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.
SEBASTIAN VETTELI’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.
More Sebastian Vettel Quotes
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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 found myself sitting in the RB7 and smiling.
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We always kept believing in ourselves and our team and the car.
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There are a few things that make me angry. Mostly things not going my way.
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When 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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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 don’t care too much what happened in the past.
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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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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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I prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it.
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If you are out in two races and someone else has a good couple of races, it could change. So all we do is try to get the optimum every time.
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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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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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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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