--- title: "6 Le Mans Quotes By Tom Kristensen" description: "6 Le Mans quotes by Tom Kristensen. Plus more from Tom Kristensen and more Le Mans sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/tom-kristensen-52119_approach_yes-with-le-mans-obviously-the-approach_214872.jpg" --- > [Yes, with Le Mans, obviously, the approach needs to be different. You have a race only once a year, so in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/yes-with-le-mans-obviously-the-approach-needs-to-be-different-you/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/tom-kristensen-52119_approach_yes-with-le-mans-obviously-the-approach_214872.jpg) > [I never had any financial support or sponsors, and so I always had to, at every level, prove myself the hard way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/i-never-had-any-financial-support-or-sponsors-and-so-i-always-had-to/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/tom-kristensen-52119_debut_i-never-had-any-financial-support-or-spo_583279.jpg) > [The trick at Le Mans is to get the car 'in the window.' Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/the-trick-at-le-mans-is-to-get-the-car-in-the-window-everything-is/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adb/tom-kristensen-52119_brake_the-trick-at-le-mans-is-to-get-the-car-i_1186848.jpg) > [Le Mans takes the best out of everyone. Winning is important but it's not everything. It's such a big and great event…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/le-mans-takes-the-best-out-of-everyone-winning-is-important-but-it-s/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/tom-kristensen-52119_average_le-mans-takes-the-best-out-of-everyone-w_1698960.jpg) > [Le Mans is such a great race because you can never do anything alone. You have to work as a team member.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/le-mans-is-such-a-great-race-because-you-can-never-do-anything-alone/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bd/tom-kristensen-52119_better-person_le-mans-is-such-a-great-race-because-you_1726191.jpg) > [Any finish at Le Mans is great but every time I go to Le Mans my mission is to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/any-finish-at-le-mans-is-great-but-every-time-i-go-to-le-mans-my/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/tom-kristensen-52119_goals_any-finish-at-le-mans-is-great-but-every_2009864.jpg) ## More by Tom Kristensen > [Yes, with Le Mans, obviously, the approach needs to be different. You have a race only once a year, so in the whole focus,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/yes-with-le-mans-obviously-the-approach-needs-to-be-different-you/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) > [I never had any financial support or sponsors, and so I always had to, at every level, prove myself the hard way. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/i-never-had-any-financial-support-or-sponsors-and-so-i-always-had-to/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) > [I don't see myself racing at 50 years old. I enjoy racing, and that has been my whole life. But one day I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/i-don-t-see-myself-racing-at-50-years-old-i-enjoy-racing-and-that-has/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) > [The trick at Le Mans is to get the car 'in the window.' Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/the-trick-at-le-mans-is-to-get-the-car-in-the-window-everything-is/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) > [Le Mans takes the best out of everyone. Winning is important but it's not everything. It's such a big and great event in motorsport.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/le-mans-takes-the-best-out-of-everyone-winning-is-important-but-it-s/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) > [Le Mans is such a great race because you can never do anything alone. You have to work as a team member. And being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/le-mans-is-such-a-great-race-because-you-can-never-do-anything-alone/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) > [Any finish at Le Mans is great but every time I go to Le Mans my mission is to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kristensen/any-finish-at-le-mans-is-great-but-every-time-i-go-to-le-mans-my/) [Tom Kristensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kristensen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/le-mans/tom-kristensen/#itemlist", "name": "6 Le Mans Quotes By Tom Kristensen", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Yes, with Le Mans, obviously, the approach needs to be different. 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