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I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

I don't run anybody else's race. When the gun goes off, I must evaluate with my own body and see. Then, as the race develops, I run accordingly. So you can say that I do not have a set tactic for any race.

I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.

I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained so little that I couldn't race again within another 10 days.

I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.

I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way too competitive. We were seven or eight years old, and I had a very stern conversation with my relay team-mates about how crucial it was for us to win.

I've never been to a race car race before.

I remember in the first part of the race I was sixth and I could have gone quicker, but I had to go slow. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done.

I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive.