49 Quotes by Niki Lauda

A race isn't won until it's over.

I've been through a lot and I realise the future can't be controlled. I'm not worried. You can always learn to overcome difficulties.

A lot of people criticize Formula 1 as an unnecessary risk. But what would life be like if we only did what is necessary?

Happiness is an enemy. It weakens you. Suddenly, you have something to lose.

I’ve been through a lot and I realise the future can’t be controlled. I’m not worried. You can always learn to overcome difficulties.

Giving up is something a Lauda doesn’t do.

Jean Todt’s system will never succeed, not even with Michael Schumacher.

People always think that the worst time of my life must have been after the German Grand Prix crash in 1976, which put me in a coma and left me with severe burns. But it wasn't.

I don't want to sound like a retrospective person stuck in the past, but the fact remains that, in my day, everything was in the hands of the driver - the gear changes, the delicate art of clutch control during race starts, managing engine revs during gear changes - everything.