Tony Kanaan
Tony Kanaan
Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, more commonly known as Tony Kanaan,is a Brazilian racing driver. He has won the 2013 Indianapolis 500 and the 2004 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. That season, he completed 3,305 laps, making him the first IndyCar Series driver to complete every possible lap in a season. He also led 889 laps in 13 separate races to establish an IndyCar Series record. He is also the only driver to lead the Indianapolis 500 in each of his first...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth31 December 1974
CitySalvador, Brazil
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 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.
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.
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'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.
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 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 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.
I have had bad days, and he capitalized a lot on them,