Resting For Me Is Fitness

A Lot Of People Think Formula One Isn't A Sport Because Everyone Drives A Car When They Go To Work In The Morning. But We're Pulling Up To Six G On A Corner Or During Breaking, Which Is Almost Like Being A Fighter Pilot. So We Have To Do A Lot Of Work On Our Neck Muscles.

I Think As A 20-year-old You Expect Life To Always Be Easy. You Get Given A Good Hand And The Chance To Race In Formula One. You Think The Driver Can Make The Difference, Can Make Up For Everything Else Within The Team. But That Is Not The Case. You Are Racing In Such A Competitive Sport So That Doesn't Happen.

I've Spent As Much As 30 Grand On A Watch But It's Not About Flaunting My Wealth. I Don't Have Many Extravagances But Watches Are My Biggest One. I Must Have 30 Of Them Now. I've Been Collecting Since The Age Of Nine, When I Won A Black Tag In A Karting Event.

The Only Time I Think About Life Beyond F1 Is When I Contemplate Becoming A Dad. But There's No Way That's Going To Happen While I'm Still Racing. To Be Successful In F1 You Need To Be Very Selfish In Lots Of Ways And You're Away From Home For Long Periods. That's Not The Kind Of Father I Want To Be.

I Keep My Weight Low, Although You Need To Be Able To Move Your Weight Around The Race Car To Change The Balance. I'm 6ft And I'm 70kg So I Haven't Much Fat On Me.