Top 96 Quotes & Sayings by Daniel Ricciardo - Page 2

Overtaking is nearly as fun as winning races. The rush you get from it is awesome.

If I win the title, I want to know I was the best guy that year, and to be the best, you've got to go against the best.

I've never really been too fussed about the kind of teammate I have.

As far as the outside things goes with Red Bull - I like the brand a lot, and obviously, I like the team a lot. We've always been a good fit for each other, so from that side, it's all been really good.

When I joined Formula One, I knew that what I found is that the cars are so much faster, and it took me a little while to understand where to always put the car.

I try to send out a good message - I sometimes get asked for advice for leaving home and trying to 'make it' overseas. I would always say think long term, and think bigger picture: make the sacrifice.

I top up my endurance with running and cycling because in a race, your heart rate is up at 150, so we have to train at that level.

Back in 2014, I felt like I was ready to win a world title. I felt like I was prepared and I was as good as anyone else, but I knew I didn't have the equipment.

I like a good protein and fat breakfast, so avocado, bacon, eggs, and some veggies.

The day I do get a championship-winning car, I will run with it. I will capitalise on every part of that beautiful thing.

I loved a lot of motorsports, but as far as the ovals go, I was more into NASCAR.

I like high speed corners, but with the F111, it is taking a little time to build up to that.

In Formula 1, you need a great level of endurance because the races are long, so you need a pretty good base endurance.

Good overtaking is important to me. There are a lot of quick maths involved. I will prepare from the corner before, thinking, 'If I exit this way, and the driver ahead of me is in a certain position, then I'll go for it.' If he is not where I hope he will be, then I won't pull the trigger. If he is, my decision has already been made.

I used to go to work with Dad on the weekend. We'd drive past an indoor go-kart track every now and then, and we went there a few times. I was never tall enough, so I always left upset. I think I was seven when I was the right height, and I was like, 'Please let me have a go.' It was love at first sight.

I don't see my family often enough, but when we do catch up, it's somewhere new in the world. They get to travel more than they would if I wasn't doing this sport.

I would love to do a one-off race somewhere - NASCAR would be awesome.

2014 is a year I'll remember for a long time - it was definitely a breakthrough in my mind as well. Standing on the top step of the podium a few times was icing on the cake.

To get the Red Bull junior drive was like a massive pressure off... I didn't have to go around asking Mum and Dad to sell their house or ask friends for funding. The instant feeling was, 'Oh wow, amazing.'

I don't like letting anyone down. Not many people get satisfaction out of letting others down.

I know people fear me when they see me in their mirrors. It's a good position to be in because they know they need to defend to the limit.

People have seen now I am a racer, and I have big intentions in the sport, and I am prepared to get my shoulders out if I need to.

You're never perfect in this sport; there is always something to learn.

I train five-and-a-half out of seven days and do a combination of exercise.

I like having as many team-mates as possible. It's great, because the more people you can learn off, the better I think it will make you as a driver.

I feel I am promoting the sport well in Australia with what I'm doing on an international level.

I feel '14 didn't just shape me and my approach from then on: it changed the level of overtaking from other guys in the sport as well. Not many people were doing that, coming from a long way back and trying big passing moves.

Singing is definitely something I'm not good at. I wish I could be good at it, but that's a skill I definitely don't have.

Formula One was just cool. I loved racing, all types of racing, but from a young age, Formula One was the noise and everything, and that's what I was drawn to. I already knew when I was younger, the coolest guys are in F1... not that NASCAR drivers aren't cool, but that was always what I had in my head!

I'd prefer no practices and just Saturday, Sunday. Just qualify Saturday morning, race Saturday afternoon, and race again Sunday. Less laps of nonsense and more laps of meaningful business.

Singapore is one of my favorite races, and the city is great.

I enjoyed physical education and lunch time. The social aspect of school was great, but as soon as I left school, I wanted to get out there and race. I couldn't sit still for long.

When you spend time working on something for a time period, and then it doesn't correlate, it decreases in your motivation.

I've learned what F1 is like, and it is an extremely competitive sport on and off the track.

I think the race went as well as it could and I drove well to finish sixth. The chassis is working better and through the corners we are more or less there; we'll move onto Europe and see if we can get further up the grid and keep improving. The weekend went pretty smooth for me until the end of the race, I don't know what happened, but the team will have a look at it.

I’m just a beast, I’m just an animal and I’m waiting to get let out of that cage!