I hate to take compromises with a racing car. The more standard a car is, the more compromises you have to take.
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I've been around racing a fairly long time, but when it comes to the important issues, I'm happy to let others make the big decisions.
You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not.
Sometimes compromise is painful.
We all have the temptation to be backseat drivers when it comes to decisions that don't work out the way we want.
One thing that everybody told me about directing was, 'Never compromise'. And the whole job is a compromise. So it's very paradoxical. How do you not compromise when the whole thing is about compromise?
You never want to concede a place, but when you're leading the race or fighting for a podium position, you can find ways to make your car very wide!
Compromise is the key element. The more constraints you have, the more compromise you have to have. But, I personally believe that, when that happens, you have to get more creative, and you end up with something that is even better.
We believe that there are many buyers who want a stylish, sporty car that sends a positive message about their concern for the environment as they drive it down the street.
Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system.
I feel comfortable around every driver out there and each driver is in charge of their own car, but you feel very secure racing the competition out there.