For sure, when you are being beaten by your team-mate, it hurts.

There is no friendship out there. When you race, you have to fight. That's it.

My life is worth more than a title.

We have moved away from basic racing, where you see how the drivers fight with the cars to their physical limits and then make mistakes - or not.

The idea that people would work on themselves, who hadn't had an accident - I can't stand plastic surgery.

When, after the accident, I came out into the world and people looked at me, they were shocked. It upset me. I thought they were impolite not to hide their negative emotions about my look.

After my accident, I never worried about how I looked.

I fought my grandfather like you wouldn't believe. I went my own way and decided to become a racing driver. I don't think I would ever have fought as hard as I did if my grandfather had been a reasonable person.

I hate being famous. You have no freedom. You can't do anything.

One of the things that gave me most pleasure was a letter sent to me by Sebastian Vettel, written in his own hand, full of beautiful words and kindness. I wasn't expecting this; usually, drivers don't do this: they drive, and that's it. But he is a beautiful person.