Subject: Sports » Auto racing (Page 4)

I do not speak the English so good, but then I speak the driving very well.

Brazilian auto racer

Tambay’s hopes, which were nil before, are absolutely zero now.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Some drivers grow the fruit. Others just come in and pick it.

British auto racer

Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.

Italian motor racing driver & entrepreneur

Grand Prix driving is like balancing an egg on a spoon while shooting the rapids.

British racing driver

If I was earning £1 a race, I'd still be a racing driver – just a poor one.

British auto racer

Colin had a hard on in practice earlier, and I bet he wished he had a hard on now.

motor racing commentator

Nigel Mansell is the only man who goes to Nick Faldo for charisma lessons.

English actor & television personality

And here comes Mika Hakkinen, double world champion twice over.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

It’s lap 26 of 58, which unless I’m very much mistaken is half way.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Well I don't know which one has more money but I'll tell you what… either one could burn a wet mule with hundred dollar bills.

American auto racer

Motor racing's less of a sport these days than a commercial break doing 150 mph.

sportswriter

Brundle is driving an absolutely pluperfect race.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

When I drove for British teams… they called me the ‘Tadpole' because I was too small to be a frog.

French auto racer

The gap between the two cars is 0.9 of a second, which is less than one second.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Ferrari leads, McLaren second, McLaren second, Jordan third, and Benneton fifth and sixth.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

He ran out of talent about halfway through the corner.

American auto racer

We worked 80 hour weeks for 30 years to keep from having to get a real job.

American drag racing crew chief & pioneer

There is nothing wrong with the car except that it is on fire.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Wally Dallenbach's like a kite without a tail out there.

American auto racer

I was like a pig with a wristwatch.

American auto racer