I come from an ordinary family – my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker – and we’ve always loved racing together.
SEBASTIAN VETTELThere 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 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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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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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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You can’t change what happened. But you can still change what will happen.
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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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Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.
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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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After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating,
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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 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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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’re traveling all over the world but to be home is something special.
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It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.
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I have always watched the Race of Champions on TV every year and dreamed about participating one day.
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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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