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The great thing about Daniel Ricciardo is you can't not like him, he's got a big smile, he loves what he does, he's a great personality.
Obviously you can make a pretty good living these days as a crew member or a crew chief or as a driver. But the technology is expensive.
I know y'all have probably heard I lost a few races in a row before I won one, but I never gave up. Never believed I wasn't good enough.
I love racing and I've always enjoyed racing. I love to try and go back to the local short tracks and do those races. And sometimes I do.
The thing that warms my heart is people. I have just met so many kind folks that want to just pat you on the back and say, 'We love you.'
There must not be a canon of orthodoxy where art is judged and measured. The culture cannot move forward with our heads turned backwards.
When I go back to France now I spend all the my time with press and sponsors. I do not have a lot of time to spend at home with my family.
Some fans understand who I am and why I do things, and then there are some fans that have formed an opinion that I don't feel is who I am.
Anytime you're pushing the envelope as hard as you can to be successful at anything at life it's easy to go from hero to zero in a second.
I am just so proud to be able to take my NAPA car, my NAPA Toyota, to the West Coast and race in front of the fans in Southern California.
That's life. You've got to deal with it, good and bad. We'll be all right. I mean, if we make the chase, we make it. If we don't, we don't.
I'm a big fan of Myron Mixon. I've read a couple of his books, and I've learned the little bit that I know about barbecue from those books.
I was way behind in my maturity. I was a 30-year-old acting like a 23-year-old. So when I was 21, I was probably acting like a 15-year-old.
I'm going to take full advantage of whatever time I've got on this earth. I'm going to get my money's worth. You can bet your butt on that.
The one thing I don't do, that helps make me successful, is I don't rob Peter to pay Paul. All of my businesses have to stand on their own.
We get paid based on where we are in the Constructors' Championship so therefore we want the fastest and best drivers we can get in the car.
My grandmother was a big Elvis fan, and I am, too, because she played Elvis, and she would keep me all the time when my dad was out of town.
I've cheated the Grim Reaper more times than anyone I know, and I'll fight like a wildcat until they nail the lid of my pine box down on me.
No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear. Too much power is never enough.
There is always going to be competition from other countries and different venues who want to host a race, but the British GP is a must have.
What we expect from our drivers, as team mates, is that they show respect for each other and allow one another enough room on the race track.
There's broadcasters that make me enjoy what I'm seeing because of their energy and how they explain what's happening and paint that picture.
Am I calm all the time? That is a question to ask my mother. I am very happy in my home. I have a good family, that gives me something extra.
Because the sport has changed, competition is not only stronger but it's deeper throughout the field than it's ever been. It's harder to win.
There are going to be little victories that we claim, even if it's finishing 15th and putting the car back in hauler without a scratch on it.
The corporate facilities that we have here are as good as anywhere in Australia and the motorcycle people are certainly going to enjoy those.
I don't believe in luck. Like I didn't win a lot of races for awhile, and it's because I didn't put myself in position to win enough of them.
I know it's a lot of fun for you guys to write a lot of wacky things. Go ahead, if you want to. Get creative. But don't look too much into it.
I had a very good package for Phoenix, but at other tracks we do not have the power. The Brazilian Grand Prix was maybe closer to the reality.
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.
I'm a huge sports fan, but I am also a huge supporter of the United States of America and our militaries and everything that we've got for us.
We want to be a works partner. Ferrari and Mercedes have their own works teams so where would you be in the pecking order if you're a customer?
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.
The hunger and desire to go racing, however, never leaves your blood but the right opportunity has never really come along - until now that is.
I guess everybody saw it. It's a deal where I'd been racing cars a long time and I knew going around the track the fender was on the tire hard.
I don't think I can adequately express my feelings about the car on national radio, but hopefully we'll get better and I'll be happier later on.
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
My time at Honda was amazing. Some of my best times in Formula One, actually. I might not have won races, just one race, but I had a lot of fun.
If I ever have a son, and if he wants to follow in my footsteps in Formula 1, my main responsibility will be to point out some of the negatives.
Newman and I were friends. We were great teammates, and he needs to check his trophy case on that Daytona 500 trophy I helped him get years ago.
My goal has always been to be known as a racer who is diverse, someone who can go to any venue and any racetrack anywhere and compete for a win.
There's been bumps in the road and serious challenges along the way, but my love for NASCAR and my zest for life is what's most important to me.
Rally GB is obviously very special to me, so I am very much looking forward to competing in my home event and giving the fans something to cheer.
I grew up extremely fast. I was racing at the age of five. I was racing on a semi-national level by the time I was 16. It makes you grow up fast.
I've got my hands in every aspect of the NASCAR world, not only as the part time race car driver but as the full time TV guy and race team owner.
I love to feel a racing car around me, to feel the way it holds me. I love to make it do all that it was built to do, and then a little bit more.
I love the role of being the experienced driver and that is definitely the case next year - I think I am the most experienced guy in F1 next year.
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!
Physically helping me with advice and direction and a job was Richard Petty. He did a lot for me at a young age, when I needed help and direction.
I was looking at the history of the sport and I couldn't understand why there have been so many good South American drivers, especially Brazilians.