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" Music's been a huge passion of mine since I was really young. I started playing guitar when I was thirteen. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I'm driving, the fewer distractions there are, the better it is to focus on the job in hand. "

" I'm just super competitive. Squash, tennis, water skiing, computer games... Even if I played you at pool, I'd have to win. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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'm happy to race against anyone. "

" 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. "

" 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'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. "

" Generally, I hate training - just like most people, I guess. I try to make it fun and varied. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I have the best job in the world. "

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

" I love all of the Marvel comics movies. "

" My dad wanted me to have a better life than he had ever had. He wanted us to succeed so badly. And I never wanted to let him down. "

" We have to be extremely fit to race in F1. "

" 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. "