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Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.

You have principles. You test them as accurately as you can. Eventually, they might break down.

Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.

I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just physically, but mentally too.

I loved tests because it was another form of competing, a healthy competition.

Usually, if I think something is really funny, I'm not gonna test it. I'll just test it when I'm onstage.

You may come and go, but the real test is to see how long one can manage to stay in the game.

Everyone has tests in their life. They come in lots of different forms. I had two or three together, which definitely challenged me as a person and as a sportsman. The big thing is how you react to those situations. You want to come out positively at the other end, and that's what I focused on doing.

Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.

I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.