Coolest racing quote?

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Downforce is like money - it helps a lot when you have it
Sam Michael (IIRC)

not 100% a racing quote but I like it

improvement is everything - winning is part of it
"Make the suspension adjustable and they will adjust it wrong ......
look what they can do to a carburetor in just a few moments of stupidity with a screwdriver."
- Colin Chapman

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci

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donskar wrote:"You just ran out of skill."

Driving school instructor to me after I understeered off a corner.
Skill you can aquire , but when they tell you that you just ran out of talent......

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"adding power makes you faster on the straights, subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere" ABCChapman

"if everyhting is under control you are going too slow" Mario Andre

"Life is short" Mike Hawthorn

"just drive a little bit slower than you think you can do, and maybe you'll win"JMFangio.

...more to come.
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere" Anthony Bruce Colin Chapman

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Funniest ever:

"This is my year" - David Coulthard

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

"Mansell's wife is very unattractive" (Nélson Piquet)

"Bull****, he's just a french wally" James Hunt on Jarrer.

"Are we here to race, or to drink coffee?" (M. Schumacher)


Murray Walker: "And Prost's Ferrari is on fire as it enters the swimming pool"
James Hunt "Well that'll put it out then"
:lol:

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"To race a car through a turn at maximum speed, is difficult", he said, "but to race a car at maximum speed through that same turn when there is a brick wall on one side and a precipice on the other - Ah, that's an achievement." Sir Stirling Moss
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss

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"The V-12 was bulky, overweight and pitifully down on power, in every other respect Porsche was in good shape for their return to F1."

Nigel Roebuck in Autosport on the outright terrible 1991 Porsche V-12, just when Jackie Oliver finally thought he had made it big with his Footwork/Arrows team.
"I spent most of my money on wine and women...I wasted the rest"

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I'm sure everyone on here hates SPEED channel, but I live in the US so thet's where I watch the races.
During the preview for the German Grand Prix, analyst Bob Varsha said "Last week Red Bull Renault driver Mark Webber learned that not only can Red Bull give you wings, it can also take those wings away."
Thought it was hilarious!
Zach Miles- Purdue University
"Who's call was it to bring me in?...Frickin Terrible idea"
-Lewis Hamilton

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zmiles2 wrote:I'm sure everyone on here hates SPEED channel, but I live in the US so thet's where I watch the races.
During the preview for the German Grand Prix, analyst Bob Varsha said "Last week Red Bull Renault driver Mark Webber learned that not only can Red Bull give you wings, it can also take those wings away."
Thought it was hilarious!
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"Make the suspension adjustable and they will adjust it wrong ......
look what they can do to a carburetor in just a few moments of stupidity with a screwdriver."
- Colin Chapman

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci

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... you win nothing in the quick corners....

AFAIK Alain Prost
"Make the suspension adjustable and they will adjust it wrong ......
look what they can do to a carburetor in just a few moments of stupidity with a screwdriver."
- Colin Chapman

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci

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You never really know how quick you are before you reach F1 - Jean Alesi

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Now that the season has ended and the dust has settled lets look back at a couple of the wild statements made by drivers:

Alonso, British GP: "We are going to win the championship." :lol:
Webber, British GP: "Not bad for a number 2." Quite an understated as finishing behind your teams lead driver is, I believe, a minimum requirement for a number 2 driver.

"He's certainly a very silly young man, quite frankly. OK, I'll say it, he's a dickhead."
Telling it like it is, Australia's transport official, Tim Pallas is asked for his opinion on Lewis Hamilton's improper driving ahead of the Grand Prix.

"We need to get rid of a few of those cripples."
Ever the diplomat, Bernie Ecclestone gives his view on how to manage the slower teams on the grid.

Anyone got any other driver quotes? Please keep this good humoured. [-o<

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I loved Fernando's team radio in Australia.
His engineer was giving him his splits to Hamilton and Alonso replied "Okay, I dont want to know!"
Awesome Quote, forget the times just drive your ass off!
Zach Miles- Purdue University
"Who's call was it to bring me in?...Frickin Terrible idea"
-Lewis Hamilton

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IMO, Rob Smedley's conversations with Massa at Germany asking for a swap is a good quote. It makes it better with this video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrSeSdHcnu4[/youtube]

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"It's not over until Norbert sings" - David Coulthard of McLaren-Mercedes in 2001.

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Niki Lauda wrote:Getting fit is quite simple: all you have to do is run 10 minutes today, 30 minutes tomorrow and then an hour the next day. Run, run, run, train, train, train - and your're fit.
Before I do anything I ask myself “Would an idiot do that?” And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing. - Dwight Schrute