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" I think my style is definitely urban chic. I love mixing street style with the high-end luxury brands, like Gucci, for example. Quite fun. "

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" When I think about greatness I just know Ayrton Senna. He was great. "

" There have been some ups and downs. I've not always had it my own way. That's the way racing is supposed to be. "

" Whether it's with my engineers in the team, my home life, or my friends, I don't like things to get complicated - and one good example would be the steering wheel in my Mercedes Formula 1 car. "

" I started playing guitar when I was 13. I'd written a few songs on the guitar over some time. I'd written a book of poetry, and I got a book of lyrics that I had when I was a kid. "

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

" It's a pretty cool feeling to be the person to knock down a barrier - just like the Williams sisters did in tennis or Tiger Woods in golf. "

" 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. "

" When I was younger, all of my family's money went into racing. We were never a stylish family. We never went shopping, because all the money went into buying tires and fuel and all of that. "

" When you get out of the car after the feeling that you have after leading the race, and the car fails, it's pretty hard to say positive things all the time. "

" I really like to play to squash, because it's competitive, and I like basketball. I'm friends with a guy in L.A. called Andrew Bynum, who used to play for the L.A. Lakers NBA team. We play together sometimes. "

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

" If I don't travel, if I stay at home for a week, I would go out of my mind. That is just the way I am. I love to be on the move, and I am fortunate that I have friends all over the world. "

" I don't drive by the seat of my pants and happen to win races. I work very hard to interpret the data and drive a certain way. My engineers have confidence in me, and more often than not, when I tell them what I need or what I am feeling with the car, it's right. "

" People might not know, but F1 drivers have new helmets made throughout the season. Usually, the design is the same, but I like to do something special for Monaco. "

" I relate my life a lot to 'Cool Runnings,' the movie. "

" You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do. "

" I think it's a shame that people are so quick to put you in a box; sometimes it's as if you do one thing, and that's all you're allowed to do. "

" I have the best job in the world. "

" 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. "

" There are times when you are growing through experiences, but sometimes there is a point of diminishing returns in terms of growth. "

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

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

" 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 listen to music before every race. Generally, there will be a song I'll get into over the weekend, and I play it all weekend, particularly when I'm getting ready for a race. "

" Lots of other drivers like cycling, but I'm not so keen. I have some really cool bikes, but I'm just not in love with it like Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso. "

" Nothing can really prepare you for when you get in the Formula One car. Knowing that you're driving a multimillion-dollar car, and if you crash it it's going to cost a lot of money, and they might not give you another chance, is scary. "

" I have spent a lot of time in Italy throughout my career - especially when I was karting, because it's kind of the world centre of that sport - and I love it. "

" Racing is very physical. "

" I hate losing. It doesn't matter if it's racing or playing Ping-Pong - I hate it. "

" 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. "

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