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Daily Inspiration Quote by Sebastian Vettel

"Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home"

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Vettel starts with the required athlete’s creed - “you always give 100 percent” - then quietly undercuts it. The phrase functions like a contractual obligation in elite sport: say it, prove professionalism, close the door on any hint of excuse-making. Then he opens a second door immediately: motivation isn’t a constant, and pretending otherwise is theater. The tension between “100 percent” and “more motivated” is the point. Effort is measurable; arousal, comfort, and meaning are not, yet they decide margins in a sport obsessed with margins.

The brilliance is how he frames home advantage without sounding superstitious or sentimental. “Simply because you feel at home” is deliberately plain, almost anti-poetic, but it smuggles in the real machinery of performance: familiarity, reduced cognitive load, a crowd that reads your story as theirs. For a Formula 1 driver, “home” isn’t just geography; it’s language, media expectations, team logistics, even the rhythm of the weekend. The track becomes less of an alien arena and more of an extension of self, which is another way of saying fewer distractions and a sharper channel for aggression.

There’s also a subtle PR calculus: he honors fans and sponsors without promising victory. Motivation is presented as an emotional bonus, not a deterministic edge. In a sport where outcomes hinge on engineering and strategy as much as bravery, “more motivated” is the safest honest thing you can say - a human truth that doesn’t pick a fight with the stopwatch.

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Vettel, Sebastian. (2026, January 15). Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/of-course-you-always-give-100-percent-but-at-a-151372/

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Vettel, Sebastian. "Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/of-course-you-always-give-100-percent-but-at-a-151372/.

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"Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/of-course-you-always-give-100-percent-but-at-a-151372/. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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