Subject: Sports » Auto racing

I'd rather have an accident than fall in love – that's how much I love motor racing.

Italian woman auto racer

The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

I got hit in the head pretty hard. My clock ran backwards for two years.

American auto racer

Keke Rosberg is as calculating as a slot machine.

British racing executive, writer & photographer

He can’t decide whether to have his visor half open or half closed.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Alain Prost is in a commanding second position.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

It’s like flying jet fighters in a gymnasium.

American auto racer

Every car has a lot of speed in it. The trick is getting the speed out of it.

American auto racer

A mediocre season for Nelson Piquet as he is now known and always has been.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

The drivers have one foot on the brake, one on the clutch, and one on the throttle.

auto racing commentator

Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.

British auto racer

What you’ve got to remember about Michael is that under that cold professional Germanic exterior beats a heart of stone.

British auto racer

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

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls.

(1929 – ) English race car driver

When I raced a car last it was at a time when sex was safe and racing was dangerous. Now, it’s the other way round.

German auto racer

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

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Auto racing began five minutes after the second car was built.

(1863 – 1947) automobile industrialist

Mansell handles corners better than Maradona.

There's enough Ferraris here to eat a plate of spaghetti.

Scottish auto racer

I never lost my job while I was leading a race.

American auto racer

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

British auto racer