Coolest racing quote?

[xpensive]

"Sometimes I think Rene's helmet is purely cosmetical"

Alain Prost on compatriot Rene Arnoux.

[xpensive]

"The teams can go to hell. They think they've got me by the balls, but their hands are not big enough."

80-something MrE about his sentiments on "FOTA-schmota", as he prefers to call it.

[jon-mullen]

"It's marvelous to go fast." - Nino's girlfriend, Grand Prix

"Boogety boogety boogety let's go racing boys!" - D Waltrip

[Vitesse]

"Brakes will only slow you down" - Tazio Nuvolari

[Giblet]

"Watch it.... comin' through!!!" - Goggles Pizano

[vyselegend]

Honda race engineer on the Radio:" Rubens, come on! Jenson is one sec a lap faster than you."

Rubens:"Don't make me laugh!"

(I think it was during Turkish GP 2008, but I'm not sure.)

[Richard]

Kimi's having a --- video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HHUkHbgAtM

A video of him actually having a --- ???

Brundle's comment "That's good, your car will be nice and light on the grid"

Seems like ice cream has replaced --- for '09!

[PlatinumZealot]

filpe massa: I need a white visor! white visor!

Rob smedely: Filpe baby stay cool! we're bringing the white visor stay cool!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gj0sph3 ... re=related

[hpras]

New here, but I will add.

"In my day, the tires were skinny and the drivers were fat" - possible Fangio, possibly not.

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[xpensive]

Autosport journo to Mario Andretti after taking the pole at Silverstone in 1978:
- You were the faster today, why was that?
Mario:
- Because I had to.

Same journo to Ronnie Peterson after qualifying second:
- And you were slower than Mario today, how come?
Mario and Colin Chapman in choir:
- Beacause he had to!

[Ciro Pabón]

Welcome, hpras, by all means. I think the quote is by Froilán González.

[xpensive]

"A Ferrari passed me on the straight today, going 53 km/h faster".

Niki Lauda after Österreichring quali, on his chances with his McLaren-Cosworth against the turbos in the 1983 race.

[xpensive]

"Benetton don't need Alesi's money"
Flavio briatore on the rumour that his team was to reduce Jean's salary after he forgot to stop for fuel.

[Ray]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heCsKuja ... re=related[/youtube]

Pit wall:'We think there is a deer on track'

JPM: 'Oh DEAR!'

Pit wall: ' Yeah, a deer......... like a horse with horns'

[modbaraban]

Pit wall: ' Yeah, a deer......... like a horse with horns'

That's just priceless. One of my favorites