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

You do a period of go-karting until you're at the age of qualifying for a ride in a 'school-kart,' then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.

Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.

I don't have many superstitions, just dumb things I don't talk about. I will not sign an autograph with a green pen.

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?

Desire is the key to motivation.

Failure is sucess if we learn from it.