The competition in today's world of racing is so tough.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The competition is pretty rough these days.
My focus is definitely on the racing.
It's not really about the competition. Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself. You're often racing against time. You're frequently running everything through your mind. You're always competing against preconceived ideas. It's not really the person next to you that you worry about.
Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was all for my ego.
Today, the competition is considerably more intense.
Running on different types of racetracks is challenging - not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race.
We're involved in racing because there's that element of competition. But there's that desire to push yourself beyond the natural comfort zone and the boundaries that are preset if you like, and to be better than the rest.
That strategy of racing for the top five and racing for the win is where everybody wants to be.
There is always the excitement of running races.
Racing amuses me.