Your voice is your identity. If you don't use it- you're halfway to Asphodel already.

No matter how good a driver you are, you have to have the right car and the right team behind you in order to succeed.

People in Finland have also adopted me because of my dad, and that's great, but it's the one language I can't speak.

My dad lives in Sicily, so I'm half Italian and half Irish - it's a fiery combination.

It's very, very special for me. This is where I've grown up, it's my home, and winning the Monaco Grand Prix is the highlight of any racing driver's career and for me a childhood dream. It being my home makes it all the more special, unbelievable.

Jim Morrison tells me that people are looking at the streets while I am looking at the moon. I do not feel connected enough [with the issues] to throw stones at a policeman. I want to throw stones at the whole world.

For me it was a normality having a father who was a world champion. I grew up with that, so it was never extra pressure. And I've never felt the need to emerge from his shadow.