Daniel Ricciardo

In racing, things start coming up quicker, and the slipstream is stronger, so even judging in the mirrors how quick the cars are approaching isn't always easy. ”

It's a complex sport; you're always learning. ”

There have been times in my career when people thought I was a pushover, especially as they saw me as this smiley guy. ”

I had a very successful 2014, but I have got to keep aiming for bigger and better things, so the world title is my goal. ”

Overtaking is nearly as fun as winning races. The rush you get from it is awesome. ”

It's easy to get into the competition of F1, and you are never going to win every race even though you want to. So when you're not winning, you want to win, so you're not that happy. But you have to look at the big perspective, and I am very fortunate to be one of 22 in the world to do this. ”

The day I do get a championship-winning car, I will run with it. I will capitalise on every part of that beautiful thing. ”

I feel '14 didn't just shape me and my approach from then on: it changed the level of overtaking from other guys in the sport as well. Not many people were doing that, coming from a long way back and trying big passing moves. ”

With racing, there's not one thing you need to be really strong at, it's a combination. You need a good base of cardio, good core, good neck strength. I think core and neck are the most important, but it's certainly not my favourite. Neck training is pretty boring. ”

Back in 2014, I felt like I was ready to win a world title. I felt like I was prepared and I was as good as anyone else, but I knew I didn't have the equipment. ”