The best Quotes by Max Verstappen

The best Quotes by Max Verstappen

Max Emilian Verstappen (born 30 September 1997) is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver and the 2021 and 2022 Formula One World Champion. He competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. Verstappen is the son of racing driver Jos Verstappen, who also competed in Formula One.

World Champion! This is just unbelievable. I started racing with my dad many years ago. We dreamed of becoming a World Champion - and now we are.

December 2021

If you start doubting yourself like that, thinking, 'Am I good enough?' - maybe there is a reason you're thinking that.

The only place that matters is first.

In the end, I think in F1 it is very hard for a girl.

For me, it doesn't matter if you are fighting a world champion or not.

My career is more important than girls.

The smell of fuel, driving on the limit on the edge of sliding, it just gives you a lot of adrenaline.

Overtaking is one thing. That is an art. But defending as well. You should be able to defend your position.

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The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

Charles Bukowski

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Foolishness Intelligence Self-Confidence Doubt

That's the misery: Stupid people are so confident, the wise ones full of doubt.

Helmut Schmidt

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Foolishness Intelligence Doubt

Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don't doubt yourself.

2

Motivation Doubt

Winning isn't getting ahead of others, it is getting ahead of yourself.

Roger Staubach

Everything's a game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.

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The jaws of victory have many teeth!

Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites in League of Legends

Competing in Formula 1 involves things I don't like anymore. Maybe they will be solved, but the will to do so has to become much stronger and lead to acting on it. Talking isn't enough anymore. The race has already begun.

Sebastian Vettel - July 2022, about retiring from Formula 1

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If you're involved in motor racing, I think everyone dreams of competing in Formula One events one day. And that's my dream too.

Michael Schumacher in Schumacher

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There should be more respect in Formula One.

Flavio Briatore

When you're in a race, the cockpit is gonna be a 140 F. G-Forces will be twice of what an astronaut experiences upon lift-off.

Jack Salter in Gran Turismo

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In the end, racing is about leaving work first.

Michael Schumacher

Racing After Work

Fatality is part of the game. We have to accept the element of risk that F1 shares with a sport like boxing.

Flavio Briatore

1

Racing Formula 1

The best defense is to bite first.

Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites in League of Legends

The only way you can get a hit is if you take a swing.

Sean McDermott

Everyone deserves a defense. Every person matters.

James B. Donovan in Bridge of Spies

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I'm 74 and I don't have enough time left to waste it, waiting in waiting in front of a charging station.

Walter Röhrl

While accelerating, the tears of joy have to horizontally run towards your ears.

Walter Röhrl

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I've got my best race still ahead of me.

Sebastian Vettel - July 2022, about retiring from Formula 1

I will retire from competing in Formula 1 by the end of this year.

Sebastian Vettel - July 2022, about retiring from Formula 1

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I always thought records were there to be broken.

Michael Schumacher

No. Well, yes - experience.

Michael Schumacher - September 2003, after being asked, whether he won in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Gambling

Every morning I wake up with new ideas.

Carroll Shelby

I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted.

Carroll Shelby

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Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.

Ayrton Senna

2

Ambition Losing & Defeat

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

Ayrton Senna

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

Valentino Rossi

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Motorbikes Racing

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

Valentino Rossi

Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers.

Colin McRae

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At the end of the day, I got involved in all this because I enjoy driving cars and driving them as fast as possible. If I was going to be remembered for anything, I would like it to be for that.

Colin McRae

Drinking is much safer than sports. You can't get hurt, only hungover.

Kimi Räikkönen

Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media.

Kimi Räikkönen

Formula 1 is the second best thing in the world.

It's not easy to be perfect, but someone has to be.

The way I drive, the way I handle a car, is an expression of my inner feelings.

Lewis Hamilton

You can knock me down, but I get up twice as strong.

Lewis Hamilton

Beginning Motivation

You never win by yourself alone. The day you think otherwise is the day you'll start to lose.

Mika Häkkinen

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Second is the first of the losers.

Enzo Ferrari

Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.

Enzo Ferrari

1

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

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