Jacky Ickx

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. ↗

— Jacky Ickx

#could #danger #encouraged #felt #first

And luckily, therefore the good old days return. The traditional art of driving counts again, and it is all about good tactics, skills and reflexes instead of simple power. ↗

— Jacky Ickx

#again #art #counts #days #driving

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

— Jacky Ickx

#back #better #brings #chances #drivers

Everything was magnificent so far, even if I knew my part of dramas. ↗

— Jacky Ickx

#even #everything #far #i #knew

I am infinitely grateful to the life which privileged me. ↗

— Jacky Ickx

#grateful #i #i am #infinitely #life

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

— Jacky Ickx

#believe #drivers #ferrari #i #i believe

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

— Jacky Ickx

#drove #even #hours #i #like

In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality. ↗

— Jacky Ickx

#car #end #get #had #i

In the past, two colleagues died each season. It was generally accepted this could happen. ↗

— Jacky Ickx

#colleagues #could #died #each #generally

In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other. ↗

— Jacky Ickx

#each #few #hundredths #luck #only