Monza is special. It's a high-speed track that pushes the car to the limit: it may look easy but the margin for error when braking for the chicanes is very small and you end up paying heavily for every mistake.
— Nico Hulkenberg
Of course I would love to battle for victories and be up the front but it's always about where can you be, what are your alternatives.
It is obviously always nice to start in a strong way, but it's also very important to keep that strength during the year - the season is quite long, from March to November.
I never had the help of money in the background - it could be the cherry on the top a little bit - whereas some others had that to offer.
When I was 7-years-old I, discovered Go-Karts and started Karting, since then I thought to be an F1 driver, that was pretty much buried into my head.
I find it interesting as every year people say the midfield is as tight as ever but it is always tight, it is always competitive. I've pretty much spent my entire career in the midfield so I know about it!
I don't have a sponsor or come from an exotic country where I can bring tonnes of money.
My first pole position is an emotional and hopefully historic moment as I want to be in F1 for many, many years.
I'm not superstitious.
It has always been my dream to work for a manufacturer team.
Renault has always been a big player in the motorsport world that brings up incredible memories.
Yes, the sound of the new V6 engines could have been a little bit better, but it is just one of those things that you get used to with time.
I'm in the factory a lot so I see how hard the guys work, but you never really know how quickly and effectively the other teams' development programmes are going until you get to the track. It's only then that we will be able to tell.
I'm pretty excited to be racing for Williams. They're real racers.
I've always enjoyed visiting India and we usually go to Mumbai or Delhi a few times during the season. It's a shame there is no race in India because it's a great facility and I always enjoyed racing there.
Every driver wants to compete in races - that is what we are all driving for.
Fans are an essential part of sport in general.
Bring it on - we all cook with water, I'm not scared of anyone.
It's very difficult to predict a team's competitiveness.
We always see that the gaps in qualifying are surprisingly close but then in the race suddenly it is like a second or something.
To be honest, all my career I've been at one number, I have my fighting weight, my happy place and that's 78kgs.
I want a strong team-mate and one that is challenging me.
You've got to distribute the tyre life over the stint, I think that's the main limiting factor, more than car balance.
I can't lose any more weight. I would very much like to be 10cm shorter and 10kgs lighter. It would make my life a lot easier but it is what it is. What can I do?
If you make mistakes, you pay for them.
Of course it's a nice challenge to compete against a grand prix winner.
As a part of the Renault family, I want to develop the car and write new success stories.
I'm not desperate to stay in Formula One. It needs to be sensible and it needs to be the right deal.
The rule of thumb in F1 is to beat your teammate.
I just want the best team-mate I can get.
You don't get that opportunity everyday to do Le Mans with Porsche, a brand that has so much tradition and history. So I just grabbed the opportunity while it was there.
I think new regulations create a reset for all teams.
I feel excited about my new home in F1. I am looking forward to working here and of course I am especially looking forward to driving the car for the first time.
I think very clearly the philosophy is to build a competitive and very quick car!
Winning Le Mans didn't change my career, but it definitely gave me a boost.
I don't want to just stay desperately in Formula 1. That's not my style, that's not what I'm looking for. After 10 years in Formula 1 that's not what I'm after.
Sometimes, especially when you are in the traffic behind other cars, you get a lot of stuff - sand, oil - and if that mixes up that can be very bad for the vision sometimes.
I believe in hard work and good decisions and the rest it will come or it doesn't.
I am happy to come back to Sahara Force India.
You always have some weaknesses, if you're entirely happy it means you're under-driving it.
Weight is crucial and it is very beneficial - if you have spare weight in Formula One that is powerful performance.
If you make your own luck then I don't seem to be very good at it.
I feel comfortable in my skin.
In his stint with Renault, Michael Schumacher not only helped make Germany an F1 nation, he also sparked my enthusiasm and fire for racing.
I'd like to thank the management at Force India for giving me the chance to return to Formula One as a team driver.
I'm not a big fan of the halo as a device. I have to face facts - it does bring something in terms of safety.
I'd like to have some good races and score points.
It's an amazing experience for me, coming from the F1 environment and to see a race like Le Mans.
It's important to drive consistently to evaluate changes that are made to the car. You need to be very accurate with your feedback and communicate as much information as possible.
If you receive so much fan mail, it does touch you personally.
