So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport its the longterm. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.

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

When I look fast, I'm not smooth and I am going slowly. And when I look slow, I am smooth and going fast.

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

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

That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.

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.