The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s and '70s. It would have been taken off the air. It ….

To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage..

I am very much aware that if I am getting good press at the moment I could just as easily be getting bad press. I cannot have the good and forget the….

I am a brush, the car is my track and the artist my canvas.

Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season. We went from being the dregs to winners..

If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pushed around. When the chips are down we might have to….

After you've had Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna as team-mates you don't give a **** who the next bloke is.

People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable..

I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself..

I am not allowing myself to get carried away..

Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim ….

There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a ….

I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am….

If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. T….

I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of this year. Eddie has to decide who he wants to drive….

I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It ….

Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins w….

If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all my career. I haven't tried to do things in an underhand….

Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down….

I have always liked a challenge..

You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing you….