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I think as a 20-year-old you expect life to always be easy. You get given a good hand and the chance to race in Formula One. You think the driver can make the difference, can make up for everything else within the team. But that is not the case. You are racing in such a competitive sport so that doesn't happen.

A racing driver has to be a good driver.

You don't get a mix of ovals and road/street course racing with this level of competition and speed anywhere other than Indy Car, and I think that's why it has remained a popular choice for so many young drivers.

Every little kid has always wanted to be a race car driver. This gets some of that out.

I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing.

That strategy of racing for the top five and racing for the win is where everybody wants to be.

The business model of racing is not a pretty one.

As a driver, you want to race every lap possible, especially when you've got a good car.

Most of the population cannot afford a private driver. What we're doing is relentlessly innovating to bring the price point down.

In F1 too many things overshadow the racing. There is too much politics.