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

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" 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. "

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

" Since I started driving in F1 in 2006-07, the cars have got slower and easier to drive. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The Hamilton name will live on way beyond me now, which I'm very happy to be a part of. "

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

" A couple of my mechanics have become vegan because I've done it. One of my barbers, too. "

" 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. "

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

" If I'd won every single race and got pole everywhere, that would just be boring. It would suck. Where's the fun in that? "

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

" 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. "

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

" Every lap is different. "

" Everyone has complicated lives, but the more you can simplify it and make it work for you, the better it is going to be. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Ayrton Senna was my favorite driver who I wanted to be like. "

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

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

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

" I'm happy to race against anyone. "

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

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