I am not designed to come secondor third, I am designedto win.
You either commit yourself as a professional racing driver that’s designed to win races or you come second or you come third or fifth and am not design to come third, fourth or fifth, I race to win.
Money is a strange business. People who haven’t got it aim it strongly. People who have are full of troubles.
I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.
I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It’s a way of life for me.
Women – always in trouble with them, but can’t live without them.
And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.
Wealthy men can’t live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone, at least a basic chance.
Because I believe in God and have faith in God, it doesn’t mean I am immortal. It doesn’t mean I am immune, as has been claimed. I am as scared as anyone of getting hurt, especially driving a Formula One car.
If you have God on your side, everything becomes clear.
And suddenly I realised that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension.
When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.
I was already on pole, then by half a second and then one second and I just kept going. Suddenly I was nearly two seconds faster than anybody else, including my team mate with the same car.