Motivation is the key. More than training, more than experience or age, motivation counts. You have to ask yourself: 'Why am I racing?' I race because I like it, because I'm really enjoying it. I like to set up my bike and ride it on track. After 20 years in the GPs I'm still highly motivated. Everything else is a consequence.

If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.

You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it's difficult to pass.

In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we're always on the bike and it's quite difficult.

You need a combination of many things to get good results. Experience is one of these, and it can be very useful at the right moment. I don't know if it helps to go faster, but for sure it's an important element that has helped me a lot. Being experienced helps you to make fewer mistakes when you are on track. This is the positive side for being around for so many years!

I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed

Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.