Dan Wheldon
Dan Wheldon
Daniel Clive Wheldonwas a British racing driver. He was the 2005 IndyCar Series champion and a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, having won the race in 2005 and 2011. Wheldon died from severe head injuries shortly after a collision during the IZOD IndyCar World Championship on 16 October 2011 at the age of 33...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth22 June 1978
anytime boss respect tells yes
Anytime your boss tells you yes or no, you have to respect their decision.
against guys talking year
I look back to when I was a rookie. You're up against guys that have been around, for not just a year or two, but you're talking 10 years.
bad certainly fare fault
I know it certainly didn't fare well for Scott Dixon, but I don't think that was through any fault of his own, ... That year, things didn't go their way. They had some bad luck. I don't think that was down to Scott.
famous hard list names night proud won worked
I'm very proud of this team. They worked so hard all night long. There are some famous names that have won this race, and to now be on that list is very, very special.
certainly enables following intention people perceived push run somewhat takes value win winning
In England, if you win the championship, that enables you to run the #1 the following year, and you do it because it somewhat takes the value of winning the championship away if you're not going to use the #1, ... That's how it's perceived certainly with the people I know in Europe. My intention would be to run it if I'm allowed. Certainly that's what I'm going to push for.
coming goal primary season win
I must say my primary goal coming into the season was to win the Indianapolis 500,
sober
They like the wine. I didn't see a sober (sponsor).
good victory
It was Herta's day. It's very good to see him in Victory Lane.
effort lose maybe practice quick seem speed time
It was just one of those things. The qualifying effort didn't seem that bad. I don't know where the speed was. It was kind of a disappointing run, really. It kills you to lose time from the practice sessions. Maybe it was me, maybe it was the car. We just weren't particularly quick today.
fantastic people
It was a fantastic event. There were fantastic people that I met, and the presentations were very interesting.
babies baby car equal lost tires treatment
They will never give me equal treatment because I'm the baby of the team, ... My rental car has probably lost its tires by now.
button coming expect forget good lane pit push race speed
I didn't expect the race to go like that, and I didn't think I'd forget to push the pit lane speed button coming into the pits. When you make an error, as long as you make up for it, it's a good day.
advantage cars fast given pick team week
Certainly, the team has given me very fast cars week in, week out, ... I've been able to take advantage of some unfortunate situations. We've been quick, and if something has happened, fortunately, I've been the one first to pick up the pieces.
came guy prefer second victories win
If it came down to it and I was told that I could win the championship with no victories or come second in the championship with 10, that's the kind of guy I am. I much prefer to win a lot.