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.

I have always liked a challenge.

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

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

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.

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

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