Dario Franchitti

“Mission Ignition' was really brilliant. Each show was made in a day. It wasnt staged, we made each show in a day, and it was fairly intense.”

“Always played all of the race games on everything from the PlayStation to the Xbox and PS2, and as advanced as PCs are now, it's amazing how realistic they can make the experience.”

“It's a big misconception that racing drivers aren't fit. My trainer, who used to be a professional triathlete, equates the fitness level of the drivers to triathletes.”

“Id love to work with the team in IndyCar; I just wont be behind the wheel anymore.”

“You go from a touring car to an IndyCar, which isn't a great jump, and then you go to this big old heavy stock car which doesn't feel like anything you've ever driven before. All of a sudden none of the stuff you've learned in your career - like setting up the car or what the mechanics need to know - works any more.”

“I hope I can help the team improve their performance, and what that would look like, I guess, is one of the guys winning the 500 or the championship. If that happened, I would be a tiny part.”

“I think the hardest thing to reproduce, though, is the g-forces. When you turn a corner and all of a sudden you have three, four, maybe even five times the force of gravity pushing against your body, it's literally trying to push you through the side of your car. There's no way to duplicate that feeling.”

“When I moved over to the States full time it was a culture shock. I had a great life over there, I really did, but I was always homesick. I always wanted to get home whenever I could.”

“I like relaxing, water-skiing on a loch, or playing with toys like bikes and helicopters.”

“I think my love of cars came from my dad, when I was much younger. Before my dad spent all his money on my racing, he had some nice cars. And my grandfathers had nice cars.”

“For IndyCar racing, we really need to get it out to a wider audience so people can see just how exciting it all is. Once you've seen it and realize what it's all about, then it can be quite addicting.”

“I have my three pace cars, I have two Corvettes and a Camaro from three years, I have one 65 Sport Fury pace car from the year that Jimmy Clark won. But Porsches and Ferraris are the main thing.”

“If I get tired, my concentration goes away. My decision-making isnt as razor sharp as it was. I will repeat myself; my memorys not great, I forget words.”

“Racing is a dangerous sport, but weve worked very hard to make it safer. We always have, the drivers, the teams, the governing bodies, the tracks.”

“Dad re-mortgaged the house and family and friends pitched in to help me get through that first year and after that, that was it. I won my first championship in cars that year - 1991.”

“I think my passion is really more towards older cars, but I think if I said Ferrari or something like that, Id say their brands are really it. Whether its cars I own, probably Ferrari F40 or Porsche Carrera GT.”

“Formula One is what I want to do. But I will go there only if I do a good enough job to attract an offer from a good, competitive, team.”

“I'm Scottish. Both my parents were born there, but I'm very proud of my Italian heritage as well.”

“I'm not going to be running round at the back of the grid, or even in midfield, just for the sake of saying I've been in Formula One.”

“I absolutely don't regret going to Nascar and I'm not finished with it. I intend to be back one day.”