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Nothing is impossible.
I am a big fan of racing.
My story shows never say never.
You gain nothing from giving up.
I have my limitations which I never hide.
It's been a big challenge to get into F1.
Every single rally is a different character.
Things can change very quickly in Formula 1.
I think I've done a lot and I've proven myself.
Unfortunately in motorsport, accidents can happen.
I know my value. I don't have to look at lap times.
There is nothing for granted in life. That's how it is.
Whenever I jump into the car I always try to do my best.
When you are a kid racing karts, you want to be an F1 driver.
It is not that I lost my biggest passion - it is still racing.
I think it's impossible to drive a Formula One car with one hand.
When you are a race driver you see things in the race driver mode.
I have never been ready 100% even when I was racing in my gold times.
Basically, it is always good for a team if both drivers are very quick.
Formula One applies stresses to the mind and body that are very extreme.
Hungary we know it's a difficult track, it's one of the most physical tracks.
As a racing driver, everything you do is to get to Formula 1 and one day it stops.
Sometimes in Formula One the fans are too far away from what is going on the track.
I always enjoy street circuits, especially Monaco, and I've always gone well there.
If you've led the championship after seven races you should be fighting for the title.
The 2008 season was very long and extremely hard - probably the toughest of my career.
I have never been ready 100% even when I have been racing on my, let's say, gold times.
As always, testing can only give you ideas on where you are. And it can also mislead you.
I will always give 100 percent and I am looking to finish in the points on a consistent basis.
In a rally car when you put a 20 kg spare wheel in a car which is weighing 1,300 kg, you feel it.
KERS definitely helps on a straight when you want to overtake somebody who doesn't have the system.
If I have luck and keep working and the puzzle comes together, maybe one day I will drive an F1 car.
There is no medicine maybe for everything, but there is a big medicine which is downforce in an F1 car.
I think there is only one person who can judge what I can do behind the steering wheel - and that's myself.
Obviously when you join a team everything is new and you have to get to know the people and how they operate.
I'm quite honest and demanding of myself so if I can achieve satisfaction from the job I did, I will be happy.
When you cannot have steak, either you eat egg or you don't eat. So, in the end, you eat egg and you enjoy it.
I spent many years in Italy, I've lived just 5km away from the track and the Monza atmosphere is very special.
My accident - 15 centimetres right and nothing would have happened; 10 centimetres left and I would not be here.
You know if you have driven well or not, but sometimes because of the car or package you simply cannot do any more.
My aim, as always, is to deliver a good and consistent performance across the year. That is the goal for any driver.
When you get to an F1 car and after one lap you see the pace is there, it is special emotions and I miss it so much.
You have to first of all feel good with yourself before doing something which requires being fast or driving a racing car.
When you have raced for 20 years and one day you have to stop, it's not easy, especially when you are hit with big problems.
The brain adapts very quickly. It is incredible how quickly we can adapt and what progress we can make in a very short time.
Driving on gravel is very demanding. There are lots of movements on the steering wheel which put a lot of stress on my arm and my hand.
In order to become a complete driver I believe that rallying will give me extra bits, because of gravel, because of different characteristics.
If I had to choose and had one week's holiday, I stay at home. But if I am at home and have nothing to do and have a choice, then I go rallying.
I always said that I took a lot energy, a lot of time for me to recover and come back to the sport and join back in F1, but I would like to stay.
When you do everything you can to be an F1 driver and suddenly it stops, it's not painful but it's definitely not something you were looking for.