I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.

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 very happy because I won a lot. I've won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.

The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don't think about it.

The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time.

How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.