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" It takes me forever to read a book. I have such a small attention span. "

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" Sometimes it takes time to find people in the sport who share the same opinions and approach to racing as me. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You can knock me down, but I get up twice as strong. "

" I train to quite an intense level because Formula 1 is so physical - the G-forces, the demands on your body. Your heart rate is 150, 160 through the whole race. On qualifying lap, your heart rate can be up to 180, 190, under tough conditions. "

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

" 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 have the best job in the world. "

" Ayrton Senna was an incredible legend who will be remembered and admired forever. "

" 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! "

" My immediate family are from the West Indies - from Trinidad and Grenada - and I have relatives all over the Caribbean. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm definitely conscious of time. I already waste so much of it, just on a flight. I look back to when I was 13, and I wish I had stuck with my piano studies. "

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

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

" I want to crush everyone. I want to outsmart everyone. "

" 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. "

" It's important for everyone to stand up for what they believe in. "

" F1 is about the best drivers competing against each other for the best teams producing the best cars they can. "

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

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

" Racing is very physical. "

" 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. "

" When I first started in Formula 1, I tried to ignore the fact I was the first black guy ever to race in the sport. But, as I've got older, I've really started to appreciate the implications. "

" 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. "

" It is open for anyone to have freedom of speech, and I guess we can all play a role in trying to make a difference in the world. Particularly if your leader is not helping in that area. "

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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. "