Racing is very physical.

I am a motorbike fanatic - always have been. It's actually what I wanted to do before I got into motor racing.

People might not know, but F1 drivers have new helmets made throughout the season. Usually, the design is the same, but I like to do something special for Monaco.

A couple of my mechanics have become vegan because I've done it. One of my barbers, too.

If I'd won every single race and got pole everywhere, that would just be boring. It would suck. Where's the fun in that?

When I was a kid, I used to play a game called 'Grand Prix Two.' Interlagos was always the first race of the season on that, and I never really got much past the second race. I would always restart the season, so I always seemed to be doing Interlagos - it was a real pain!

We have to be extremely fit to race in F1.

I have so much energy. I train, I travel, I'm learning about music and fashion, reading a lot. I don't want to miss anything. I want to experience everything.

My daily breakfast is two poached eggs in the morning with half an avocado, and I get to have half a piece of toast.

I think every single win, every single pole has felt new and different in its own way. I've not got bored of it.

Generally, I hate training - just like most people, I guess. I try to make it fun and varied.

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

Music's been a huge passion of mine since I was really young. I started playing guitar when I was thirteen.

Fashion is a growing love that probably started when I got into my 20s.

When I first started in Formula 1, I tried to ignore the fact I was the first black guy ever to race in the sport. But, as I've got older, I've really started to appreciate the implications.

I have spent a lot of time in Italy throughout my career - especially when I was karting, because it's kind of the world centre of that sport - and I love it.

Whether it's with my engineers in the team, my home life, or my friends, I don't like things to get complicated - and one good example would be the steering wheel in my Mercedes Formula 1 car.

Working with kids is something I really enjoy doing - that's why I also do work with UNICEF.

I'm happy to race against anyone.

If I don't travel, if I stay at home for a week, I would go out of my mind. That is just the way I am. I love to be on the move, and I am fortunate that I have friends all over the world.

I started playing guitar when I was 13. I'd written a few songs on the guitar over some time. I'd written a book of poetry, and I got a book of lyrics that I had when I was a kid.

The way I drive, the way I handle a car, is an expression of my inner feelings.

I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way.

You can knock me down, but I get up twice as strong.

As a driver, you've always got to believe in your heart that you've got what it takes to win it. You've always got to believe in yourself. You've always got to arrive on the day and believe it can happen. You've always got to believe in the positives.

I'm willing to take any amount of pain to win.

I feel like people are expecting me to fail; therefore, I expect myself to win.

Everyone loves a winner. That's just how the world is. And Ayrton Senna was one of the greatest winners this sport has ever had.

It's important for everyone to stand up for what they believe in.

I think my style is definitely urban chic. I love mixing street style with the high-end luxury brands, like Gucci, for example. Quite fun.

Tupac is my favorite artist, and he had mad style.

Everyone has complicated lives, but the more you can simplify it and make it work for you, the better it is going to be.

On my back, I have the cross and angel wings: rise above it, no matter what life throws at you. And also, you know, Jesus rose from the grave.

Every person I have met who has gone vegan says it is the best decision they have ever made.

You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do.

I've accomplished more than I ever dreamed. But I'm hungry for more.

Ayrton Senna was an incredible legend who will be remembered and admired forever.

I don't believe I have a playboy life.

I enjoy trying to develop a car and Mercedes are one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.

People need to remember that I am the first black driver in F1, so I am obviously going to be different to past drivers.

My job is to get into the car and drive as fast and as well as possible.

Number one is a great thing, and I'll always know that I'm number one, but 44 is my favourite number, so I want to keep it on the car.

When I was younger, all of my family's money went into racing. We were never a stylish family. We never went shopping, because all the money went into buying tires and fuel and all of that.

It is open for anyone to have freedom of speech, and I guess we can all play a role in trying to make a difference in the world. Particularly if your leader is not helping in that area.

Lots of other drivers like cycling, but I'm not so keen. I have some really cool bikes, but I'm just not in love with it like Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso.

My immediate family are from the West Indies - from Trinidad and Grenada - and I have relatives all over the Caribbean.

I'm an extremist so I'm either hated or loved. I think it's down to when I first got to Formula One not always knowing what I was saying, saying things that mean one thing but people were taking the other way and then people don't forget.

I'm definitely conscious of time. I already waste so much of it, just on a flight. I look back to when I was 13, and I wish I had stuck with my piano studies.

Every lap is different.

It's a pretty cool feeling to be the person to knock down a barrier - just like the Williams sisters did in tennis or Tiger Woods in golf.