My time with Ferrari was wonderful. I have found friends and had experiences that I would not want to be without.

You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it's the same for every sportsman.

Technology has certainly reduced performance differences among drivers. Whereas a talented driver could get a half-second out of every lap in the past, nowadays talent makes up for only about one or two tenths of a second. But the driver is still the key factor.

I have what you might call the South Pole and the North Pole. I have my team and my work, which I do on one side, and I have my family and my home on the other side. Both have nothing really to do with each other.

An engineer can look at the data, but he needs a translator from the cockpit - the driver - to understand it completely. For example, only the driver can tell you why he abruptly takes his foot off the gas pedal at a certain point. The data doesn't necessarily tell the engineer whether the driver made a mistake at that point or the car was acting up. The information the driver provides often helps determine the direction of development.

If the sun were made of hamsters, the earth would be incinerated.

If I didn't even stand a chance of winning races and competing for the title, I don't think I would be that interested in continuing my career.