Tony Kanaan Quotations

We're just working towards qualifying and trying to find the best setup for the Team 7-Eleven car.

We made a couple of changes to the Team 7-Eleven car but it didn't quite work out for us either. We kept our same lap time. I was trying really hard, but I don't think we had enough to catch Briscoe. We might have caught Helio, but he was really fast. Now we have to make a good race car.

She's doing her thing, and she's getting better, for sure. The next level is going to be a lot harder. I think to win a race, it's going to be really, really tough.

I was running for second. I knew how strong he was because he passed me twice.

I was running for second. I knew how strong he was because he passed me more than once. I tried to beat him on the stops. That was the only way I could really try to be ahead of him.

I guess I'm going to have to do it all the time. When you win you find that extra strength. It's unbelievable. I tried to do (the push-ups) one-handed. I almost fell with my nose in the floor.

I have had bad days, and he capitalized a lot on them,

I would say the race was hard, but it was easier than my qualifying lap. But definitely, once I got in the lead, it was a little bit different because I was controlling the pace. I could push for a lap, rest for an actual lap, push for another lap, so forth and so forth.

Just trying to keep up with those guys made it a very hard day. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough.

I think we raced pretty smart. People are racing so hard for the front, and I just think we saved a lot of fuel and that was going to help us win the race. I had a very consistent car. The team did a great job. I'm ready to do it again.

I think we raced pretty smart. I know I'm going to have to win every race the rest of this year to win the championship.

I think it was a great team effort, ... We all worked pretty hard toward getting the pole. It was an awkward day in qualifying. Just we tried, we definitely tried. We have a good setup, we just need to see, see what's going to happen on race day.

my word against yours. You can only believe what I say.

When you have a very good car, you can do a lot of pushups after the race. I'm not blaming it on the car. I think we definitely had a competitive car, but trying to keep up with those guys made it a very hard day. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough. I'm very tired for sure.

Either I missed a shift or I hit the wrong button. The team thinks I hit the pit speed limiter instead of the overtake button. What can I say? People make mistakes.

Either I missed a shift or I hit the wrong button, ... The team thinks I hit the pit speed limiter instead of the overtake button. What can I say? People make mistakes.

That's how I planned my race. It could have cost me, but I think in the long term that's what helped me win the race.

It's not like this is the first year it's been like this; it's been like that for 30 years,

For me, I'll take the competition. Those who kept saying we had the best engine, well, now it's all the same. So they have something to prove to us.

No matter what you do to prepare yourself for a road course, it's never enough. There's not a better workout.

It will be neat for both of us if it happens.

It was a fun day, ... We got a chance to drive in the rain, which I had missed a lot, and I loved it. Another day in paradise, I would call it, back on the road course.

I'm pretty sure he was under pressure (to win races) while he was still in his mother's belly, but the way he handles it (today) is unbelievable. He's very mature for his age.

I know I've got to win the last three races to have a chance to win the championship. That's what I'm going to go for.

He's up there somewhere, and hopefully he's laughing his (rear end) off, for sure,

I don't think we can blame the track. It's bumpy for everybody and not everybody is having the same problem.