Racing amuses me.

The era of gentleman racing drivers is ended.

Racing is a great mania to which one must sacrifice everything, without reticence, without hesitation.

I have yet to meet anyone quite so stubborn as myself and animated by this overpowering passion that leaves me no time for thought or anything else. I have, in fact, no interest in life outside racing cars.

It's true that I have never met any man whom I thought altogether resembled me - but only because my faults are so enormous.

I have never gone on a real trip, never taken a holiday. The best holiday for me is spent in my workshops when nearly everybody else is on vacation.