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I remember my first test in F1. After five laps, I came back to the pits and tried to play it cool - 'Oh yeah, I'm fine, I'm on top of this' - but I was completely lost.
I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.
I'm very proud to be the first winner of the Indian Grand Prix, but then on the other hand we recently lost two of our mates. I didn't know Dan Wheldon, but he was big in motorsport, and then this year I got to know Marco Simoncelli, so our thoughts are with them at the moment.
If the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn't lose focus. That made the difference.
If you are out in two races and someone else has a good couple of races, it could change. So all we do is try to get the optimum every time.
It was an unbelievable experience! The brakes, the g-forces and the power of the engine are beyond description. Thanks to BMW and WilliamsF1 for giving me this chance to test. The test team looked after me brilliantly and I learnt plenty.
It's a tricky place, especially the last sector. I wasn't happy in practice. I wasn't happy with the car and I wasn't happy with myself. But I always thought there was more in the car.
Motorsport is very expensive. No one cares if you had a good season two years ago and then you have an injury. It is a very dodgy investment.
Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home.
Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It's like a rush, I really enjoy that.
Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.
Sometimes you need to press pause to let everything sink in.
Teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes are going to be very, very motivated to go for the titles.
The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.
The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there.
There are a few things that make me angry. Mostly things not going my way.
There are some things that you can fulfil with money, but at the end of the day these are not the things that make you happy. It is the small things that make life good.
There is no secret, once we go to qualifying, we all seem to enjoy it. Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It's like a rush, I really enjoy that.
We always kept believing in ourselves and our team and the car.
We have reason to feel good, but it's also a threat to feel too good and I will pay attention that that doesn't happen.
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