People don't understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it's wet.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's like when people talk about driving F1 cars in the rain. I have absolutely no problem with it.
I love to drive. It's one of the most pleasurable things to me.
I think it was wrong to take the decision to slow F1 down. It was much better in my day, when it was already a lot safer than it had been in the '70s and '80s, but you could still drive crazy fast.
When it's wet, you're much more tense on the steering wheel, you have to dance with the throttle and the brakes more. Each lap is a different scenario, so you're really on the edge of your nerves. One mistake could cost you the entire race.
I've been in a car three or four times when it filled with water and it's not a comfortable feeling.
Everybody has fallen asleep on the fact that F1 is dangerous. They all think it's a video game, and it's not. It is very, very dangerous, and it's tough.
I had a lot of fun driving race cars, but it wasn't my No. 1 priority.
I've always had a fascination with cars and racing, not that I've ever competed.
As a driver, you always dream of winning a F1 race, and to win so early on in my career was very special.
To drive an F1 car you have to be a little mad. On the morning of a race there's a mix of excitement and fear. If it's a wet track, then it's worse as you're not in control most of the time, which is the thing all drivers fear the most.