Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldiis a semi-retired Brazilian automobile racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each and the CART championship once...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth12 December 1946
CitySao Paulo, Brazil
CountryBrazil
call car colin dinner engineers explain genius handling intuition morning parts saturday team worked
He was the computer. I would have a dinner with him, if the car wasn't handling well on the Friday, and would explain to him what it was doing at different parts of the track. He would go back to the garage, and call the mechanics. And by Saturday morning the car would be fantastic. Only Colin Chapman could do that. Of all the engineers I worked with, all the team managers, Colin was a genius who had the intuition to do it.
admiration came careers fairly formula quickly similar
I have a lot of admiration for Fernando Alonso, our careers are fairly similar because he also came very quickly into Formula One,
motivational two creative-visualization
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
racing drivers racing-driver
A racing driver has to be a good driver.
motivational football mean
You are going in one second the length of a football field. That means your brain is receiving information from your body what your car is doing physically, bumping, balance, performance.
religious careers mind
Also, I am very religious. It gave me peace of mind all my career.
careers champion honor
Everything happened very quickly in my career. It was a very great honor for me to break Jim Clarks record (as youngest champion),
sports america als
When I came to America Al Unser, Jr. was very difficult. And Bobby Unser.
years judging brazil
There are many young talents in Brazil. There is a lot of hope in Felipe Massa. It is very difficult to judge him in his first year, but by the end of the end we are going to have a better position how he does in Formula One.
lucky thanks crash
I was extremely lucky. I had some huge crashes and yet I am still here, thanks to God.
strong thinking president
I think with new president Chris Pook of CART, he is very active and strong.
years race three
I go to see grand prix every year, and I watch every race on TV for sure. I probably go to three or four CART races and three or four Formula One races.
motor-racing important world
I am very happy because motor racing is very important outside the states, very big all over the world.
two-sides feels ifs
I know if someone is coming from my right side. I could feel it.