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.

I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk.

I have had some problems because the French don't like people to have success, they don't like the number one.

I was very interested in that. It is very important to have confidence as well as to build up experience.

I have always had this mentality because I hated to break anything on the car.

It's not too good to have this attitude in F1. It could be a disadvantage.

I think maybe the English don't want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.