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> [I think I've benefitted a lot of times from having my dad as a racing driver and I don't think I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-think-i-ve-benefitted-a-lot-of-times-from-having-my-dad-as-a-racing/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/kevin-magnussen-13778_dad_i-think-i-ve-benefitted-a-lot-of-times-f_237693.jpg)

> [You never reach a point where you feel completely 'ready' - there's always more you can do. But I think every team…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/you-never-reach-a-point-where-you-feel-completely-ready-there-s/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fc/kevin-magnussen-13778_driver_you-never-reach-a-point-where-you-feel-c_789690.jpg)

> [I'm a racing driver and I need to race, that's what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-m-a-racing-driver-and-i-need-to-race-that-s-what-i-do/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

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> [I wouldn't say I am the most popular driver among the drivers, but I don't need to be. What matters to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-wouldn-t-say-i-am-the-most-popular-driver-among-the-drivers-but-i/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/kevin-magnussen-13778_driver_i-wouldn-t-say-i-am-the-most-popular-dri_1862432.jpg)

> [I have fans rooting for me, all the other drivers in the midfield have fans rooting for them, and they never get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-have-fans-rooting-for-me-all-the-other-drivers-in-the-midfield-have/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

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> [One of the things that's really struck me at McLaren is just how much influence you have as a driver - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/one-of-the-things-that-s-really-struck-me-at-mclaren-is-just-how-much/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/kevin-magnussen-13778_car_one-of-the-things-that-s-really-struck-m_2557164.jpg)

> [I think Stirling Moss represents everything that a racing driver should be and first of all, it's passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-think-stirling-moss-represents-everything-that-a-racing-driver/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

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## Other authors on Driver

## More by Kevin Magnussen

> [F1 has been my dream since I was a kid. I am here. That feeling of having achieved that and a step in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/f1-has-been-my-dream-since-i-was-a-kid-i-am-here-that-feeling-of/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [I think about F1 all the time... it's just my passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-think-about-f1-all-the-time-it-s-just-my-passion/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [Surely, early in my karting career it was tough because many people were jealous and thinking I had special treatment from the stewards and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/surely-early-in-my-karting-career-it-was-tough-because-many-people/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [I think I've benefitted a lot of times from having my dad as a racing driver and I don't think I would be here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-think-i-ve-benefitted-a-lot-of-times-from-having-my-dad-as-a-racing/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [What matters to me is that I get the most out of myself and my racing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/what-matters-to-me-is-that-i-get-the-most-out-of-myself-and-my-racing/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [I grew up with my mum, so I'm very, very close to her. But I'm close to my dad as well, and we talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-grew-up-with-my-mum-so-i-m-very-very-close-to-her-but-i-m-close-to/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [I am living my childhood dream of racing in Formula 1 and I've put my whole life into achieving that dream so it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-am-living-my-childhood-dream-of-racing-in-formula-1-and-i-ve-put-my/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [I don't like compromises. I will give everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-don-t-like-compromises-i-will-give-everything/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [Success to me obviously isn't having accidents or getting penalties but finishing races as high a position as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/success-to-me-obviously-isn-t-having-accidents-or-getting-penalties/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [I didn't go to school that much! I was racing go karts and testing nearly every day, so school wasn't the first priority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-didn-t-go-to-school-that-much-i-was-racing-go-karts-and-testing/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [But amongst the drivers I don't have friends at all. They are not my friends. It would never work to have a friendship, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/but-amongst-the-drivers-i-don-t-have-friends-at-all-they-are-not-my/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [You never reach a point where you feel completely 'ready' - there's always more you can do. But I think every team and driver…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/you-never-reach-a-point-where-you-feel-completely-ready-there-s/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [I don't look at social media, I have some people who look after it so whenever I want to post anything I send it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-don-t-look-at-social-media-i-have-some-people-who-look-after-it-so/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [I thought I'd become a welder if my racing career ended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/i-thought-i-d-become-a-welder-if-my-racing-career-ended/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

> [If I had one wish, I would say to be born in the '30s and be young in the '50s and '60s. It hurts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-magnussen/if-i-had-one-wish-i-would-say-to-be-born-in-the-30s-and-be-young-in/)

[Kevin Magnussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-magnussen/)

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