I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It was an exorcism anxiety. After each race there is a procedure in which you get taken off to the podium and the TV interviews.

I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am not.

Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.

The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen.

Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season. We went from being the dregs to winners.

People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.

I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself.