You can’t change what happened. But you can still change what will happen.
SEBASTIAN VETTELWhen you walk the track and you see a corner and realise you were going round it at 160mph, you wonder who could be so stupid to take a corner at that speed. But in the car, you don’t even think about that.
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I come from an ordinary family – my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker – and we’ve always loved racing together.
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There are some things that you can fulfil with money, but at the end of the day these are not the things that make you happy. It is the small things that make life good.
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I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I’d actually done it.
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The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there.
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When everything goes well, people celebrate you, when you make mistakes people criticize you.
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I found myself sitting in the RB7 and smiling.
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Generally I don’t care about what people say. I have to be clear with myself.
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You’re traveling all over the world but to be home is something special.
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Thanks to BMW and WilliamsF1 for giving me this chance to test. The test team looked after me brilliantly and I learnt plenty.
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At the end of your life, it’s friendships, emotions and thoughts that you take with you, rather than what’s in your bank account.
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Motorsport is very expensive. No one cares if you had a good season two years ago and then you have an injury. It is a very dodgy investment.
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We have reason to feel good, but it’s also a threat to feel too good and I will pay attention that that doesn’t happen.
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After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating,
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I don’t care too much what happened in the past.
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I prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it.
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All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I’m very proud to be the first winner here in India.
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I have always watched the Race of Champions on TV every year and dreamed about participating one day.
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Simply fantastic this circuit, and if you get 53 laps more, you appreciate it even more. It’s made by God’s hands.
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As a driver, your target is always to be with the most competitive team possible.
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Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It’s like a rush, I really enjoy that.
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Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.
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It’s fantastic to be invited; I’m so happy. To represent Team Germany together with Michael Schumacher is a great honor.
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Whenever I have to do something, I try to minimise the time it takes me to do it. I just cannot wait.
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The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.
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The day I die or retire, I have blown all my chances because I don’t have the chance any more to change my image as an F1 driver.
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I didn’t know Dan Wheldon, but he was big in motorsport, and then this year I got to know Marco Simoncelli, so our thoughts are with them at the moment.
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