Jacky ickx

Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be...

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The fact that I am still alive after 100,000 laps is my championship.

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To be here recovers from a state of soul, from a state of mind. I have the memory of the heart. I know what I received. I must have the will to give back to others.

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That is why, as soon as I felt a real attraction for my first passion which was the motorcycle, and in spite of the danger it could represent, they encouraged me.

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I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.

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The margin between success and drama is fractional.

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In this kind of situation, we tend to cling to his convictions, we believe that, by magic, we are going to recover. Then we agree to drive less good cars and we are fatally more exposed. It is what...

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But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension.

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I believe to have been one of the rare drivers to have returned to Ferrari.

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Before the season begins, I had even damaged some frames, but Ken did not hold it against me and kept all his confidence. He was the one who incontestably changed my life, because without his help, I...

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