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" I think every single win, every single pole has felt new and different in its own way. I've not got bored of it. "

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" When I was really young, I busted my nose when I was racing. The first thing my dad asked me was: 'Are you OK?' I said, 'Can you fix the car for tomorrow?' And I won the race the next day. "

" When I was a kid and Christmas was coming up, my dad would ask me what I wanted, and I always said a motorbike. I kept asking for one, and he said it was too dangerous and bought me a go-kart instead. "

" Working with kids is something I really enjoy doing - that's why I also do work with UNICEF. "

" I'm happy to race against anyone. "

" I feel like people are expecting me to fail; therefore, I expect myself to win. "

" Each championship has felt different in its own way, I guess because I've been in different place of my life; I've gone through different things. "

" I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now. "

" I don't think you can fully call yourself a vegan if you wear leathers. "

" Equalising performance between teams runs completely counter to the idea of F1 and would be very unfair for us. "

" Despite the name, 'lift and coast' does not mean cruising. You're trying to be as fast as you can, and you're still going through the corner on the limit, but you have to approach the corner slightly differently; otherwise, you won't make the end of the race. "

" I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way. "

" You save most fuel by lifting and coasting in the heavy braking zones at the end of long straights into slow corners. "

" Racing is what I love, so it's pretty simple. I want to keep doing it and keep winning. "

" I started watching Formula 1 with my dad when I was just four or five years old. I loved cars. "

" Formula 1 is about running to the maximum. "

" I love my ink. They all have a meaning. I'm very strong in my faith, so I wanted to have some religious images. I've got Pieta, a Michelangelo sculpture of Mary holding Jesus after he came off the cross, on my shoulder. A sacred heart on my arm. Musical notes because I love music. The compass on my chest is there because church is my compass. "

" I don't like to read fiction. I like to learn something when I'm reading. "

" As a driver, you've always got to believe in your heart that you've got what it takes to win it. You've always got to believe in yourself. You've always got to arrive on the day and believe it can happen. You've always got to believe in the positives. "

Believe In Yourself

" Number one is a great thing, and I'll always know that I'm number one, but 44 is my favourite number, so I want to keep it on the car. "

" Tupac is my favorite artist, and he had mad style. "

" I like wearing things that other people wouldn't want to wear, to be a bit edgy. "

" When you're driving on a normal track, you can see the braking point from 500 m. away. "

" When I was a kid, I used to play a game called 'Grand Prix Two.' Interlagos was always the first race of the season on that, and I never really got much past the second race. I would always restart the season, so I always seemed to be doing Interlagos - it was a real pain! "

" I enjoy trying to develop a car and Mercedes are one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world. "

" All in all, racing with lift and coast is actually harder. "

" I'm willing to take any amount of pain to win. "

" If Ferrari wanted me, they would have approached me. I want to work with people who want me. If they don't want me, it is no problem. "

" My job is to get into the car and drive as fast and as well as possible. "

" I feel equal to Mexicans, Asians, everyone. That's the kind of positive message I want to get out. "

" I am a motorbike fanatic - always have been. It's actually what I wanted to do before I got into motor racing. "