In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.

When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can't see that from the outside. In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. I pushed like mad, yet everyone was gathered around the winner and they were thinking that I was just trundling around. But that's motor racing. So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.

When I drove for British teams... they called me The Tadpole because I was too small to be a frog.

It's always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone - sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.

People don't understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it's wet.

Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!

You can't always have the best team. It's always a compromise.