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I think I am my own biggest critic, yeah.
I think we always need to see the positive.
My dream as a child was being a world champion.
It is a dream since a child to drive for the red cars.
With less and less races people will want to take more risks.
I have a mentality that is really taking off all the pressure.
The Spa-Francorchamps circuit has a special place in my heart.
I would love to drive a MotoGP but I'm not sure Ferrari agrees.
I like the danger, I like the adrenaline and I need it to race.
F1 always feels unreal until you arrive and get your first seat.
We need to keep working and I am pretty sure the results will come.
Anyone who has the chance to drive for Ferrari will drive for Ferrari.
The red car, even before I knew it was called Ferrari, was my obsession.
If you have one driver who only cares about himself then it's not great.
Obviously being third in the Formula 1 world championship would be crazy.
You should be judged on your performances, not how long you've been around.
My ambition is to one day be in Formula 1 and hopefully become world champion.
Jules Bianchi was my racing godfather, and he spoke a lot to Ferrari about me.
Nobody believes me, but to be honest the pressure is not something that I feel.
All simulators are going to be different compared to reality, that's how I see it.
Unfortunately I lost my father quite early, it changes you. It changes you forever.
I analyse everything I do to see if I can do better, that's how I grew over the years.
There will always be some corners which are challenging and more dangerous than others.
In the car it is really good to have a killer instinct where you need to be aggressive.
I don't like to hide the errors I make. Any time I'm doing a mistake, I'm just saying it.
Since I was a child I've been looking up to Formula One. Dreaming to be a Formula One driver.
I believe what matters are facts and behaviours in our daily life rather than formal gestures.
Formula 1 is such a big jump from Formula 2, and there are so many new things that you need to learn.
At a track, it's different, there's pressure, things like this, so to be yourself is a bit different.
Somehow when I am at the racetrack, I don't really realise what is happening and I just focus on the job.
Certainly driving a Ferrari is, at the same time, a dream come true, a huge responsibility and a great honor.
In Formula One nothing is easy, but I can feel I'm taking the right steps, that I'm working in the proper way.
Every time a young driver comes into F1, the finger's pointed at him over his age. I don't think that's right.
I get on well with Italians. Which makes things easier when I meet, for example, my future mechanics at Ferrari.
Yes, there will be situations when you may need to be a little selfish, but it is better to find the right balance.
I did not expect to have, at the end of my first season, seven poles and two wins. This is crazy. I did not expect it.
You cannot deliver to your maximum if you're thinking 'if I do an error, it might close a door to somewhere' or whatever.
F1 weekends are full of things and any time that you have five minutes, you need to use it as well as possible to calm down.
I haven't got any friends on the track when I have my helmet on but whenever I take it off, I am a normal person at the end.
I analyse everything I do and when I see something I don't like I try to find the solution and that's why I'm so hard on myself.
Of course, the cars are getting safer and safer but, when you are going at 340km/h, it can never be safe. This I knew from the start.
Experience is always a plus, but I believe if you are good enough for an F1 seat, you are good enough from the year you arrive in F1.
What I have always liked about Italians is the way they are serious when they need to be but know how to relax and have a laugh, too.
The Sochi circuit can be challenging, featuring a combination of high speed straights and lots of corners, especially in the last sector.
To be completely honest, I am obsessed with Formula 1 so in the off-season I would like to have just a few more races to still race in F1.
I always set the bar very high, not in terms of results but most in terms of preparation and focusing on the job there is to do in the car.
When I think about it, it is quite crazy to race against people like Fernando Alonso, when I remember watching him from the balcony in Monaco.
My father, well he helped me with everything. From the start he was my biggest supporter and taught me a lot about his experience as a driver.
At first, when I arrived at Ferrari, I was very intimidated by all the people there, by Ferrari itsel. This name is the biggest in motorsports.
Being honest with myself is something I like. I am happy that I don't make excuses when I make a mistake. This is a good way to improve in the fastest way.