“The only place you can win a race is in your head.”
“I raced because it was my passion, and it was the only thing I was good at.”
“To achieve anything in this game, you must be prepared to dabble in the boundary of disaster.”
“The only person I ever really enjoyed racing was Niki Lauda, because I knew I had to beat him.”
“When I started motor racing, it was because I found it a great way to get away from my family.”
“The fact that I am alive is not a tribute to my car, it’s a tribute to my ability to drive the car.”
“I derive no pleasure from talking about Formula One to somebody who has never seen a Formula One car.”
“The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. It’s a wonderful way to live. It’s the only way to drive.”
“I won the world championship in 1976, so I’ve got that off my back. The main thing for me is, the only reason I race is to enjoy myself.”
“If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula One, my third to drive for Ferrari.”