जब आपके पास एलेन प्रोस्ट और अर्टन सेना जैसे टीम-साथी रह चुके हों, तो भाड़ में जाए अगला खिलाड़ी कौन है, इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता
After you've had Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna as team-mates you don't give a **** who the next bloke is
After you've had Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna as team-mates you don't give a **** who the next bloke is
मैं एक ब्रश हूँ, कार मेरा ट्रैक है और कलाकार मेरी कैनवास है
I am a brush, the car is my track and the artist my canvas
I am a brush, the car is my track and the artist my canvas
मैं खुद को ज़्यादा बहकने नहीं दे रहा हूँ।
I am not allowing myself to get carried away.
I am not allowing myself to get carried away.
मुझे हैरानी है कि लोगों को यह समझने में इतना समय क्यों लगा कि इस साल के अंत में मेरा कॉन्ट्रैक्ट खत्म हो रहा है। एडी को यह तय करना है कि वह किसे गाड़ी चलवाना चाहते हैं, इसलिए इसमें कोई छुपी हुई बात नहीं है। मैं इसे लेकर बिल्कुल परेशान नहीं हूँ। प्रतिस्पर्धी होना मेरे उद्देश्यों में शामिल नहीं है।
I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of this year. Eddie has to decide who he wants to drive, so there is no secret anywhere. I am not concerned. It does not sit with my objectives to be competitive.
I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of this year. Eddie has to decide who he wants to drive, so there is no secret anywhere. I am not concerned. It does not sit with my objectives to be competitive.
मैं इस बात को अच्छी तरह समझता हूँ कि अगर आज मेरी तारीफ हो रही है, तो उतनी ही आसानी से मेरी आलोचना भी हो सकती है। मैं सिर्फ अच्छी बातें अपनाकर बुरी बातों को नजरअंदाज नहीं कर सकता। आपको दोनों को स्वीकार करना होगा।
I am very much aware that if I am getting good press at the moment I could just as easily be getting bad press. I cannot have the good and forget the bad. You have to accept it both ways.
I am very much aware that if I am getting good press at the moment I could just as easily be getting bad press. I cannot have the good and forget the bad. You have to accept it both ways.
अगर मुझ पर दबाव डाला जाएगा, तो मैं भी पलटवार करूँगा, मेरा स्वभाव ही ऐसा है। मैं पक्का ब्रिटिश हूँ। हमें दबना पसंद नहीं है। जब हालात बहुत मुश्किल हो जाते हैं, तो हमें कुछ ऐसे कदम उठाने पड़ सकते हैं जो स्पष्ट न हों।
If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pushed around. When the chips are down we might have to step into grey areas.
If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pushed around. When the chips are down we might have to step into grey areas.
अगर मेरे साथ निष्पक्ष व्यवहार किया जाता है, तो मैं भी हर काम पूरी ईमानदारी से करना पसंद करता हूँ। पूरे करियर में मेरा यही अंदाज़ रहा है। मैंने कभी भी किसी धोखेबाजी का सहारा नहीं लिया।
If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all my career. I haven't tried to do things in an underhanded way.
If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all my career. I haven't tried to do things in an underhanded way.
अगर कोई एक ड्राइवर के तौर पर मेरी कड़ी आलोचना करे भी, तो वह आखिर क्या कहेगा? चीजों को सही नजरिए से देखने के लिए मैं खुद अपनी भी आलोचना करता हूँ। यह बहुत ज़रूरी है।
If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.
If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.
मेरे पास सोचने के लिए बहुत समय था, और यह दिमाग के लिए अच्छा नहीं होता। और जब यह वाकई हुआ, तो वह जश्न मनाने से ज़्यादा सुकून मिलने का पल था। वह मेरी घबराहट और डर से छुटकारा पाने जैसा था। हर रेस के बाद एक प्रक्रिया होती है जिसमें आपको पोडियम पर ले जाया जाता है और टीवी इंटरव्यू होते हैं।
I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It was an exorcism anxiety. After each race there is a procedure in which you get taken off to the podium and the TV interviews.
I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It was an exorcism anxiety. After each race there is a procedure in which you get taken off to the podium and the TV interviews.
मुझे हमेशा से चुनौतियाँ पसंद रही हैं।
I have always liked a challenge.
I have always liked a challenge.
मुझे लगता है कि कई बार मैं दुखी दिखता हूँ जबकि असल में ऐसा नहीं होता... उस पल शायद मैं कुछ अच्छा सोच रहा होता हूँ, लेकिन मेरा चेहरा ऐसा बनता है कि लोग सोचते हैं मैं परेशान हूँ। जबकि ऐसा नहीं है।
I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am not.
I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am not.
मैं दूसरों की तरह ही खुद की भी खुलकर आलोचना करके खुद को संतुलित रखने की कोशिश करता हूँ। मैं अपने प्रदर्शन को अपने व्यक्तित्व से अलग रखने की कोशिश करता हूँ।
I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself.
I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself.
मुझे रेस जीते हुए पाँच साल हो चुके थे, इसलिए मैं कुछ पल के लिए हैरान रह गया था।
It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.
It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.
पिछला साल एक पूरी ज़िंदगी जैसा था, एक ही सीज़न में पूरा करियर जी लिया हो। हम सबसे निचले पायदान से उठकर विजेता बन गए।
Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season. We went from being the dregs to winners.
Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season. We went from being the dregs to winners.
लोग मुझसे अपने बारे में कुछ बताने को कहते हैं, लेकिन यह बहुत निजी बात है। इसमें सहज महसूस नहीं होता।
People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
व्यावहारिक रूप से, हमारा लक्ष्य कंस्ट्रक्टर्स चैंपियनशिप में टॉप तीन में जगह बनाना होना चाहिए। व्यावहारिक रूप से, हम और अधिक रेस जीतने के बारे में सोच सकते हैं। तीन रेस जीतना बेहद संतोषजनक होगा।
Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying.
Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying.
कुछ किताबों का दावा है कि मैं सौ ग्रैंड प्रिक्स पूरे कर चुका हूँ, लेकिन मैं स्थिति साफ कर देना चाहता हूँ। ऑस्ट्रेलिया मेरी सौवीं रेस होगी, और मैं इस मील के पत्थर को एक बेहतरीन प्रदर्शन के साथ यादगार बनाना चाहता हूँ। शायद इसकी शुरुआत जीत के साथ हो।
Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.
Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.
ब्रिटिश लोग लाइमलाइट से दूर रहना पसंद करते हैं। हम नहीं चाहते कि हमारा अलग से कोई नाम हो या हम सुर्खियों में आएँ, और मुझे लगता है कि यह बात मुझे भी सीखने की ज़रूरत है।
The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
असली समस्या तब पैदा होती है जब आप यह मान लेते हैं कि खतरा तो इस खेल का हिस्सा है ही। फिर आप सुरक्षा के उपायों पर काम करना बंद कर देते हैं। ऐसा बिल्कुल नहीं होना चाहिए।
The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen.
The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen.
एक फॉर्मूला वन ड्राइवर की ज़िंदगी में कई ऐसी चीज़ें होती हैं जो मिलकर आपको यह यकीन दिलाने लगती हैं कि आप आम इंसान से ऊपर हैं। मुझे लगता है कि ऐसा सोचना एक भूल है। लेकिन साथ ही, आश्वस्त और आत्मविश्वासी रहना भी बहुत ज़रूरी है।
There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
अगर आज भी ड्राइवर उसी रफ़्तार से जान गंवा रहे होते जिस रफ़्तार से 1960 और 70 के दशक में गंवा रहे थे, तो यह खेल ज़िंदा नहीं बचता। इसे टेलीविज़न पर दिखाना बंद कर दिया जाता। रविवार की दोपहर को बच्चे इसे अपने घरों में टीवी पर देखते हैं।
The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s and '70s. It would have been taken off the air. It is beamed into people's living rooms on Sunday afternoons, with children watching.
The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s and '70s. It would have been taken off the air. It is beamed into people's living rooms on Sunday afternoons, with children watching.
सच कहूँ तो, मुझे लगता है कि किशोरावस्था के आखिरी दौर में मेरा व्यक्तित्व ज़्यादा विकसित नहीं हो पाया था। मैं एक तरह से ठहराव की स्थिति में था।
To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage.
To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage.
जीत ही सब कुछ है। जब आप दूसरे स्थान पर आते हैं, तो सिवाय आपकी पत्नी और आपके कुत्ते के, कोई आपको याद नहीं रखता।
Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.
Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.
सर्दियों की टेस्टिंग बहुत ज़रूरी होती है, लेकिन एक वक्त ऐसा आता है जब आप इन सारी रिहर्सलों और दिखावटी रेसों से ऊब जाते हैं। आप बस असली मुकाबले में उतरना चाहते हैं।
Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.
Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.
आपको कभी भी खुद को लेकर पूरी तरह सहज नहीं होना चाहिए। अगर आप सहज महसूस कर रहे हैं, तो कुछ तो गड़बड़ है। आपको हमेशा ऐसा महसूस होना चाहिए कि आप खतरे में हैं, अपनी सीट के कोने पर बैठे हैं और खुद को आगे धकेल रहे हैं। एक जीत के बाद आप और जीतना चाहते हैं। यह सिलसिला कभी खत्म नहीं होता।
You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.
You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.