There are people who are hating you more because of where you are coming from. People like the 'he comes from nothing and made it to F1' story. I know that, but I just do my thing; I focus on my job.
The lows have been frustrating, and very challenging times, but the highs have been phenomenal.
I think if you don't touch the wall in Monaco, you're not on the limit.
The Caribbean is great, but I also love the mountains as well. I'm a big skier, and I love spending time in Switzerland skiing. It really depends.
I come from a background that, when I win, people try to put me down, and when I lose, people try to put me down. I accept that, and I actually find it kind of funny.
There will always be jealous people and haters: people who assume that if they were in your shoes, they could do what you're doing. That's just the world we live in.
The facts prove I deserve to be where I am, and no one can take that away from me, regardless of where I come from.
When opportunities arise, you have to seize them.
A podium is always possible if you are in the right place at the right time.
I think the right way to work is by focusing on each task at hand and then move forward.
All I can do is my talking on the track, and I believe that when they look at the facts, people can judge for themselves if it's good or bad.
After a lot of laps, you start to get dizzy.
I won F4, and I won F3 - F3 by, I believe, the biggest margin in history and as one of the youngest drivers in history. I'm just pointing out facts. I'm not bragging or anything.
Williams has a long history of nurturing young drivers at the start of their F1 careers.
Don't get me wrong: I've had a lot of fortune, to come where I've come from, to be able to move to Europe, to go racing. But I had that fortune behind me. I grabbed it with both hands, and I made the best of it.
Money can't buy wins.
I have my little entourage of who I travel with, some friends and people who help me more technically on the track. Obviously, my engineers who I work closely with, we are all in the ship together.
The haters will always hate.
You want to focus on the fans and on the positive energy that you receive from them.
I've been very fortunate to have had good financial support.
