Emerson Fittipaldi Quotes

A collection of quotes by Emerson Fittipaldi.

Emerson Fittipaldi is a Brazilian racing driver, born on December 12, 1946, in SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil. He is considered one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. Fittipaldi made his debut in Formula One in 1970 and went on to win the World Championship in 1972 and 1974, becoming the youngest double champion at that time. He also achieved success in other racing categories, including winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1989. Fittipaldi's skill, determination, and passion for racing have made him an iconic figure in motorsport history.

Indy car racing is much more aggressive.

Indy car racing is much more aggressive.

Emerson Fittipaldi

You are going in one second the length of a football field.

You are going in one second the length of a football field. That means you brain is receiving information from your body what the car is doing physically, bumping, balance, performance.

Emerson Fittipaldi

The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have ama

The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes.

Emerson Fittipaldi

If you go and talk to most people, they mean well but they d

If you go and talk to most people, they mean well but they don't have much of a breadth on education, of knowledge of understanding what the real issues are and therefore they listen to pundits on television who tell them what they are supposed to think and they keep repeating that until pretty soon they say, 'Oh, well that must be true.'

Benjamin Carson

You have to visualize a second or two ahead of your car what

You have to visualize a second or two ahead of your car what line you are taking, what you are going to do, before you get there because it comes too fast.

Emerson Fittipaldi