Q: Are you the kind of guy to have a ‘Plan-B’?Adrian Sutil: Sometimes. I like to do things that are planned and organized properly. But if I want to get a bit more adventurous, I stop following ‘Plan-A’ and move on to ‘Plan-B’. Overall I prefer everything to be very organized and straightforward, with irritations kept to a minimum.
Q: Apart from driving a Formula One car, what is your favourite buzz?
AS: My life is very much centred on cars. Even when I get home I drive my own cars. I am probably a bit of an adrenalin junkie even away from work. Recently I did some skydiving and that gave me a huge thrill.
Q: Who do you most look forward to seeing when you arrive in the paddock on a Thursday?
AS: I always look forward to entering our motor home - especially recently, as the motor home is all new and very chic. We have a laidback atmosphere in there and everyone in the team is like my extended family.
Q: Who is your dream date?
AS: If it is with a female date, I’d say it would be with a good-looking, smart, lovely lady. If it was with someone I have always wanted to meet and speak to, then it would be with Sean Connery! I am not sure if it will ever happen, but if it does I will grab the chance. He was the best James Bond ever!
Q: Which film last made you cry?
AS: I am not a cry baby. For a film to get me close to crying then it would be because I was crying with laughter. It hasn’t happened recently.
Q: What are you afraid of?
AS: I am afraid of spiders. I live in an old house and you sometimes come across them. They drive me crazy, especially when they have long legs!
Q: What was the last book you read?
AS: I am not a big reader. I am a movie guy. The last book I had a look at was about sailing.
Q: What is your favourite way to relax?
AS: To be at home on my own, listen to some music, look out of the window and empty my head. Sometimes I don’t want to see anybody - I just want to be on my own.
Q: Name five things that you hate?
AS: Spiders and insects. Disorganisation and messy places - I cannot live with them. What else? I hate dirty cars. I am a fanatical car cleaner! When I am home alone, and don’t know what to do, I start cleaning my car. Then I don’t want to drive it anymore. Tidiness is very important for me. The shoes at the bottom of the bed have to be positioned perfectly otherwise I cannot sleep. Does that sound a bit mad? Probably. I want everything to be perfect.
Q: Have you ever dyed your hair?
AS: No, not really! Once in Formula Three I had a little blond streak of hair. In those days I thought it was cool - which it wasn’t. But at least I’ve tried it!
Q: What was the first CD you bought?
AS: It must have been a tape, and it must have been Michael Jackson. It was probably ‘Thriller’.
Q: Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
AS: No I don’t like tattoos or piercings.
Q: What did your teachers say about you in your school reports?
AS: I was in trouble with my teachers a lot. I was always dreaming during lessons. I was in my own world. Physically I was in the classroom, but mentally I was miles away. I have achieved my dream so it must have worked well for me.
Q: Who were your childhood heroes?
AS: They were mostly movie stars. They were probably Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, or Sylvester Stallone as Rocky or Rambo. I was into action heroes.
Q: Do you have any guilty pleasures?
AS: When I eat sweets at home I always feel bad. But I still do it sometimes. It makes me happy but I also know that I have to watch my weight. Sweets are on my mind everyday.
Q: Do you collect anything?
AS: Yes, I collect pens and model cars. I only started the pen collection last year because exceptional pens are quite expensive so I couldn’t afford them before. My most exclusive one is called a Taj Mahal. I bought it after my good race in Malaysia as a treat.
Q: What do you miss most about home when you are on the road?
AS: I miss the place where I live. It is very quiet there and green.
Q: What was your worst buy?
AS: I hate to waste money on things that I don’t need, so I am the last person to go shopping without a reason. When I buy things, I buy things that I need, so there is not one big thing that was a ‘worst buy’. It’s probably only when I go to a restaurant really hungry and order too much food. You order three plates and then you can only eat one. That is a waste and I get upset with myself because there are so many people hungry in the world.
Q: How do you take your coffee?
AS: Black with a little sugar.
Q: Your ideal non-race Sunday morning?
AS: Sleep in until ten, have brunch, take my car and drive around in the mountains.
Q: What was your first vehicle?
AS: It was a smart roadster. It was very cool and was the envy of my friends.
Q: What’s the most embarrassing mistake you’ve ever made?
AS: Oh I still remember it very well. There were people just in a street taking photos for a magazine for German teenagers. They asked me if I would mind joining in the photo shoot. I almost immediately regretted it! There was a stupid story that went alongside the pictures and everybody at my school read it. I was a laughing stock for about a month.
Q: What is the best thing you can cook?
AS: I am not bad at cooking pasta. But I’m not a great cook. I can do a really good Kaiserschmarrn, which is an Austrian dessert.
Source: Formula1.com
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