--- title: "13 F1 Driver Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 13 F1 Driver quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best F1 Driver sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/robert-kubica-8419_driver_when-you-are-a-kid-racing-karts-you-want_2829412.jpg" --- > [When you are a kid racing karts, you want to be an F1 driver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kubica/when-you-are-a-kid-racing-karts-you-want-to-be-an-f1-driver/) [Robert Kubica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kubica/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/robert-kubica-8419_driver_when-you-are-a-kid-racing-karts-you-want_2829412.jpg) > [I thought I would be a go-kart mechanic - not an F1 driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernando-alonso/i-thought-i-would-be-a-go-kart-mechanic-not-an-f1-driver/) [Fernando Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernando-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c10/fernando-alonso-13491_drivers_i-thought-i-would-be-a-go-kart-mechanic_1794135.png) > [For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernando-alonso/for-me-it-was-not-destiny-to-make-it-to-where-i-am-now-i-thought-for/) [Fernando Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernando-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b4/fernando-alonso-13491_destiny_for-me-it-was-not-destiny-to-make-it-to_1744602.png) > [It's been 23 years since the last Swede in Formula One, so for me to be the next F1 driver at all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-ericsson/it-s-been-23-years-since-the-last-swede-in-formula-one-so-for-me-to/) [Marcus Ericsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-ericsson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/marcus-ericsson-24982_amazing_it-s-been-23-years-since-the-last-swede_33224.jpg) > [When I said I wanted to get back racing my dream was to be an F1 driver. I didn't know how realistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-monger/when-i-said-i-wanted-to-get-back-racing-my-dream-was-to-be-an-f1/) [Billy Monger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-monger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/billy-monger-27440_again_when-i-said-i-wanted-to-get-back-racing_3127844.jpg) > [I don't care what other people think as long as I am happy. The day I die or retire, I have blown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-vettel/i-don-t-care-what-other-people-think-as-long-as-i-am-happy-the-day-i/) [Sebastian Vettel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-vettel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0b/sebastian-vettel-12941_care_i-don-t-care-what-other-people-think-as_2145735.jpg) > [From the five years, 1968-73, if you were an F1 driver at that time, there was a very likely chance that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-stewart/from-the-five-years-1968-73-if-you-were-an-f1-driver-at-that-time/) [Jackie Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-stewart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1c/jackie-stewart-23355_chance_from-the-five-years-1968-73-if-you-were_456669.jpg) > [I had a great opportunity to be an F1 driver but, on the other hand, I have a great opportunity to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kubica/i-had-a-great-opportunity-to-be-an-f1-driver-but-on-the-other-hand-i/) [Robert Kubica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kubica/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95e/robert-kubica-8419_driver_i-had-a-great-opportunity-to-be-an-f1-dr_376525.jpg) > [When you do everything you can to be an F1 driver and suddenly it stops, it's not painful but it's definitely not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kubica/when-you-do-everything-you-can-to-be-an-f1-driver-and-suddenly-it/) [Robert Kubica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kubica/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/robert-kubica-8419_driver_when-you-do-everything-you-can-to-be-an_2270461.jpg) > [Being an F1 driver is a crazy job but not what everyone expects. My year consists of 20% driving and 80% media,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-ricciardo/being-an-f1-driver-is-a-crazy-job-but-not-what-everyone-expects-my/) [Daniel Ricciardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-ricciardo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/daniel-ricciardo-6868_crazy_being-an-f1-driver-is-a-crazy-job-but-no_1212390.png) > [There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-hill/there-are-a-lot-of-factors-in-the-life-of-an-f1-driver-which-can/) [Damon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77e/damon-hill-23031_athlete_there-are-a-lot-of-factors-in-the-life-o_386118.jpg) > [Pressure is always a part of a racing driver's life, but my father helped me a lot on my way to becoming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/pressure-is-always-a-part-of-a-racing-driver-s-life-but-my-father/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/anonymous-1_becoming_pressure-is-always-a-part-of-a-racing-dr_2054225.jpg) > [I've really just had to learn and adapt more than ever before, because there's so much to do in F1. There's so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-stroll/i-ve-really-just-had-to-learn-and-adapt-more-than-ever-before-because/) [Lance Stroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-stroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/lance-stroll-9644_driver_i-ve-really-just-had-to-learn-and-adapt_700489.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/f1-driver/#itemlist", "name": "F1 Driver Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you are a kid racing karts, you want to be an F1 driver.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Kubica" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kubica/when-you-are-a-kid-racing-karts-you-want-to-be-an-f1-driver/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/robert-kubica-8419_driver_when-you-are-a-kid-racing-karts-you-want_2829412.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/robert-kubica-8419_driver_when-you-are-a-kid-racing-karts-you-want_2829412.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/robert-kubica-8419_driver_when-you-are-a-kid-racing-karts-you-want_2829412.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you are a kid racing karts, you want to be an F1 driver.” — Robert Kubica", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I thought I would be a go-kart mechanic - not an F1 driver", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fernando Alonso" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernando-alonso/i-thought-i-would-be-a-go-kart-mechanic-not-an-f1-driver/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c10/fernando-alonso-13491_drivers_i-thought-i-would-be-a-go-kart-mechanic_1794135.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c10/fernando-alonso-13491_drivers_i-thought-i-would-be-a-go-kart-mechanic_1794135.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c10/fernando-alonso-13491_drivers_i-thought-i-would-be-a-go-kart-mechanic_1794135.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I thought I would be a go-kart mechanic - not an F1 driver” — Fernando Alonso", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fernando Alonso" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernando-alonso/for-me-it-was-not-destiny-to-make-it-to-where-i-am-now-i-thought-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b4/fernando-alonso-13491_destiny_for-me-it-was-not-destiny-to-make-it-to_1744602.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b4/fernando-alonso-13491_destiny_for-me-it-was-not-destiny-to-make-it-to_1744602.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b4/fernando-alonso-13491_destiny_for-me-it-was-not-destiny-to-make-it-to_1744602.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a…” — Fernando Alonso", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's been 23 years since the last Swede in Formula One, so for me to be the next F1 driver at all these races around the world has been amazing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marcus Ericsson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-ericsson/it-s-been-23-years-since-the-last-swede-in-formula-one-so-for-me-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/marcus-ericsson-24982_amazing_it-s-been-23-years-since-the-last-swede_33224.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/marcus-ericsson-24982_amazing_it-s-been-23-years-since-the-last-swede_33224.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/marcus-ericsson-24982_amazing_it-s-been-23-years-since-the-last-swede_33224.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's been 23 years since the last Swede in Formula One, so for me to be the next F1 driver at all these…” — Marcus Ericsson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I said I wanted to get back racing my dream was to be an F1 driver. 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