When I went into the last lap I was regretting a bit that it was over. I was enjoying again the first sector for the last time.
SEBASTIAN VETTELIf the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn’t lose focus. That made the difference.
More Sebastian Vettel Quotes
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Generally I don’t care about what people say. I have to be clear with myself.
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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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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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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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Sometimes you need to press pause to let everything sink in.
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So, even though people don’t have a lot here, they are a lot richer in many ways and we can learn from that.
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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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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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If the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn’t lose focus. That made the difference.
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There are a few things that make me angry. Mostly things not going my way.
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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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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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Teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes are going to be very, very motivated to go for the titles.
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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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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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We always kept believing in ourselves and our team and the car.
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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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Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you’re always more motivated, simply because you feel at home.
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You can’t always say what you’d like to say.
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When everything goes well, people celebrate you, when you make mistakes people criticize you.
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I don’t care too much what happened in the past.
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It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.
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I don’t care what other people think as long as I am happy.
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I put everything in that last lap, it was very emotional when I crossed the line. It was all I had, I gave it all.
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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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I’m very proud to be the first winner of the Indian Grand Prix, but then on the other hand we recently lost two of our mates.
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