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.
SEBASTIAN VETTELIt feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Generally I don’t care about what people say. I have to be clear with myself.
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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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I don’t care too much what happened in the past.
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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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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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You can’t change what happened. But you can still change what will happen.
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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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