I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.

I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.

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!

Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.

However I am looking forward to the two new Grands Prixs both Shanghai and Laguna Seca are fantastic tracks and it will be good to race at them.

I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.