In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car.

Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!

There are those who keep out of mischief, and there are the adventurers, ‘ he said. “We racing drivers are adventurers; the more difficult something is, the greater the attraction that comes from it.

In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it.

Women rule our lives, don't they?

When I raced with Mercedes, I thought Id learn German. But my wife didnt want to live in Germany.

In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car.