“I think I’m a better driver than I was at 22. I was just young, energetic and ruthless, but no finesse, no balance. I didn’t know how to be a team player, how to be a leader. Being a good racing driver, it’s not just about being fast, it’s about being the most rounded.
“When I study the legends, they’re spread between small percentages, so it’s the whole package — what do they speak for, stand for? — that’s what I look at. I look to Ayrton Senna and Nelson Mandela, and those are the two people gelled together that I want to be.”