My extensive career, with its victories and defeats, championships, etc., has been well documented. My entire life has been focused on being the best race car driver I can be.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Winning the Indy 500 in 1995 and the Formula 1 championship in 1997 are very special moments for me, and the people in NASCAR show me respect for what I've achieved so far in my career.
For the last seven years, I have been racing the best in the world and making my way through the ranks. I am in that spot where I have got a real opportunity to produce something. I am not going to take it for granted because I know those guys will step it up.
As a driver, you always dream of winning a F1 race, and to win so early on in my career was very special.
I've decided to retire from top class racing. It has been an incredible experience and has provided with me some unforgettable moments.
So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.
If I can win a Cup race, that would pretty much show my whole career that I've been able to win in everything I've gotten into.
I have a lot to learn about NASCAR. But I've learned if you have the right people in the right places doing the right things, you can be successful at whatever you do.
My new life goes beyond my dreams because my dream was Formula One and I achieved it. I'm a driver, I feel like a driver. I have won this race because I am alive.
From today I am no longer a racing driver. I'm retired and I am very happy.
I was the kid who never won the races... I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.
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