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Allan McNish

(1969) Racing Automobile Driver

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Allan McNish is a racing automobile driver.

Quick Facts About Allan McNish

Born: December 29, 1969
Profession: Racing Automobile Driver

About Allan McNish

Allan McNish is a British former racing driver, commentator and team principal from Scotland. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, for Porsche in 1998 and for Audi in 2008 and 2013. He is also a three-time American Le Mans Series champion, and won the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2013. Previously, he raced for Toyota in Formula One in 2002. He has been a co-commentator and pundit for BBC Formula One coverage on TV, radio and online. He was team principal of the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E team, and is now racing director of the Audi F1 Team.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes 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…

Adrenaline

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My motto is to do everything absolutely flat out and to the best of your ability.

Ability

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As a driver you enjoy winning races, and if you win in the easiest way possible, fine, but in reality we all…

Driver

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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…

Because

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When it's wet, you're much more tense on the steering wheel, you have to dance with the throttle and the brakes more.…

Cost

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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…

About

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It is hard to be number one, and it is even harder to stay there because everyone is trying to knock you…

Because

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I think that texting and driving is a 100 percent no-go. I think it should be banned everywhere because you cannot be…

Banned

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The most dangerous part of the race is early evening and especially early morning. It's the twilight zone. Either you're going into…

Around

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It was not until I started racing for car manufacturers that I found a car I could really get attached to. I…

Am

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The main factors in terms of how tiring a season can be are governed by the number of races and the length…

Between

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I try to get away from the pits as quickly as I can. I speak to my engineer when I get out…

Away

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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,…

Because

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I just feel we are extremely lucky that when we wake up, we get to go to work and do something we…

About

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What I like is when you can hear the heart and soul of music and can feel the energy coming out of…

Because

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My very first car was a grey Alfa Romeo Alfasud, which I got in 1987. But, in our family, all cars were…

Alfa romeo

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Especially with sports cars, when you have got so many cars on the track with various degrees of competitiveness, then something will…

Average

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I clipped a Ferrari, hit the gravel trap at a fair old speed, which lifted the car up into the barrier, and…

Anything

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I think music can really affect people's emotions and, when I am about to get into a race car, I definitely listen…

About

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I have been listening to sport and watching sport on the BBC since I was a tiny boy.

Bbc

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To be a racing driver it's essential you have very good eyesight, and that's especially relevant at night. Your senses are heightened,…

Absolute

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