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.

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've always been reasonably fatalistic.

Racing a thoroughbred grand prix car in front of a home crowd will be a surreal and mighty experience.

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

My grandfather always told me that it is no good lying on a hospital bed saying, 'I had the right of way', ... That's one of the reasons I was so pleased that the boys could do the IAM test as well.

I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed of roses, and you have to work real hard at it.