Subject: Sports » Auto racing (Page 2)

It will be like lying in a bath with your feet on the taps, but not as comfortable.

Scottish auto racer

Schumacher has made his final stop three times.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

And Michael Schumacher just stood on his seat and pulled out something special.

British auto racer

Motor racing's less of a sport these days than a commercial break doing 150 mph.

sportswriter

Villeneuve is now twelve seconds ahead of Villeneuve.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

I never lost my job while I was leading a race.

American auto racer

What you’ve got to remember about Michael is that under that cold professional Germanic exterior beats a heart of stone.

British auto racer

He ran out of talent about halfway through the corner.

American auto racer

The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

Driving a race car is like dancing with a chainsaw.

American auto racer

Nigel Mansell is someone with about as much charisma as a damp spark-plug.

British sportswriter

The best classroom of all times was about two car lengths behind Juan Manuel Fangio.

(1929 – ) English race car driver

Stewart has two cars in the top five: Magnusson 5th and Barichello 6th.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

And the first three cars are all Escorts, which isn’t surprising as this is an all Escort race.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

If horse racing is the sport of kings, then drag racing must be the sport of queens.

boxing writer & sports historian

Keke Rosberg is as calculating as a slot machine.

British racing executive, writer & photographer

…. Into lap 53, the penultimate last lap but one. 

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

It’s lap 26 of 58, which unless I’m very much mistaken is half way.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

I could stand up in the seat and not hit my head.

American auto racer

It's hard to describe what it's like to see a stock car flying through the air knowing it's going to land on top of you.

American auto racer

Brundle is driving an absolutely pluperfect race.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator