It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition.

Im winning races, Im still challenging for the world championships, the team is fantastic and I have a great relationship with everybody here - so why would I want to even consider changing?

When I was a kid, I would watch the grands prix. Everyone dreamt of becoming a race driver, while I only started thinking about it when I was 18 or 19. Only at that age did I seriously start thinking about this job. Before then, I would change ideas from one second to the next.

I just love the American spirit of racing. It feels just great to get involved with that.

Since I started in motor racing I've worked with people from all over the world. We are all here to go racing and prejudice will never play any part in that.

In F1 too many things overshadow the racing. There is too much politics.

You always want to have a winning car, but there is no guarantee that it will be.