I've been in motorsport my whole life since I was eight years of age.

The format of the race weekend is also very well thought out. We have enough practice time to get the cars well set-up and have a proper qualifying session where we can do as many laps as we like, which is great for the drivers and spectators.

The hunger and desire to go racing, however, never leaves your blood but the right opportunity has never really come along - until now that is.

I consider myself one of a very small handful of drivers in the world that are top drivers. The best one? I don't think anybody can say they're the best one because, from one week to the next, you can be on form or off form a little bit.

Alain will do everything in his power to win, he doesn't like getting beaten by anyone and least of all me.

The first race is really just something that we will all need to get through. Until people see the cars in action I don't think they will understand how quick they will be, which means they are going to be tiring to drive.

I've always been reasonably fatalistic.