I think fans of the sport have a good understanding now of how fit Formula One drivers need to be.

I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don't think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position. The problem for me is if I can't get the car there I do struggle more than some.

My school reports always used to point out that my concentration levels were appalling. I never listened in class because I was always daydreaming about racing. I never thought for a moment about doing anything else. There was no guarantee that I'd make a career in it but I never had any plan B.

I've spent as much as 30 grand on a watch but it's not about flaunting my wealth. I don't have many extravagances but watches are my biggest one. I must have 30 of them now. I've been collecting since the age of nine, when I won a black TAG in a karting event.

Whether couched in terms of envy, admiration, or derision, celebrity fascination begins as an exercise in imagining what it would be like to lead a more carefree and pleasurable life.

I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.

I will be a role model for cancer patients for the rest of my life. But you know what? When I was getting chemo, those people inspired me.

We're all in trouble, and we all need to sort of pick up the pieces and start to exercise more and really be careful with the food.