For every negative, there's a positive. It's in everything. How you deal with life, outlook, how much energy you put into achieving something. That's why I detest entitlement. Anything that's worthwhile is going to call for some sacrifice. Nothing worthwhile will come to you without a price. People think in sports, you have different rules. You really don't. It's whatever motivates you.

It is amazing how many drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.

If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.

Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.

Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.

But really - look at the span of my career, and it's something people dream about. And to be spared major injury: I had some moments along the way, but being able to retire on my own terms after having driven during those decades when safety conditions were more precarious than today - am I lucky, or  what?

Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.