Sebastian – how do you see the incident between yourself and Jenson at the last race in Spa?The whole incident was anything but ideal and I feel very sorry for Jenson. But it was a racing accident and we need to move on.
'At the end of the day you have to be able to look in the mirror and be OK with what you see' – Seb
Did you feel you were pushing too hard?
Driving a race is not just about having fun. When I am racing, I want to win. If you want to do that you can’t just sit back and wait, you have to attack. The most important thing is to identify a mistake as a mistake and make sure that it doesn’t happen again.
Do you think you were unfairly criticised for the crash in Belgium?
When you’re doing well, people celebrate you and when you’re making mistakes you get criticised. I think it’s part of a Formula One driver’s life, but that’s fine because at least you learn how to deal with all that. I feel I’ve learned my lesson and from now on I’ll focus on Monza.
Taking a closer look at some of the mistakes you’ve made this year, at least they’ve been very different from each other. In Turkey it was a racing incident, in Budapest it was a breach of the regulations and it was a driving mistake in Spa. I mean, it would have been worse if you had hit another driver three times, wouldn’t it?
Every race has its own story. I think it’s important that you know why something happened and that you learn from it. At the end of the day you have to be able to look in the mirror and be OK with what you see.
If something went wrong on the track for your former team manager, Gerhard Berger, he would go training. Do you have a similar coping mechanism?
Well I train almost every day anyway, so there’s no reason to let that get out of hand. You just need to reflect on what happened so you can learn from it and then move on and start to think positively again.
So the key thing is to not let yourself get too down?
Absolutely. I am a positive guy and I really enjoy my time here.
Do you think crashing out of Spa has damaged your chances in the championship?
There are five more races to go. Monza is going to be tough and I hope that we’re able to finish on the podium. But I think that the chances are still there, especially with the new points system, which makes it easier to close the gap.
Looking at your points, you need to push to get a good result in the next races. Does that give Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber an advantage?
As I said, I will keep on attacking, so there won’t be any changes. I am constantly thinking and calculating the risks, but that’s what everyone does. I just know that we are still fast enough to win.
What did you do in the week between Spa and Monza?
I focused on my training and spent some time with my family and friends.
You must be looking forward to Monza, after all, it’s the scene of your first victory and you must be hopeful of winning there again?
We’ll see. Right now we aren’t fast enough on the straights, so we have to wait and see how things turn out at Monza. But I know the car will be fast enough to be near the front and, who knows, maybe there will be some rain...
Are you putting yourself under pressure to become the youngest Formula One world champion?
After coming second in the last season, I’ve worked hard to improve, but I’m not putting myself under any pressure. In sport it doesn’t matter if you’re the youngest or the oldest. In the end it all comes down to what you have achieved. You have to enjoy life and if I become champion and fulfill my dream at the same time, then that would be amazing.
Source: RedBull
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