Driving fast on the track does not scare me. What scares me is when I drive on the highway I get passed by some idiot who thinks he is Fangio.

You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are.

I told my nephew that if he wanted to get on in motor racing, the first thing he should do was master English. Thank goodness he now speaks it.

Driving fast on the track does not scare me. What scares me is when I drive on the highway I get passed by some idiot who thinks he is Fangio.

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

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!

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