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.

I was trying to control myself because I wanted to just park the car and jump out and do cartwheels. The next dream is to win the world championship.

It was my 44th win [in Monaco]; 44 is my race number; and it's been my number since I was 8. And it's my family's number as well. So it was a special day, for sure.

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

Formula One was a very dangerous sport. It still is dangerous. But the danger factor is also the exciting part.

In racing there are always things you can learn, every single day. There is always space for improvement, and I think that applies to everything in life.

I want to crush everyone. I want to outsmart everyone.