[talking about the race at Imola circuit] There are no small accidents on this circuit.

Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.

By being a racing driver you are under risk all the time. By being a racing driver means you are racing with other people. And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver because we are competing, we are competing to win. And the main motivation to all of us is to compete for victory, it's not to come 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th. I race to win as long as I feel it's possible. Sometimes you get it wrong? Sure, it's impossible to get it right all the time. But I race designed to win, as long as I feel I'm doing it right.

We are made of emotions, we are all looking for emotions, it's only a question of finding the way to experience them.

You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not.

If you have God on your side, everything becomes clear.

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.