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.

If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.

If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pushed around. When the chips are down we might have to step into grey areas.

I am not allowing myself to get carried away.

It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.

Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.

After you've had Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna as team-mates you don't give a **** who the next bloke is