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.

A crazy man finishes in the cemetery.

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 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!

Women rule our lives, don't they?

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