We have to be EXTREMELY FIT to RACE in F1.

I think it was wrong to take the DECISION to slow F1 down. It was much BETTER in my day, when it was already a lot safer than it had been in the '70s and '80s, but you could still drive CRAZY FAST.

The GOAL is to WIN in F1. That is the AIM.

You NEVER REALLY KNOW how QUICK you are before you REACH F1.

You TEND to THINK that there is a big GAP between F1 and everything else. F1 is where all the fantastic drivers are, so you just don't KNOW how GOOD you are until you get there.

I am not CLOSE to retirement. I still have a lot more that I can ACHIEVE. There are YOUNGER guys coming into F1, but I am not OLD and I'm not finished.

If you no LONGER have the VIEW of winning in F1, then you should consider something ELSE.

I LOVE the ROLE of being the experienced driver and that is definitely the CASE next year - I think I am the most experienced guy in F1 next year.

When I do retire, I KNOW for a FACT that I'll never be ABLE to replace the incredible feeling I get when I'm driving an F1 CAR.

If someone was making a MOVIE about F1 in the last six months, they wouldn't need to ADD a Hollywood ENDING. If they do make that movie, it's got to be 'The Curious Case Of Jenson Button,' where I've lived my life backwards. I'd LIKE Johnny Depp to play me but he wouldn't be quite RIGHT.

The only time I THINK about life beyond F1 is when I contemplate becoming a dad. But there's no WAY that's going to happen while I'm still racing. To be successful in F1 you NEED to be very SELFISH in lots of ways and you're away from home for LONG periods. That's not the kind of father I want to be.

I'm very HAPPY to work with Prema and work in F2 because I have the feeling in some WAYS, it's a bit more DIFFICULT to DRIVE and to work with the tyres than F1.

There's obviously a LOT of DRIVERS that are in F1 because they're one of the BEST drivers out there, so I can learn from everyone.

We have a LOT of PEOPLE in F1 who went through F3, and it is a POINT where you can SHOW what you've GOT.

When Ron Howard does 'Rush,' he has to learn and steep himself in F1 culture and European racing culture, and that's part of the fun of the gig. You learn to learn. Your REAL skill as a director is being a learner and an OBSERVER. You're constantly LEARNING another thing in CONTEXT.