Valtteri Bottas

There were many things in my childhood I sacrificed: I started travelling quite young, compromising school in terms of learning and time with friends doing normal stuff as a kid you want to do. But obviously I wouldn't change a day.

Improving, for me, is quite natural as I'm always critical of myself.

Of course, when you start in pole, winning is the only target you have.

You never want to be behind your team-mate at the end of the year, that's definitely always going to be my goal.

With F1, it's really a combination of many things. You have to have good endurance, good strength in certain muscles, you need to be fast, have good reactions and good decisions. It's not as simple as one thing. You need to be a complete athlete.

I've had a lot of support from back home, starting way back in karting and since then I have been lucky to have been supported by some great Finnish companies.

How many points, how many races you can win, how many times you be on the podium. That's the name of the game.

It's always good to have different plans.

I think I am very lucky to meet so many people and go to cool places and nice events. I am lucky to be in partnership with Hugo Boss and the team so I enjoy doing these events.

When you feel like you are performing at your best, it's a beautiful feeling.

For me, it's just me trying to be the best me I can be inside and outside of the car.

You never know. One point can make a difference in the end.