It's so funny looking back, but my so-called overnight success actually took 15 years. I remember when I didn't have any money, and my only car was mom's Hyundai.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.
My first car, I got it in an auction at my temple. It was an '86 Volvo that I got for 500 bucks, and then wound up throwing $10,000 into the stereo system and put TVs in the foot rests. It was the most ridiculous Volvo you'd ever seen, but I had never had money before and I was out of my mind.
It was like 'Risky Business' for 10 years. My parents were out of town, they left me a bunch of money, the car, and the house, and I didn't know when they were coming home.
When I was at BMW and Aston Martin, I realized how difficult and how many resources it takes to create a car - let alone a car company.
My first car was a Toyota 4Runner when I was 17. I paid for it myself. I was very happy.
There's no such thing as an overnight success. It took me a long to get there.
Long before I had money, my passion for cars was there.
It took 35 years, but the time was well spent and I think I have established a good stake in the future.
It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.
My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years.