Motorsports Quotes

There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher. ~ Murray Walker

In motorsports we work in the grey areas a lot. You're trying to find where the holes are in the rule book. ~ Danica Patrick

You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime. ~ Burt Munro

I just had ... my Farmer's Insurance Chevrolet was the fasted car here. In the first run. We were going forward, just taking our time. Regan Smith was pretty slow. I was under him for a couple of laps. When my spotter cleared me in the center, I just took off, and he was there on exit. It is disappointing to have that good of a car and be out this early. Everybody at Hendrick Motorsports is doing such an awesome job. I've had awesome race cars, and I have nothing to show for it. ~ Kasey Kahne

I think Formula E truly has the potential to become the future of motorsport. Formula One is the past. ~ Sam Bird

Linguistics is a good way of defining the culture of a brand. The vocabulary used by sports and lifestyle brands - running, fitness, training, motorsports - is all about functionality, whereas the vocabulary of the luxury business - handbags, ready-to-wear - is all about the product. ~ Francois-Henri Pinault

If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. ~ Mark Donohue

To be a driver that can cross off one of those marquee events as a winner, that cements your legacy in motorsports, to be able to win the Daytona 500 is the ultimate dream of a race car driver. ~ Tony Stewart

Le Mans takes the best out of everyone. Winning is important but it's not everything. It's such a big and great event in motorsport. You do more kilometres in that one race than Formula One do in a season, and probably a higher average speed. We average about 220km/h including pit stops and cover nearly 5000km. ~ Tom Kristensen

I've been in motorsport my whole life since I was eight years of age. ~ Nigel Mansell

My father was a motorsports journalist and a motorbike fan. He gave me my motocross bike. ~ Jacky Ickx

As far as Alfa is concerned, everything is possible; the brand is extremely sporty and connected to Ferrari since the early days of motorsports. ~ Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo

Aerodynamics is for those who cannot manufacture good engines. ~ Enzo Ferrari

The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical. ~ Murray Walker

As the son of a racing car designer and mechanical engineer, I was exposed to motorsports from day one. ~ Charlie Kimball

It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance. ~ Jackie Stewart

It takes more than driving to become an IndyCar driver. Gone are the days when drivers show up Friday morning and go home Sunday night. We're all integral to our partnerships, commercially, motorsports. We're as much champions in the boardroom as we are on the racetrack. ~ Charlie Kimball