The moment money becomes your motivation, you are immediately not as good as someone who is stimulated by passion and internal will.

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.

Teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes are going to be very, very motivated to go for the titles.

I come from an ordinary family - my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker - and we've always loved racing together.

Whenever I have to do something, I try to minimise the time it takes me to do it. I just cannot wait.

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.

If the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn't lose focus. That made the difference.