Best Racing Strategy Quotes

"Getting a good, clean lap on lap one will be important."

"It's such a tricky track to try and master because you never know what's going to happen, every single turn and even in every single straightaway."

"You have to be there at the end in order to win."

"It's entirely possible for lap times to go down the entire stint but that requires very, very, very, very low tire wear."

"It's like there's a sea jet washer coming out of the diffuser, just spraying it all over."

"Mastering not just an hour of racing but those three safety car periods as well."

"Suddenly be on the right tire whenever everyone else is a little scared to commit, and suddenly you can really turn your afternoon around."

"He forced him wide Ron has shuffled him out Freddie Rasmussen had all the battery but he didn't have the momentum."

"14 corners just over four miles overtaking opportunities at turn one if you're brave turn five if you're good on the brakes."

"That's just fantastic! That's a little bit of a difference this season in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Americas Championship where the fast lap in the first race and the pass will determine where you started race two."

"I think somebody's got to get the hole shot over Cam Peterson."

"The skill of a good racing driver is knowing where to make your overtake."

"Patience was rewarded, working the overtakes, understanding the racing dynamics."

"It's about who gets out of turn one, that's important."

"We need to drive clean races to get good pit stop and get the maximum out."

"One driver said to me this morning, 'If you have a puncture, you might as well head straight to the pits and go home.'"

"Consistency is the key: clean pit stops and no mistakes."

"Nick Foster's confident move to take the lead in pro class."

"They sailed the shortest distance up that beat." - Analysis of race tactics

"Adding power makes you faster in the straits, subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."

"The main overtaking spot, you've got to say, probably down to turn one."

"It's super technical challenge of the circuit if you're on fuel."

"I think everybody would be in favor and this is why it can happen quickly to have a race that finishes on the green."

"This is a single lap shootout now, forget the results, win one, it's essentially zero-zero."

"A very short circuit, this one that can lead to good overtaking."

"I slowed the park a bit in the first hint then I tried to pull away."

"I felt like I did the best I could to win the race today."

"George Russell dominates on the streets of Monte Carlo."

"For me, the first driver is an absolute no-brainer, Kamui Kobayashi."

"The fastest way to win the race is one step in front of the other."

"One shot lap in Q3 one car at a time starting based on the Reversed order of Q2."

"George Russell, I mean for goodness sake started P14 and he was up to P3 within the first lap and then leading the race from lap three." - Natalie

"So, there you have it brutes, the drafting techniques that make NASCAR strategy complicated and fascinating at the same time."

"It can be really fun to learn how to time your throttle input, you know, so that you accelerate out of the corner at the max speed. It's like this interesting chess game of acceleration."

"An amazing job... once he knows what to do in the races, he's gonna be tough to beat."

"It's just for him to lay down the fastest lap."

"It was a brilliant managing drive of those soft tires. I was absolutely stunned when I saw him coming off the grid on a set of softs." - Sam Collins

"Rule number one in stock car racing is learn how to wreck someone without wrecking yourself."

"This accident would force NASCAR to implement restrictor plates at all future Super Speedway races."

"I remember talking to Jeff Gordon. He was like, 'Okay, you take someone out for fifth place, like, don't do that. But if it's for a win, do whatever you gotta do to win.'"

"Be comfortable being uncomfortable. If the car is gonna be loose but you have speed, you have to deal with it."

"If I'm in a position to win, just know I'm gonna take it. Like, if I'm anywhere in the top three on the last restart, two laps to go, I'm gonna take a swing for the win."

"We're at the back of the grid and uh, yeah, that's not the way we want to start the season."

"There are so many factors to worry about once the race is neutralized. I mean, do you pit for fresh rubber? Do you have the space behind you? How much fuel can you save? If you answer all of those questions correctly, you'll have a good chance."

"Charlotte Claire up to P2 already from P6 on the grid, already trying to chase down Alex Albon."

"How did Leclerc take what was the most dominant victory of the season so far? By sheer pummeling pace."

"It just looks like when there's tracks that don't sort of hit on the Williams's main limitations..."

"It was a nice move and yes it was a nice move because we won the race."

"Fernando Alonso inherited pole, lost it at turn one, but has regained it back with a clever strategy."

"It was a champions drive, it's very easy to be in, you know, once you've got that race-winning car."

"Six rounds to go when the pressure's really really on Lewis Hamilton who just seemingly, you know, he could well be out of this title but it's just not backing down."

"Now we have enough for him we have more than enough for him you know we have the car to do it and I'm now I'm not losing on the chase I'm losing on the lead by making these silly mistakes."

"He's pulling a gap this is literally best case scenario our baby boy is doing it."

"Setting up the car can mean the difference between being first or last... it is very important to set up the car for your specific race."

"Avoiding penalties can give you a whole heap of positions... at the end of a long race."

"Starting outside the top 10 can give you the best strategy for the race... make you a lot faster throughout the entire race."

"It's a very long run to the bus stop chicane."

"A perfect strategy call... made my job quite easy for me." - Charlie Fagg

"Nice clean move, aggressive but in the best way."

"Being quick in a race without getting damaged, without getting warnings or penalties, by just doing what you need to do when it matters and keeping it consistent the whole time, I feel that is my strength."

"Push like hell until the checkered flag falls."

"You just have to adapt to the track and just ride it."

"Carlos made an amazing call just go straight to the Slick save the save the pit stops and then still had very good pace"

"Russell's tires are three laps older than Hamilton's."

"It's going to be extremely interesting with the tires because they wear out extremely quickly around here, only 20 or so laps."

"It's getting quite interesting here because Mangano is keeping the pressure at a constant between himself and Beauvoir."

"Pirelli said you could do 45 laps on the hard tires."

"It shouldn't have to be, 'Oh God, we've got to get the extreme wets from the very back of the garage and put them on the car.' That shouldn't be the case."

"So you should be fully committed through those last two turns."

"A dream scenario for Checo... let's hope he doesn't speed up and overtake Leclerc."

"The virtual safety car did swap things around..."

"I'm always focusing on when I close corners and that shouldn't be. I know that I shouldn't be."

"Drivers of M3 had more confidence to push harder, to brake later, closer to the apex and accelerate harder out."

"Every lap counts, every mistake you make could be essentially the difference between winning or losing the round."

"Finding the right line is really important for drifting because if you come at the corner wrong you're gonna either end up flying off the road or you won't be properly set up for the next corner."

"Trail braking is the one technique which in and of itself is able to shave seconds off your lap time if perfected."

"Professional-level overtakes are almost always set up in advance."

"One of the safest ways to overtake is on back straights using the car in front of you to break the wind resistance for you."

"The secret to winning a race is don't quit, keep moving forward, and just win."

"Adding power makes you faster in the straights, but removing weight makes you faster everywhere."

"I like this kind of teammate so let's see if in the track we can touch we can play we can, you know, fighting for races that finally is the biggest motivation and then we can smile and be happy inside the team friends off the track."

"Absolutely it it just shows hands down it is the unpredictability if we have that we have much better races when the teams haven't calculated every single lap exactly when they're all gonna pit."

"I'm just trying to survive these opening laps here."

"If fried chicken was illegal, what would be its street name? Cluck, gonna get Juiced on cluck."

"Verstappen's movement was very aggressive, legal but aggressive."

"Full course yellow now... Full course yellow."

"Unbelievable space that he's got. No back markers, the track is quiet. You just get his head down like a test day that he's on."

"We went from looking at going for the race win to a very, very different race ending."

"Can we get revenge for season five at the Dutch Grand Prix? Can we overtake Leclerc and get the race win we so nearly got this time in season five?"

"Setups absolutely critical... that will be the difference between you being last and dominating the competition."

"I want to win, alright? Here is the deal. Lando's gone to P4, but snapping up to P2."

"I don't want to set the bar too high and disappoint the fans, the sponsors, everyone, so we're gonna go for podiums. I'll be happy with podiums this season."

"Knowing which curves to use is key to a really fast lap time."

"You get three laps, let's say, you're the first one doing it."

"We were in the right place at the right time with the right set out for the car and we managed to get the tires to work even in the cool conditions."

"I'm just really lucky there's no straightaways."

"Cameron Beaubier's confidence shines; his lean angles and speed are impressive in the rain."

"It's just really hard to pick up any amount of speed that you're not gonna have to just slow down to neutralize in order to go around a turn. You can't actually carry your momentum through the turn as much as you."

"It's not the case of gaining up to someone, diving down the inside. Sometimes you actually have to set that overtake up three, four corners before."

"Lando probably would have got on the podium if it wasn't for the bad pit stop for McLaren."

"I raced hard and I got a podium finish. That's a good strategy in my book."

"It just shows you how much of an advantage you get by undercutting."

"A great performance by Max a very well executed race."

"If Red Bull can beat Mercedes at Paul Ricard, then they can beat them anywhere."

"Both Ferraris then on a two-stop lecler with a force to stop because of that front Wing change and then signs with a plan to stop I'm still I'm still just so puzzled by it but there we go."

"This is a triple overtake and one foul swoop."

"Cameron Bobier made the decision that it was time to go and now, having studied Jake Gagne the whole time... he's just got to hold his breath, grit his teeth."

"Amazing Grace, I was able to get by him and put my head down."

"Lewis Hamilton positioned the car exactly where he wanted it."

"Lewis would have got the pole and would be starting from the back of the grid."

"Pass or be passed, that was the quote of the race for me. It just had a bit of everything."

"Pitted for a fastest lap point just to take it away from Al."

"You have to slow down to go a little bit faster."

"Sometimes just having that better traction, it's just so much more beneficial than having a lighter car..."

"The route changes especially for lap 2 are much more unique than the others."

"Safety car is now out so that's gonna allow these guys to make a free pit stop so they're going to be in a very good position."

"We learned how less; we're gonna go slow in, fast out of the corner."

"Absolutely dominating performance guys, I, we've got a 90-degree left-hand turn."

"It's not about speed; it's about the precision of how you maneuver the horsepower."

"That is a very brave move to pull off in lap one."

"Two hours of racing is underway, main aim here trying to keep our lead through the first lap at least."

"Unlike in Formula One where slicing through the field is very much dependent on the power you boast, ovals are different and setups matter a great deal."

"Max was Staffing is dominating this one just as we see in real life that Red Bull has the race pace."

"V4 Riders typically carve V shapes to maximize rear grip and acceleration out of corners."

"Being the smartest driver means out-strategizing opponents and driving more efficiently."

"Balancing aggression with strategy for optimal race performance."

"It's satisfying to watch Fernando and Lewis and to be able to put into practice what you see them doing."

"We're going to pit at the end of this lap, going to the soft tire, and then it's there to the end basically."

"Smart tire management on track and very smooth driving definitely assisted in their victory today."

"The most important thing is your race pace, and if you can manage that and eke out more laps on a set of tyres, it could pay dividends."

"Weekends like today, when we need those double points finishes and good points as a team."

"It remains to be seen whether this new era will be suited to any drivers in particular but it feels to me that a driver that is definitely capable of clever wheel-to-wheel racing is Fernando Alonso."

"We've lost the lead in the last three laps of this race—can we do anything to get it back?"

"That is almost unheard of: we managed to make the tires stretch right from the start of the race through to the end."

"What a way to get back into the lead... halfway around the outside of turn one for the Monaco GP race win!"

"Being able to keep up the lap times while still getting smooth on the controls and gentle on the tires, that's really where the race is won today."

"That was just a question of Max doing an incredible job on the in-lap and on the outlap."

"That is the ultimate advantage in motor in the unfair advantage."

"He nearly goes off on the inside of the corner."

"It's a really difficult balance to try and find DRS correctly on the circuit."

"You're going to have to kind of stay back, make your pace, be ready for the second part of the race."

"Five and a half seconds the good look he's got the back straight all to himself then eventually you get to second and third coming into shot."

"He's lost the position to Albert cross to Albert Carson Bay quickly read what was going on and ducked down to the inside."

"Here we go then, trying to make progress on attacking Vettel."

"Lando goes defensively we go to the outside there late on the breaks Lando tries to squeeze us to the wide part of the circuit but we're going to commit and get the move into p1."

"actually driving out the side of the car more than anything just making sure the guy on the outside of the inside didn't run inside of you try to draft you got a draft off the side of the cars now you know but it was crazy congratulations great job"

"Get that lap in. It's almost like the first hour of the race. Get a banker hour in, get it sorted, wherever your position is, and then you can start to work out a bit of strategy or whatever."

"They pitted in tandem before in this race."

"Racing isn't necessarily about the overall win or catching those who are in front of you, sometimes it's about protecting a lead from those who are chasing from behind and the fear of their challenge motivates you forward."

"Brilliant composure into the paddock bend there to go wide on the entry knowing that it's not possible just to fire away at the inside, wait for the car in front to run wide."

"We still have one more shot. Only thing we're thinking about today is winning. We need be aggressive and get to the front, lead as many laps as possible and win today."

"This was not one with a fast race car, I mean he had a good race car don't get me wrong, but it was one with a call that Cliff Daniels made with go come in there and getting two right side tires with 30 laps on their tires that was the Difference Maker right there."

"Alonso's Renault bolted off the line as did trolleys for that matter since the renaults are brilliant at starts."

"Jeff Gordon continues to come to the front he's about to take fourth place from Terry Labonte his teammate and for the past few laps his has been the fastest car on the racetrack"

"So I always say, just keep trying. Literally, for a mile 23 on to the finish, even 20 on, but really like 23 on because I would say 20 to 22 just hold pace and then 23 to the finish, the entire time just try to speed up."

"Just stuck it in the big ring and shot up the outside of everybody."

"If we see that and continue to see that, a faster car is going to have more tools in the toolbox."

"He's gaining ten positions back since the decision to get four tires."

"Your thoughts together and racing the racetrack, there's so much to happen over 500 Miles, uh, you just need a clear mind and then climb in there and get ready to go."

"Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talking about. You can get down on the apron. That's racing territory."

"Track position is King and from the moment they drop the green flag that's what's going to be the races get track position and do not give it up."

"But he's got to get in line. Once he gets a bit of this draft, oh, they're gonna go either side of him."

"Earnhardt got himself a very quick jump there he didn't want Daryl Waltrip to beat him into the first turn and have a chance of getting his lap back and well he has stuck his foot in the throttle now and we'll really see what that car has."

"The pressure is finally off Matteo Chaminade because uh that pesky Ferrari the Ritzy Competizione Ferrari number 62 is in the pit lane Alessandra Pier Guidi that was troubling Matteo Chaminade for second position in class."

"...he's been able to been third fastest and get his doors blown off in the heat race but if he's out front or somewhere up near the lead they know he knows and he just figures it out."

"Think about this, he is in clear track."

"Well, the strategy for Montoya going after the championship, I think it's simple as well. He has to take command of this race right from the drop of the green. He's got to go after the point for the most laps led. He's got to win this thing."

"Have to slow down to go fast here."

"It's a genuine pass going into the hairpin, but the tactical game they play has a huge impact."

"The only car we keep hearing our pit guys talk about short to get to the end, Elliott Sadler is the only car in the 21 car that I saw go that far at the beginning of the race."

"We can make it pretty good on fuel. We can run 40 laps real easy."

"He's passed Kurt Busch and he's the furthest up in the order of the drivers who got four fresh tires on that last caution."

"Now, McDowell's gotta just go and stay calm. Don't get upset, there's a long way to go. Keep racing hard."

"Bright's the one to watch in terms of charging on lap 60 out of 67."

"When you can lead Wing Cup by three and a half seconds, a very good performance from the team in terms of strategy."

"This will be the first time three tries at green-white-checker. All right, buddy, just the two of you now."

"I want a long run here I want to find some rhythm in this race and I want to see what that 98 has for the 66."

"...the stars from the pole, but expect some fireworks. He's got the vet Paul Tracy starting alongside him. Will he use the chrome horn today? We'll have to wait and see."

"We're starting to see, you can't really tell right here, top two cars RI the top side of turn four."

"That's the second car all day long so back tire in the move will make it interesting."

"He's got to start flying, he's got to build a gap to these guys that have pitted. The pit lane delta, the in and out, is pretty short here, Kevin, so if he can build a big enough lead he's not going to lose too many positions on the guys that are on the alternate strategy."

"For shorter events and when you want to turn your legs over quickly at the end of any kind of race really, I would go for the ALF 3."

"I agree. I mean, it looks awkward because the kinks on the straightaway. But if I reference every other car, the 24 looks like he's tracking like everyone else. It's the 7 that looks like he's changing lanes."

"That High Line has been working for the 19."

"...it's all got to happen on the last lap. Everything that goes before is just a preliminary."

"It's all about understanding every part of what's going on with your car that's what empowers you in the turn."

"He's got good, good rubber on the car. The boys have done a sensational job with the strategy and Shane's done a great job in the car so I guess he can do it."

"You can't worry about being in the lead, go out there and just hit your laps. Do your laps, you do the best that you can do. What happens behind you is what happens behind you."

"I got off to a great start and kind of tried to go up the inside of Jayco into one but um just didn't want to do anything stupid you know because I knew we we kind of had the pace to maybe get away from some of the other guys."

"He ran each quarter progressively faster; the farther he went, the faster he ran."

"The strategy was pretty simple for me: just drive as fast as I can without overheating the tires and hope no safety cars come out."

"The best strategy that we ever had in the 600 was the night we took the two tires and beat Rusty."

"I'm doing almost every single race on a new pair of tires because having a newer pair of tires also reduces the risk of getting a puncture."

"It really helps to have a great car here, but as you can see, a driver's likes for a racetrack is important too."

"We're really excited about Attack Mode; it's going to give quite a lot more strategic options for the drivers."

"I thought here's an opportunity, here's a great one on the turf going a mile which was ideal distance for him."

"Survival of the fittest early on, stay on the track, keep out of trouble, and press on."

"A single tiny fractional decision like which tire to put on during a pit change could be the difference between someone finishing in first and someone finishing in second."

"Since the implementation of stage racing, the stage one winner has gone on to win this race."

"Sprinting away like a scolded cat."