I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I’d actually done it.
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Simply fantastic this circuit, and if you get 53 laps more, you appreciate it even more. It’s made by God’s hands.
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When you walk the track and you see a corner and realise you were going round it at 160mph, you wonder who could be so stupid to take a corner at that speed. But in the car, you don’t even think about that.
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Thanks to BMW and WilliamsF1 for giving me this chance to test. The test team looked after me brilliantly and I learnt plenty.
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I don’t care what other people think as long as I am happy.
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Driving at high speed where safe and legal is part of my life. As well as a higher top speed I wanted even better stability in my FX and that meant work on the
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I put everything in that last lap, it was very emotional when I crossed the line. It was all I had, I gave it all.
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All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I’m very proud to be the first winner here in India.
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Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you’re always more motivated, simply because you feel at home.
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If you are out in two races and someone else has a good couple of races, it could change. So all we do is try to get the optimum every time.
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You can’t always say what you’d like to say.
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The day I die or retire, I have blown all my chances because I don’t have the chance any more to change my image as an F1 driver.
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You’re traveling all over the world but to be home is something special.
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It’s a tricky place, especially the last sector. I wasn’t happy in practice. I wasn’t happy with the car and I wasn’t happy with myself. But I always thought there was more in the car.
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Motorsport is very expensive. No one cares if you had a good season two years ago and then you have an injury. It is a very dodgy investment.
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The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there.
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