I've become more sensitive, more open, which is not necessarily good in F1. But if you are able to control your emotions, I think it can be positive.

My story shows never say never.

It's true that driving an F1 car in testing is helpful, it's not that you learn everything.

It will be a dream to come back to F1.

I have never been ready 100% even when I have been racing on my, let's say, gold times.

I didn't know if I would get the chance to return to F1.

When you have raced for 20 years and one day you have to stop, it's not easy, especially when you are hit with big problems.

Formula One applies stresses to the mind and body that are very extreme.

You discover your brain is a powerful tool, something that is so powerful that sometimes you are surprised by the outcomes, how quickly it adapts to situations and how quickly you learn.

I spent many years in Italy, I've lived just 5km away from the track and the Monza atmosphere is very special.

If I have luck and keep working and the puzzle comes together, maybe one day I will drive an F1 car.

I always enjoy street circuits, especially Monaco, and I've always gone well there.

There is nothing for granted in life. That's how it is.

I am a big fan of racing.

If I had to choose and had one week's holiday, I stay at home. But if I am at home and have nothing to do and have a choice, then I go rallying.

I like to watch rallies. Every time I go, I park the car where the fans park - I don't have any special tickets or permission to go - and I walk six kilometers.

As a racing driver, everything you do is to get to Formula 1 and one day it stops.

You have to live for what is next, not from memories.

When you are a kid racing karts, you want to be an F1 driver.

There are some things I cannot do as I did before the accident. Trying to do them the same way was impossible, and I was getting frustrated. Then one day I said to myself that I had to relearn those things and do them in a different way and see what was possible, and how it could be achieved.

From a mental point of view, as I've had to rebuild my life from zero, it has been crucial I've never given up, that I've set achievable targets, not things that couldn't possibly be achieved.

I have my limitations which I never hide.

Of course I have to work harder because I have my limitations, and I have to prepare better and in a different way my body and mental strength, but that is part of my life.

The brain adapts very quickly. It is incredible how quickly we can adapt and what progress we can make in a very short time.