"In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it."

"The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand."

"I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse."

"When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany."

"Women rule our lives, don't they?"

"A crazy man finishes in the cemetery."

"You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well."

"Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!"