“When you walk the track and you see a corner and realise you were going round it at 160mph, you wonder who could be so stupid to take a corner at that speed. But in the car, you don't even think about that.”

“All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I'm very proud to be the first winner here in India.”

“Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It's like a rush, I really enjoy that.”

“It's a tricky place, especially the last sector. I wasn't happy in practice. I wasn't happy with the car and I wasn't happy with myself. But I always thought there was more in the car.”

“We always kept believing in ourselves and our team and the car.”

“Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.”

“The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.”