that corner fast. And some ramps, by necessity, are that way, too.

When you're driving on a normal track, you can see the braking point from 500 m. away.

The Yas Marina circuit is really pretty impressive. The track itself has some quite slow corners and not a great deal of overtaking opportunities, but it seems to combine a road course with a circuit course.

There is no such thing as a low risk lap in Monaco. It doesn't exist if you want to be fast, because you have to be on the limit.

The Sochi circuit can be challenging, featuring a combination of high speed straights and lots of corners, especially in the last sector.

This is motor racing, and things can change pretty quickly.

To drive an F1 car you have to be a little mad. On the morning of a race there's a mix of excitement and fear. If it's a wet track, then it's worse as you're not in control most of the time, which is the thing all drivers fear the most.