I’m very proud to be the first winner of the Indian Grand Prix, but then on the other hand we recently lost two of our mates.
SEBASTIAN VETTELAt the end of your life, it’s friendships, emotions and thoughts that you take with you, rather than what’s in your bank account.
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I didn’t know Dan Wheldon, but he was big in motorsport, and then this year I got to know Marco Simoncelli, so our thoughts are with them at the moment.
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The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.
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When I went into the last lap I was regretting a bit that it was over. I was enjoying again the first sector for the last time.
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Whenever I have to do something, I try to minimise the time it takes me to do it. I just cannot wait.
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It’s fantastic to be invited; I’m so happy. To represent Team Germany together with Michael Schumacher is a great honor.
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The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there.
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So, even though people don’t have a lot here, they are a lot richer in many ways and we can learn from that.
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I don’t care too much what happened in the past.
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There are some things that you can fulfil with money, but at the end of the day these are not the things that make you happy. It is the small things that make life good.
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Teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes are going to be very, very motivated to go for the titles.
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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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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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You’re traveling all over the world but to be home is something special.
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We always kept believing in ourselves and our team and the car.
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There are a few things that make me angry. Mostly things not going my way.
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We have reason to feel good, but it’s also a threat to feel too good and I will pay attention that that doesn’t happen.
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Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It’s like a rush, I really enjoy that.
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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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All these nice people saying I’m going to be world champion won’t make me any faster, you have to believe it yourself.
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I come from an ordinary family – my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker – and we’ve always loved racing together.
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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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As a driver, your target is always to be with the most competitive team possible.
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After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating,
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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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Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.
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I don’t care what other people think as long as I am happy.
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