The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there.
SEBASTIAN VETTELI 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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Teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes are going to be very, very motivated to go for the titles.
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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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If the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn’t lose focus. That made the difference.
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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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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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Generally I don’t care about what people say. I have to be clear with myself.
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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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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 come from an ordinary family – my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker – and we’ve always loved racing together.
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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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It was an unbelievable experience! The brakes, the g-forces and the power of the engine are beyond description.
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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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There is no secret, once we go to qualifying, we all seem to enjoy it. 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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When everything goes well, people celebrate you, when you make mistakes people criticize you.
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You’re traveling all over the world but to be home is something special.
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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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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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As a driver, your target is always to be with the most competitive team possible.
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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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I don’t care what other people think as long as I am happy.
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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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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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Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.
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I remember my first test in F1. After five laps, I came back to the pits and tried to play it cool – ‘Oh yeah, I’m fine, I’m on top of this’ – but I was completely lost.
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I prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it.
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At 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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