Racing Speed Quotes

My focus in 2010 was on just running fast races. My focus in 2011 was for winning at the World Championships. This year has been a combination of the two so we'll see what kind of time it brings.

We need to make sure F1 stays the quickest category of all, and GP2 is not that far away, so that's a little bit worrying.

Mansell is slowing it down, taking it easy. Oh, no he isn't! It's a lap record.

I think it was wrong to take the decision to slow F1 down. It was much better in my day, when it was already a lot safer than it had been in the '70s and '80s, but you could still drive crazy fast.

Nothing's ever too fast. Maybe sometimes on the road some people are too fast if they don't know how to control the car, but in racing, the faster and more power and grip, the better it is.

Quite frankly, Kimi Raikkonen is the fastest driver in the world

Bobsled boils down to three things - your equipment, start, and drive. To win the Olympics requires all three.

Talladega is one of the macho tracks on the circuit and when I was a kid, I remember everyone wanting to go watch this race because the cars go so fast on the circuit; there were so many great battles.

Weight is crucial and it is very beneficial - if you have spare weight in Formula One that is powerful performance.

Of course, the cars are getting safer and safer but, when you are going at 340km/h, it can never be safe. This I knew from the start.

The way I see it Bill Elliott is just another way of saying fast

I took Al Unser out on a Hobie the day before he became the first auto racer to go 200 mph around a closed-circuit track. We were only going about 18 mph, and you should have seen him hanging on for dear life.

The drivability of an engine is a big part of the setup on a road course. If you can't squeeze the gas down you can't go anywhere.

You never really know how quick you are before you reach F1.

Driving a stock car does not require much handling ability, at least not as compared to Grand Prix racing, because the tracks are simple banked ovals and there is almost no shifting of gears. So, qualifying becomes a test of raw nerve - of how fast a man is willing to take a curve.

I don't understand the concept of always trying to make F1 go slower and slower and slower and have less and less power.

Basically, it is always good for a team if both drivers are very quick.

It's just fantastic to feel the speed and the braking. It was a hard work - to hold an f1 car on the circuit is a job in itself. To drive quickly is another thing. I enjoyed it.

We always see that the gaps in qualifying are surprisingly close but then in the race suddenly it is like a second or something.

You don't get a mix of ovals and road/street course racing with this level of competition and speed anywhere other than Indy Car, and I think that's why it has remained a popular choice for so many young drivers.