Just being a mediocre driver has never been my ambition. That’s not my style.
Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.
Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.
I’ve always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there’s only a slightest chance.
Losing composure is pointless.
You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it’s the same for every sportsman.
I’m Michael Schumacher. I don’t need to test my driving ability.
You win a race, the next race it’s a question mark. Are you still the best or not? That’s what is funny. But that’s what is interesting. And that’s what is challenging. You have to prove yourself every time.
When you are part of a community for 14 years, it inevitably shapes you. I will always have a part of Ferrari beside me; a part of my heart will always be red.
Sometimes minor details can have a huge impact. If you don’t devote 100 percent of your efforts to every detail, you immediately run into difficulties.
When you’re very successful, you become careless and try to turn many things into routine.
In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.
I always thought records were there to be broken.
Technology has certainly reduced performance differences among drivers. Whereas a talented driver could get a half-second out of every lap in the past, nowadays talent makes up for only about one or two tenths of a second. But the driver is still the key factor.