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Quote by Emerson Fittipaldi

“I based in Brazil, Sao Paulo, but I come very often to the states, and I travel all over the world.”

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Emerson Fittipaldi, a Brazilian racing driver, was born on December 12, 1946. He is highly regarded in the racing world and won the Formula One World Championship in 1972, becoming a legendary figure in Brazilian racing history. more

“When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can't see that from the outside. In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. I pushed like mad, yet everyone was gathered around the winner and they were thinking that I was just trundling around. But that's motor racing. So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.”

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Author:Alain Prost

“My grandfather always told me that it is no good lying on a hospital bed saying, 'I had the right of way', ... That's one of the reasons I was so pleased that the boys could do the IAM test as well.”

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Author:Nigel Mansell

“I've always been reasonably fatalistic.”

Author:Nigel Mansell

“Michael Schumacher deserved the driver's championship. To be honest, I didn't want to keep my record as the last Ferrari world champion; it's never done me any good!”

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Author:Jody Scheckter

“I would have been a much more popular Wolrd Champion if I had always said what people wanted to hear. I might have been dead, but definitely more popular.”

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Author:Jackie Stewart

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