I remember my first test in F1. After five laps, I came back to the pits and tried to play it cool – ‘Oh yeah, I’m fine, I’m on top of this’ – but I was completely lost. – Sebastian Vettel
Driving at high speed where safe and legal is part of my life. As well as a higher top speed I wanted even better stability in my FX and that meant work on the aerodynamics. – Sebastian Vettel
When I went into the last lap I was regretting a bit that it was over. I was enjoying again the first sector for the last time. Simply fantastic this circuit, and if you get 53 laps more, you appreciate it even more. It’s made by God’s hands. – Sebastian Vettel
I don’t care too much what happened in the past. I prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it. – Sebastian Vettel
If you are out in two races and someone else has a good couple of races, it could change. So all we do is try to get the optimum every time. – Sebastian Vettel
All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I’m very proud to be the first winner here in India. – Sebastian Vettel
Whenever I have to do something, I try to minimise the time it takes me to do it. I just cannot wait. – Sebastian Vettel
Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It’s like a rush, I really enjoy that. – Sebastian Vettel
It’s a tricky place, especially the last sector. I wasn’t happy in practice. I wasn’t happy with the car and I wasn’t happy with myself. But I always thought there was more in the car. – Sebastian Vettel
I have always watched the Race of Champions on TV every year and dreamed about participating one day. It’s fantastic to be invited; I’m so happy. To represent Team Germany together with Michael Schumacher is a great honor. – Sebastian Vettel
I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I’d actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races. – Sebastian Vettel
I’m very proud to be the first winner of the Indian Grand Prix, but then on the other hand we recently lost two of our mates. I didn’t know Dan Wheldon, but he was big in motorsport, and then this year I got to know Marco Simoncelli, so our thoughts are with them at the moment. – Sebastian Vettel
All these nice people saying I’m going to be world champion won’t make me any faster, you have to believe it yourself. – Sebastian Vettel
There are some things that you can fulfil with money, but at the end of the day these are not the things that make you happy. It is the small things that make life good. – Sebastian Vettel
It was an unbelievable experience! The brakes, the g-forces and the power of the engine are beyond description. Thanks to BMW and WilliamsF1 for giving me this chance to test. The test team looked after me brilliantly and I learnt plenty. – Sebastian Vettel
There is no secret, once we go to qualifying, we all seem to enjoy it. Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It’s like a rush, I really enjoy that. – Sebastian Vettel
The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous. – Sebastian Vettel
I put everything in that last lap, it was very emotional when I crossed the line. It was all I had, I gave it all. – Sebastian Vettel
I don’t care what other people think as long as I am happy. The day I die or retire, I have blown all my chances because I don’t have the chance any more to change my image as an F1 driver. – Sebastian Vettel
If the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn’t lose focus. That made the difference. – Sebastian Vettel
