I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.

Obviously I am not happy but they can throw what they want at me, I will come back stronger.

Normally, racing drivers come from a long line of previous successful sports people.

Nothing can really prepare you for when you get in the Formula One car. Knowing that you're driving a multimillion-dollar car, and if you crash it it's going to cost a lot of money, and they might not give you another chance, is scary.

My brother and I are always playing F1 on the PlayStation and now I am going to be in one of those cars on the games!

It is actually quite exciting when you're flying headfirst into a barrier — the initial part, the initial part is actually quite fun, especially when you hit the gravel trap and you get some air, and then you see it coming and you think 'erk — it's gonna hurt!'

I'm constantly watching my weight for my job, and I've trained so hard this year to be ready for this season-more rigorously than ever - but people who tune in to Formula One have no comprehension of what we have to do to be fit. It's so physical. This year, the car is way faster than when you came to the race. And the physicality has gone up quite a lot, at least 20 to 30 percent. People don't see that. They don't see us as athletes. They just see us driving.