Jacky Ickx
Jacky Ickx
Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickxis a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One, won the Can-Am Championship in 1979 and is a former winner of the Dakar Rally...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionDriver
Date of Birth1 January 1945
CountryBelgium
recovers state
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.
attraction encouraged felt soon spite
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.
critical faculty impressed pull
Nevertheless during these two seasons, Chapman impressed me a lot because he had the faculty to pull himself out of the most critical situations.
Everything was magnificent so far, even if I knew my part of dramas.
became branch entertainment races simply
Besides, the races simply became a branch of the entertainment industry. I wasn't comfortable with that any more. I didn't want to become an old fool.
contact fascinated
What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public.
beginning either grand porsche program reduced seat
At the beginning of the year, my program with Porsche was reduced to the minimum. I did not have either a seat in Grand Prix. In brief, I had time.
brings chances due
But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension.
bad beat parents remained school tease urged
My school achievements remained bad and my parents said : Each person has their abilities. You only have to tease them out. They urged me to find an area, where I could beat the others.
agree believe cling drive finally good happened less tend
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 finally happened to me with Ensign.
against changed damaged hold ken kept season
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 do not know what I will have become.
africa aware die died lately love months people public three
In Africa every three months just as many people die as lately died during the Tsunami. The public should be aware of this. I love Africa.
apart few luck seconds tragedy
In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other.
affection drivers passion witnesses
Without the affection and the passion of the witnesses who revolve around this sport, this one would not exist, the drivers either!