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> [I have been waiting to win a world championship since 1985. I've had three cracks at a world title - in karting, I finished third at Le Mans; that hurt because it was very close, but then in Formula One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/i-have-been-waiting-to-win-a-world-championship-since-1985-i-ve-had/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

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## Other authors on Le Mans

## More by Allan McNish

> [I get moments where you slide and there's an adrenaline shoot, but the moment you scare yourself is the moment you give up. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/i-get-moments-where-you-slide-and-there-s-an-adrenaline-shoot-but-the/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [My motto is to do everything absolutely flat out and to the best of your ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/my-motto-is-to-do-everything-absolutely-flat-out-and-to-the-best-of/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [As a driver you enjoy winning races, and if you win in the easiest way possible, fine, but in reality we all remember the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/as-a-driver-you-enjoy-winning-races-and-if-you-win-in-the-easiest-way/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [We're involved in racing because there's that element of competition. But there's that desire to push yourself beyond the natural comfort zone and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/we-re-involved-in-racing-because-there-s-that-element-of-competition/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [When it's wet, you're much more tense on the steering wheel, you have to dance with the throttle and the brakes more. Each lap…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/when-it-s-wet-you-re-much-more-tense-on-the-steering-wheel-you-have/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [I don't do much driving - about 5,000-6,000 miles a year. And most of that is to the airport and to the racing circuits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/i-don-t-do-much-driving-about-5-000-6-000-miles-a-year-and-most-of/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [It is hard to be number one, and it is even harder to stay there because everyone is trying to knock you off the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/it-is-hard-to-be-number-one-and-it-is-even-harder-to-stay-there/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [I think that texting and driving is a 100 percent no-go. I think it should be banned everywhere because you cannot be focused on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/i-think-that-texting-and-driving-is-a-100-percent-no-go-i-think-it/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [The most dangerous part of the race is early evening and especially early morning. It's the twilight zone. Either you're going into darkness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/the-most-dangerous-part-of-the-race-is-early-evening-and-especially/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [It was not until I started racing for car manufacturers that I found a car I could really get attached to. I am the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/it-was-not-until-i-started-racing-for-car-manufacturers-that-i-found/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [The main factors in terms of how tiring a season can be are governed by the number of races and the length of time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/the-main-factors-in-terms-of-how-tiring-a-season-can-be-are-governed/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [I try to get away from the pits as quickly as I can. I speak to my engineer when I get out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/i-try-to-get-away-from-the-pits-as-quickly-as-i-can-i-speak-to-my/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [I have been waiting to win a world championship since 1985. I've had three cracks at a world title - in karting, I finished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/i-have-been-waiting-to-win-a-world-championship-since-1985-i-ve-had/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [I just feel we are extremely lucky that when we wake up, we get to go to work and do something we love. Honestly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/i-just-feel-we-are-extremely-lucky-that-when-we-wake-up-we-get-to-go/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

> [What I like is when you can hear the heart and soul of music and can feel the energy coming out of it, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-mcnish/what-i-like-is-when-you-can-hear-the-heart-and-soul-of-music-and-can/)

[Allan McNish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-mcnish/)

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