During my childhood my family risked a lot financially. They put every single penny they could into my racing and also their free time was completely compromised.

I think Finns in general, we are quite calm and I think we're mentally in general quite strong, and we don't mind to be alone. We are lonely wolves, a lot of us.

Maybe there is something wrong with me as I don't feel any pressure or fear.

You never want to be behind your team-mate at the end of the year, that's definitely always going to be my goal.

I always remind myself the only thing that matters is I perform on track and that's all I need to do.

I know what level my skills are and what I am still yet to be capable of by getting better.

My approach to the race is definitely just trying to win the race.

You never know. One point can make a difference in the end.

I think with racing, you never stop improving. If you want to improve, you will.

Finns love if their athletes do well, then they support.

My goals in the future is to not just be in Formula 1. I want to be really successful, World Champion, though I guess this is like everyone! But that is what I'm targeting.

Improving, for me, is quite natural as I'm always critical of myself.

Of course, there are races that have been boring but overall it's been really good so I'm not complaining.

What we need to make sure we do as a team is build the quickest car on the grid - if we have the quickest car, we can do it!

We need to make sure F1 stays the quickest category of all, and GP2 is not that far away, so that's a little bit worrying.

When I was 12 there was a big shift in mindset and I realised that if I want to get something out of it then I need to work hard and focus all my energy just for this sport and that's when I started training and taking things more seriously. I became a lot more self-critical and analysed the driving more and more, and that was when I was 12.

There were many things in my childhood I sacrificed: I started travelling quite young, compromising school in terms of learning and time with friends doing normal stuff as a kid you want to do. But obviously I wouldn't change a day.

In Formula 1, the neck is really important. There's a lot of force that's going to your head. We also have a helmet and it's not that light. When it's all about g-force, all of that extra weight in the helmet compounds and puts more and more pressure.

In general, I like healthy foods. Everything that's natural and clean.

I've had a lot of support from back home, starting way back in karting and since then I have been lucky to have been supported by some great Finnish companies.

For me, it's just me trying to be the best me I can be inside and outside of the car.

For sure, some things have changed with the way I feel about things, like my mindset and everything. But you always learn every year about your mindset and what works for you.

When I drive there is not much emotion in there. I'm just trying to get everything right and get every lap, every corner perfect.

All the questions, all the speculation, No. 2 driver and so on, it doesn't get to me. It doesn't matter.

When you feel like you are performing at your best, it's a beautiful feeling.

Every athlete, every person is individual.

I have plenty of good people around me I can talk to and for me it's the man in the mirror that gives the answers if I have hard times or if I doubt.

I know what is best for me.

I've learned that the first half of the season is always very important.

We Finns don't show much emotion but it doesn't mean we don't have any.

I honestly think the reason I've been able to improve year by year is work. Work with the team, work with my ability, focus on all the single details.