I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.

If you are out in two races and someone else has a good couple of races, it could change. So all we do is try to get the optimum every time.

As a driver, your target is always to be with the most competitive team possible.

Sometimes you need to press pause to let everything sink in.

I remember my first test in F1. After five laps, I came back to the pits and tried to play it cool - 'Oh yeah, I'm fine, I'm on top of this' - but I was completely lost.

Unbelievable how silly this Formula 1 is these days, with this stupid overtakes.

Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.