Anyone who doesn't speak English isn't worth speaking to

You have to hope that your opponents are unlucky. Never only rely on your own luck.

Before they go to the race, people want to think four or five guys could win, but now... Normally you'd say, "One of those two, and I think it's going to be Lewis [Hamiltom]," because that's what had been proved up to now - thank God that Nico [Rosberg] has won some races.

Waiters are like hookers, never around when you want them.

I have no regrets about the amount of work I put into the sport. This is what I needed to do with my life.

[When I'll be old I see myself] as a world champion, on a big farm with an Italian-style, big family with a whole bunch of grandchildren. And the foundations for that I have already laid!

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.