Jos Verstappen

“I am happy that I will be able to drive again and I will also see Eddie Jordan again, as it's been some time since I had direct contact with him. I am really curious to see what it's like with the Jordan team and how they will react to me, what they want to tell me.”

“It is a very good to drive a top car.”

“Sponsoring is very important for Formula One and, if a driver can help with it, it's a help.”

“I am very pleased to be back in F1 and to have signed to drive for Minardi.”

“I don't mind to compete, the age doesn't matter I think, you still have to brake and turn the wheels like everybody else has to, we're all running the same car so I have nothing to lose really.”

“I'm always responsible and a father, you want the best for your children. You push hard. You have to teach him things of life.”

“It was always a dream for me to come to Jordan. Of course I want to be back in Formula One.”

“It takes a little time to return to a Formula One car after 15 months away and to get back in the rhythm again, but after about 20 laps, I was feeling really comfortable and enjoying myself.”

“The more cars, the better show.”

“When you only qualify in 18th position, you have to take your chance off the grid.”

“I think that's a very good point they're bringing into Formula One at the moment, to get rid of all the electronics. And I think that's what a Formula One driver needs. That's why they are a Formula One driver. They need to drive themselves.”

“As soon as you go off the racing line you go through all the dust and then have to spend time cleaning up your tires.”

“I think I did a pretty good job - particularly when I was racing with Hakkinen. It was maybe the first time that I have been challenging with the big boys, and I really enjoyed it.”

“My plan was to put him on a go-kart track when he was six years-old but he was with his mum at a track in Genk and he called me up crying because he saw a younger guy driving on the track. He said to me 'Daddy, I want to do this,' so when I got home from the Canadian GP, I bought him a go-kart and that's how he started.”

“I have a big following in Holland and I think they will come to a lot of the races.”

“In some circumstances Max just has to think more. I don't want him to change his driving style.”

“Continuity in Formula One can never be underestimated.”

“A driver has to be strong in his mind anyway to survive in this sport. And if he is mentally not ready at 17, then he is also not ready at 20.”

“I'm asked to drive touring cars, I'm asked to drive IndyCar, but I think Formula One is much more hi-tech and that's where I want to be in as long as I can.”

“Back in 1994 I really didn't enjoy myself, but for the last couple of years I have enjoyed myself much more.”