As I small child and hearing all the stories about him I, of course, looked up to him as some kind of miracle. Then I got to eight years old and suddenly I was taller than [Bernie Ecclestone].

Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous.

If somebody says, "You like putting out fires," and I say, "It's not a case of liking it, but I do put them out, and if there aren't fires left I make them, so I can put them out." It's what we do.

As the cancellation of the German Grand Prix indicates, Germany is a terrible market for Formula One.

I never neglected my daughters - quite the opposite - but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them.

You can't make decisions if there are no charges or issues to deal with. So it's quite normal to wait until there is some reason to react.

I have always been happy to have daughters rather than sons. You never really can be mad at girls for anything in life.