The main thing is to be honest with yourself, know and recognize your limits and attain maximum achievement within them. I would for example get more satisfaction from climbing Snowdon, which I know I could, than from attempting Everest, which I couldn't.

The ideal racecar will expire 100 yards past the finish line.

I am not a driver, I am a racer.

You get to the stage when your almost looking down on yourself. When you get into that state, it’s the best state ever.

It is necessary to relax your muscles when you can. Relaxing your brain is fatal.

In order to finish first, you first have to finish.

We've got some very strong and robust ladies, but, when your life is at risk, I think the strain of that in a competitive situation will tell when you're trying to win. The mental stress I think would be pretty difficult for a lady to deal with in a practical fashion. I just don't think they have aptitude to win a Formula 1 race.