You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I’m trying to do.

I enjoy trying to develop a car and Mercedes are one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.

I don’t aspire to be like other drivers – I aspire to be unique in my own way.

I’m an extremist so I’m either hated or loved. I think it’s down to when I first got to Formula One not always knowing what I was saying, saying things that mean one thing but...

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

When I think about greatness I just know Ayrton Senna. He was great.

I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.