Kevin Magnussen Quotes

Kevin Magnussen

Profession : Driver

Birth : October 5, 1992

But amongst the drivers I don't have friends at all. They are not my friends. It would never work to have a friendship, so I don't make any effort to make friends.

Kevin Magnussen

It's no secret that I live in Woking and I go to the MTC every day. So I've spent every available day working - either with my engineers, with the team management, or with the trainers at MTC; building those relationships, getting to grips with the car, the style of driving, the cockpit and control systems, and improving my fitness.

Kevin Magnussen

I was a welder for about three or four months, and I was lucky enough to get out of it because there was a guy who wanted to support me and pay for my racing.

Kevin Magnussen

I love my family, and there's so many things in life I enjoy, but when I'm in the car there's nothing else that means anything.

Kevin Magnussen

In Malaysia, with my dad, the only time I really spent time with him was when we had dinner back at the hotel, in the room, just me and him. That was good, to have him there, just before going to bed, to have a chat.

Kevin Magnussen

What matters to me is that I get the most out of myself and my racing.

Kevin Magnussen

I focus on the team and I block out all the outside media stuff, because it's so irrelevant and uncontrollable.

Kevin Magnussen

When you put your helmet on and you're in the race, I find that's just everything there is in the world.

Kevin Magnussen

I wouldn't say I am the most popular driver among the drivers, but I don't need to be. What matters to me is the results and what the stewards say.

Kevin Magnussen

There's so many different medias on the internet, taking it from the big medias and making their own little article out of that and changing it into something that it isn't. There's never one story from an interview, there's always so many different stories.

Kevin Magnussen

I don't look at social media, I have some people who look after it so whenever I want to post anything I send it to those guys so I don't have to look at the apps.

Kevin Magnussen

I don't want to die in a race car.

Kevin Magnussen

Success to me obviously isn't having accidents or getting penalties but finishing races as high a position as possible.

Kevin Magnussen

I am living my childhood dream of racing in Formula 1 and I've put my whole life into achieving that dream so it is only natural for me to be giving absolutely everything I've got, to achieve success in racing and the day I no longer do that I will retire from racing immediately.

Kevin Magnussen

I grew up with my mum, so I'm very, very close to her. But I'm close to my dad as well, and we talk about racing a lot, as we share that passion. I guess that's quite normal.

Kevin Magnussen

We share the emotions of driving race cars. It's cool to have a dad who understands what you mean when you talk about oversteer or traction. But it's not a help at the race.

Kevin Magnussen

If you come to Formula One you have already proved that you are able to adapt and learn and be fast.

Kevin Magnussen

I don't see myself as a tough person off the track, I see myself as friendly, open and calm.

Kevin Magnussen

Maybe I am uncompromising on track. The stewards judge whether I'm fair or not, it is my job to extract the most from the rules and circumstances. I admit sometimes I go over the limit but sometimes I don't and I get results.

Kevin Magnussen

F1 has been my dream since I was a kid. I am here. That feeling of having achieved that and a step in my life's dream of winning the championship - there is no way I wouldn't work extremely hard - I put the time in.

Kevin Magnussen