I did suffer a lot since karting, with my size and everything, not really having a clue what to do when I started karting. So I suffered in every category: F4, F3, F2. Not so much F2 but I've had to kind of play catch-up quite a bit and in some ways, F1 was a bit nicer with power steering.

For my career, I wouldn't go racing if I didn't enjoy it. I still need to have my say, and not just get put with a team and get told to deal with it.

I raced with my brother from when I started to 2014 when I finished karting.

I think sim racing helps. I have improved in areas and do it whenever I need to improve. You don't feel G-force and those things are probably the biggest things, that and the fear factor which you feel when you drive. Therefore, when I go on to the track I'm better.

The racing is quite boring, sometimes. It's hard to see how it pulls in fans.

I focus on my own job.

Rule number one is: Beat your team-mate.

Growing up I've watched Lewis and aspired to have some of his attributes, mainly his speed. His raw pace is probably the best of everyone on the whole grid, so there are bits you want from different drivers.

I think the F2 tyres are probably one of the hardest things to adapt to, harder than the Formula One Pirellis were to get used to.

Overall there's going to be things I'm not great at.

I don't drink at all.

My dad kind of liked racing and motorsports, but wasn't a big fan, it wasn't like he watched every race or whatever.

I think as long as I do a good job and put in all my effort to proving that I'm worth it, then everything should be fine.

I want to be part of that long list who have achieved great things with McLaren, won races and championships.

As a British driver, you get compared to Lewis and I get that. But when he came to McLaren, they were doing well and had a championship-winning car. I'm in a very different situation so I don't compare myself to his stats.

A team like McLaren doesn't want to keep changing drivers at a time when they're developing the car. They want consistency.

In karting, in the European races, you have the cameras and the film crews and you do interviews. At around 13 I'd already started doing bit of media and it just increases more and more with every level you take, especially when you get into cars - and when you hit F1 it's an even higher step up. It's something you get used to over time.

Winning a pageant or sometimes simply participating in a contest can change your life. Outer beauty is just a part of the judgement, but what's important are your views and opinions that are shown to the world.

I have fruit juices, cucumber juice and coconut water to cool myself in the hot weather.

Comedy is one of the hardest genres. You can tell if it's working or not. If the director is convinced of the vision, you have to have faith in that.

I love Indian wear and I think no one can beat the masterpieces our Indian designers and craftsmen create.

Yoga has always been an integral part of my life style. The benefits I have reaped from a constant practice have been invaluable to me.

Swimming gives me immense satisfaction.

I have been a voracious reader.

As a woman, it is so tough to grow your business. People are ready to hear all your creative inputs, but the minute you start talking about numbers and statistics, they look over your shoulder to see whether you have a man backing you up or not.

I am a lot happier, focusing on the production side of things than wanting to be in front of the camera. If I am going to dance to someone else's tune, it might as well be my own.

It is a challenge to be a showstopper and not just a model walking down the ramp. Even if you are a celebrity, you have to do justice to the clothes you are wearing and the designer you are walking for.

Skincare is integral to women's daily routine. They shouldn't have to compromise on what they use or the difference they see just because of the price.

My profession requires me to follow a dedicated and intense exercise regime.

I enjoy reading books.

I am completely at my wits' end if I am unable to practice yoga for a few days at a stretch! Once you get into the flow it's difficult to leave it, precisely because of the way it affects your energy levels.

It is great to see Bollywood celebrities contributing to so many different trends in so many different ways. I think this is one of the reasons that people associate with Bollywood glamour.

Being in the profession of acting, I definitely have to be a people's person and socialise when it's an absolute necessity.

I remember I was a dark horse at Miss Universe. No one saw Miss India coming from a mile and suddenly there she was!

I did 'Singh Is Bliing' because Akshay asked me to join. We had a blast while making.

It does feel great to be Miss Universe in the millennium year.

It's important to keep reinventing yourself, and I want to challenge myself at every age.

For years, ever since I was a model, I would be asked about what I did for my skin. So extending my own brand to include skincare seems almost organic to my progression.

Being pregnant and carrying a child is a blessing unique to womankind and a mother instinctively wants the best for her child.

A career is about learning to adapt yourself to the new environment and learning to sink or swim.

There is no longer any pressure to play the heroine. So I can have fun and be the actor I want to be. I can look beyond the hairstyles and the clothes and concentrate on the acting.

A crash diet never works. You lose weight one day and add it the next.

I've had a lot of success with comedy films.

Some people cannot understand why I insist on knowing about my role in a film before signing it.

It is very important to just be real and have a good check on reality in life.

I am learning how to strike a balance between my professional and personal life.

I can't constantly live in the past, thinking that 'Oh my God, I was Miss Universe.'

I am selective about what I give my time to.

I love animals, especially dogs, as I can have them as pets too.

Most of the time actresses are just left to play the actor's wife or girlfriend so there is not much to do. 'Chalo Dilli' was a refreshing change which was different and that's why I decided to work in it.