Prost v Senna: What a wonderful problem to have … Ego and ambition are very very close bedfellows, and very often people will misunderstand the intenseness that you bring to your ambition … It’s a fine line. ibid. Ron Dennis
And it’s happened immediately! This is amazing! Senna goes off at the first corner. But what has happened to Prost? He has gone off too. Well that is amazing. But I fear absolutely predictable. ibid. Murray Walker race commentary
Michael was the upmost professional of his era. He was a pretty misunderstood character … An intimidating character in many ways, but if you knew him personally he was quite the opposite. ibid. Ross Brawn
1994 Schumacher v Hill: His computer kicked in and he immediately realised he was out of the race. Damon hadn’t spotted the contact with the wall. And I think Michael just gave Damon the opportunity to drive into a wedge that was going to disappear. ibid. Mark Brundell
1997 Schumacher v Villeneuve: Michael decided to take him out. ibid. Patrick Head
1998 Belgium Grand Prix, Spa: This is the worst start to a Grand Prix I ever seen in the whole of my life … ‘It was absolute carnage.’ ibid. Murray Walker commentary & Damon Hill
Oh my God! Michael Schumacher hits David Coulthard and is out … ibid. Murray Walker
Motor-sport is in our DNA. We are a family … It’s not a job: it’s a passion. The Race to Perfection s1e6: Great Teams, Mattia Binotto, Ferrari
I remember nothing more valuable than the first victory. Silverstone 1951. ibid. Enzro Ferrari interview
Larger than life [Mike Hawthorn]. He’s the bow-tie, he’s Mr Debonair. He’s a Ferrari driver who moved mountains: viz Reims 1953, Hawthorn v Fangio. ibid. Peter Windsor, journalist
You never could take it easy. You never couldn’t slow down. He was always fighting to the last chance that he had. Never underestimate him. Michael was so tough. ibid. Mika Hakkinen, re Michael Schumacher
Jack [Brabham] was phenomenally quick. To the end of his career he was phenomenally quick … A very flamboyant racing driver. ibid. Nigel Roebuck
‘To have designed and built your own car and to have won Grands Prix with it is an exceptionally delicious thing to have done.’ ibid. admirer of Brabham
Between 1962 and 1992, Brabham won 35 F1 races and 4 drivers’ and 2 constructors’ world championships. ibid. caption
‘Colin Chapman [Team Lotus founder] was a genius, he was an out and out racer, he lived for his racing.’ The Race to Perfection s1e7: Trailblazers, Herbie Blash
‘Jimmy [Clark] was an extraordinary man, he was genuinely loved by the team and the fans and the media, one of those drivers who was quick and would get the car home.’ ibid. Clive Chapman
Colin Chapman 1928-1982: 7 constructors’ championships; 6 drivers’ championships’; 79 F1 race victories. ibid. caption
‘Dad’s [Frank Williams] story is one of those fairytales where he came from absolutely nothing and he went on to achieve huge things in the sport and dominate it.’ ibid. son
Sir Frank Williams: 9 constructors’ championships; 7 drivers’ championships; 114 F1 race victories. ibid. caption
Ron Dennis: 7 constructors’ championships; 10 drivers’ championships; 158 F1 race victories. ibid.
You are expected always to give your best. And you’ve got to keep the pressure up all the time. Stirling, Sky Stirling early TV interview, Sky Documentaries 2020
Stirling Moss was Britain’s first racing superstar. ibid. caption
I wanted to be like Stirling Moss. It’s a beautiful rhythm, beautiful smoothness, just elegant performance. ibid. Jackie Stewart
He inspired all the British drivers that came along after him. ibid. Damon Hill
Stirling Moss recorded dozens of interviews during his life. This is his story in his own words: ‘I dominated motor racing for a certain period post-war … I have driven most cars, most types of cars … Ever since I can remember I’ve been interested in fast cars …’ ibid.
Stirling was small, energetic, terribly professional, focused. ibid. observer
137,197. Stirling’s victory in the Mille Miglia was greeted around the world with adulation. ibid.
I followed him [Fangio, team-mate at Mercedes]. And I tried to learn from him. And that is why I know how good he was. ibid. Stirling
Goodwood: They had to hacksaw the car to bits to get him out. ibid. observer
The most exclusive event of the Grand Prix weekend will take place high on a rock above the harbour in the Royal Palace … 700 select individuals will get the opportunity to rub shoulders with the Royals. Inside Monaco: Playground of the Rich I, BBC 2020
The Grand Prix itself is a big money-spinner for the country’s economy. ibid.
Building a race-car is an art-form like no other ... In the battle that was the Cobra-Ferrari Wars that something was personal. This is the story of two cars, two men and one race. It is the story of one man’s dream to build the car that would take on the imperious aristocracy of European racing and win. That car was the Shelby Cobra. The man who named it – Carroll Shelby. Cobra-Ferrari Wars, BBC 2012
Shelby pursued a career as a racing driver. He had a raw talent for driving. ibid.
Shelby found himself on the circuits of Monaco, Monza and Spa. This was the home of Maserati, Jaguar and Ferrari ... He had joined the European elite. ibid.
Shelby and Aston Martin set their sights on the cruellest, toughest race in the world – Le Mans. ibid.
Unbelievably, Shelby had mastered the most prestigious of all races, and beaten Ferrari on his first attempt. ibid.
Shelby’s idea was to build a race-car that would take him back to the racetracks of Europe. ibid.
A remarkable marriage of continents: a lightweight British chassis from the narrow country lanes of Europe powered by an enormous V8 engine built for the 5-lane highways of America. ibid.
Shelby’s little Cobra was showing the Corvettes the way home. ibid.
The new Cobra – product of Phil Remington’s workshop and Ken Miles’ endless testing proved a spectacular success. ibid.
Ford wanted to hit Ferrari where it would hurt – the racetrack. ibid.
Shelby realised that if he was going to win he would need a more aerodynamic car. ibid.
They ironed out the problems and produced a car that was not only aerodynamically sound it was fast, damned fast: Shelby American Cobra Daytona. ibid.
Daytona Speedway and the Ferrari were out in force. ibid.
Shelby and his crew headed for the tracks of Europe with the new Daytona Coupe and a brace of roadsters. ibid.
Le Mans 1964: Carroll Shelby and his ‘mule’ versus the rest of the world. ibid.
The car that Carroll built had made it to the end of the hardest twenty-four hours in motor-racing and finished in front. ibid.
The 2021 season had been like none other. Duel: Hamilton vs Verstappen I, Button, Sky Documentaries 2022
I love the challenge. I still love what I do. ibid. Hamilton
You just can’t get too much of Hamilton vs Verstappen, can you? ibid. Brundle, race commentary
We got to Monza; it seemed that the championship momentum had swung back to Max and Red Bull. Duel: Hamilton vs Verstappen II, Ted Kravitz
At 6.27 local time the race director said that lapped cars will not be allowed to overtake. ibid.
This race that started with controversy has ended with controversy. ibid. UK race commentary
‘You’re a desperate person to win because you’ve failed so much in normal life.’ Stewart, Sky Documentary 2022
I had to consciously remove all of my emotions. No panic. I was completely neutral. ibid.
7 September 1969: Stewart’s First Formula 1 world championship. ibid.
I could neither read nor write … I faked it. ibid.
‘That it is as safe as it is now is entirely due to him.’ ibid. Murray Walker
Jackie Stewart won 27 of his 99 Formula 1 Grand Prix. He was F1 world champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973. Jackie & Helen still live in Switzerland. ibid. captions