You can't compare eras. But drivers of each era adapt to the needs and climate of their time. There are good and bad points to every era of the sport. I'm not really nostalgic about the past.

I was delighted with Baku. People said I was completely mad; I was so happy when it all turned out all right.

Forget what others whisper in your ears. Most of that is pure rubbish that obstructs the view to what really is important. Always make your own decisions. That is what makes us human.

You might have asked [about skill] of an artist or a musician or whatever... but with me it just happens.

You can't compare eras. But drivers of each era adapt to the needs and climate of their time. There are good and bad points to every era of the sport. I'm not really nostalgic about the past.

[Donald] Trump would want to cosy up to him for sure, and he'd be right to do that. Which would be good for the world.

People want to build new circuits around the world and they say: 'We'll come to Silverstone and have a look how it's done', and I tell them to stay away.