Parnelli Jones at Indianapolis was as smooth as can be, a really good racing driver. Jackie Stewart More Quotes by Jackie Stewart More Quotes From Jackie Stewart It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance. Jackie Stewart self-improvementbeing-the-bestracing Oh yes. It's not when you brake but when you take them off that counts. Most people don't understand that. Jackie Stewart car-racingracingpeople Cornering is like bringing a woman to a climax. Both you and the car must work together. You start to enter the area of excitement at the corner, you set up a pace which is right for the car and after you've told it it is coming along with you, you guide it along at a rhythm which has by now become natural. Only after you've cleared the corner you can both take pleasure in knowing it's gone well. Jackie Stewart carworking-togetherknowing Nobody's perfect, but all of us can be better than we are. Jackie Stewart nobodys-perfectself-improvementperfect For a quick lap at the Nrburgring, you've probably experienced more in seven minutes...than most people have experienced in all their life in the way of fear, in the way of tension, in the way of animosity towards machinery and to a racetrack. Jackie Stewart lappeopleway Sometimes you need to ease off in order to go faster Jackie Stewart easeorderneeds When I was racing, we were more used to seeing some horrific accidents. For example, Michael Schumacher is a great world champion, but I haven't seen a weekend where he doesn't go off the circuit. At every race he always has a spin or runs through the gravel trap. He usually doesn't hit anything, but nevertheless it is an error that could not have been made in the days I raced. Jackie Stewart weekenderrorsrunning In my sport, the quick are too often listed among the dead Jackie Stewart sports Juan Fangio was the great man of racing, whilst Stirling Moss was the epitome of a racing driver. Jackie Stewart mossracingmen It takes leadership to improve safety. Jackie Stewart safety Cornering perfectly is like bringing a woman to climax. Jackie Stewart climaxracing There's enough Ferraris here to eat a plate of spaghetti. Jackie Stewart ferraricarracing Good luck in most cases comes through the misfortune of others. Jackie Stewart misfortunes-of-otherscasesgood-luck 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. Jackie Stewart championmightpeople From the five years, 1968-73, if you were an F1 driver at that time, there was a very likely chance that you would have died. Jackie Stewart driverschanceyears It takes leadership to improve safety. And I started off the movement in my time, but the person who has done more over the past 20 to 30 years and who has led it is Professor Sid Watkins. Jackie Stewart leadershippastyears From today I am no longer a racing driver. I'm retired and I am very happy. Jackie Stewart very-happyracingtoday The years I raced in were fantastic. There was so much change in the cars. We went from treaded tyres to no wings right through to slicks to enormous wings. Jackie Stewart carwingsyears There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, but there are still some heavy crash impacts and in certain circumstances there is still the chance of fire today. Jackie Stewart impacttechnologyfire There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the world. Jackie Stewart riskdoubtsports
