Mercedes for me is the strongest team.
Felipe Massa
With all the traveling I'm doing, it's really important for me to be able to relax when I'm at home.
The Italians - they cannot talk without shaking the hands. And I am like that, I'm from Brazil as well.
Positive things come out of even the most difficult times.
When the media began reporting that I might return, I was touched by the response from so many fans who wanted to see me back in the sport. That was certainly a factor in the decision, so I'd like to thank the fans for their support. But, at the end of the day, when I received the call it was an offer I couldn't refuse. It was Williams!
I am happy to start from zero, to create, to restart.
I'm very happy to be joining the Venturi Formula E Team and the Formula E championship, which has become a magnificent competition in such a short space of time.
It's jewelry for men, so definitely it's very nice to have a good watch on your wrist.
I was sure after the accident when in hospital in Hungary that I was not in the position not to lose any races.
My goal is to be competitive, the best as I can give. My goal never changes in whole my career.
I don't think really we need to race in F1 just to risk your life, or to be in danger is nice for the people. I don't think it's really like that.
Driving for Ferrari is completely different. Not in the way you work, the way of working is similar in whatever team you go - especially in the top teams. But it's different because it's like a religion.
I don't want to be the king, 'I don't need that, I want to race even without the helmet, I am the king.' I am not like that. I just want to make things better for the drivers and for the safety.
I know how to lose and I know how to win.
My son understands a lot and he's pushing me really hard. He always tells me 'you need to win, you need to be good.' He's happy to see that his father is racing and I think he understands step by step more about Formula One and he really likes it.
Everything for us as a driver is related to our working, on your work and how you feel. It helps how you feel, how happy you are; also for your private life.
I think that if you are well-accepted by the other drivers and respected it is important.
Everything can change pretty quickly in Formula One in two or three races.
I always had a good relationship with all my team-mates in my career.
If I had my accident maybe 10 years ago I wouldn't be here now. The technology we have now, the helmets, can save your life.
Since he sold his team, Eddie Jordan has had nothing to do with F1 except for what he says in the press!
We always need to keep working to improve safety - not just the cars; the tracks and everything are very safe now.
It is important to work to get the good result. If you have that nothing else is important.
I am proud to be part of Ferrari's history.
Sauber had a bad championship the year after they fired me and so if I had stayed it would have not been so good. Sometimes life does these things to you because it's the right thing. You think it's wrong, 'initially, but life proves different.
My year with Ferrari was of incredible value to me. I learned a lot about all the technical aspects of the car and also how to improve my work with the engineers.
I think what makes things interesting in Formula E, and I really hope it happens with me, is that many drivers are able to win the race. Maybe many drivers can win the championship.
I talked to everyone. But I also did work with a professional psychologist, sporting psychologist. That was just the beginning. After that I was able to change the direction to think, the direction to work and I think it was like training I did.
We are not here for political reasons, we are here for sport, to fight for positions. That's the good thing about Formula One.
If you are a great guy with your competitors, with your colleagues, it is always good, even on the race track and off it.
Sometimes things don't happen in the way you want it to. But that's sport.
I was always interested in maybe being in Formula E as I said many times when I was still racing in F1.
Many Formula One races last two hours, are really boring and nothing happens.
When you're talking about proper competition, I think Formula E has good competition.
When you're at Ferrari, you know your team-mate will be strong.
I really believe that if you deserve something then one day you will get it.
I always respect my team and my competitors. I never had problems with anybody.
I'm not the kind of guy who will blame other people if things don't work out.
My mother never watches the start of my races - because she fears for me.
If I don't drive then I am not the same person. Ever since I was a small boy this is my life.
Everything in life has a meaning. If something bad happens it's because you need to learn, to grow.
What I'm really trying to do is make karting important like it is. I mean, karting is our sport, this should be really important.
Honestly, I think they need to work to improve the categories. If the driver goes from the go-kart to F3 one year and then to F1, why do we have GP3, GP2?
When you're not winning it's easy to complain!
I still wanted to race in Formula One, for a correct team, a nice team, one that is professional, where you would feel important. But there was no position for me to carry on, so I felt if that opportunity wasn't there, then it would be better for me to stop, and start thinking about doing different things.
I feel competitive all the time I'm in the car.
A team that can build a stronger car, a stronger working environment. A team that has the possibility to create something, that would be interesting.
My dream is always to win the championship and I will keep fighting to achieve what I want.
For sure working with Ferrari is a great pleasure. It's a great team, it's a great experience and it's a great dream as well to be there.
Ferrari is very political, at Ferrari everything is difficult. So if you win you have a lot of pressure and if you don't win you have even more.
