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" I've accomplished more than I ever dreamed. But I'm hungry for more. "

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" 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. "

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

" I don't believe I have a playboy life. "

" My daily breakfast is two poached eggs in the morning with half an avocado, and I get to have half a piece of toast. "

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

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

" 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! "

" Formula 1 is about running to the maximum. "

" I'm keen on hiking. And in Monaco, I also like water skiing, wakeboarding, and jet-skiing, which are all pretty good for your arms, legs, and core stability. "

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

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

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

" I would love to one day have my own line of clothes. "

" 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. "

" What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races. "

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

" Formula 1 is the sort of place where people tend to have an opinion about everything, and usually, they tend to believe their own opinion is the right one, even if it relates to someone else. "

" 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. "

" I love all of the Marvel comics movies. "

" 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. "

" 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

" 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 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. "

" I usually sleep four or five hours, but when you are training, you need more than that. "

" 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. "

" People need to remember that I am the first black driver in F1, so I am obviously going to be different to past drivers. "

" 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. "

" It doesn't matter what famous person I've come across in the street, I don't think I've ever shouted. "

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