You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.

I am not allowing myself to get carried away.

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

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

Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.

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.

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