Quotes from Daniel Ricciardo

I don't like letting anyone down. Not many people get satisfaction out of letting others down.

I feel '14 didn't just shape me and my approach from then on: it changed the level of overtaking from other guys in the sport as well. Not many people were doing that, coming from a long way back and trying big passing moves.

The way I see it is if I can't be happy doing this job, which is my dream job, then what's going to make me happy in life?

The day I do get a championship-winning car, I will run with it. I will capitalise on every part of that beautiful thing.

The car is a big part of it, but you need to be a good driver to get the equipment to the top. You need both.

I do a bit of Brazilian ju-jitsu when I can. I like a bit of that.

I'd prefer no practices and just Saturday, Sunday. Just qualify Saturday morning, race Saturday afternoon, and race again Sunday. Less laps of nonsense and more laps of meaningful business.

I enjoyed physical education and lunch time. The social aspect of school was great, but as soon as I left school, I wanted to get out there and race. I couldn't sit still for long.

I love music which helps me get focused and keeps my thoughts away from other things. The music gets heavier as the race gets closer, and my warm up routine starts to get a bit more intense with heart rates, etc.

I don't see my family often enough, but when we do catch up, it's somewhere new in the world. They get to travel more than they would if I wasn't doing this sport.

I'm sure there are some things I'm not good at.

I will always find a way to find a positive from things.

I know that I'll joke around to the last minute I get in the car. But once the helmet's on - it's sort of a cliche, but it's true - it's quite symbolic that that is 'go time,' and I'm ready to have some fun and be bad while I do it.

Pretty much all the drivers I get on with, at least to say 'Hi' and have a conversation. But when the helmet's on, you don't care who it is. You have no sympathy: someone blows an engine in front of you, if it means you gain a position, then you're smiling.

Because of my schedule and dietary requirements, I don't party a lot, but when I can let my hair down, I will; I think that's healthy. I love a weekend in Vegas.

I used to go to work with Dad on the weekend. We'd drive past an indoor go-kart track every now and then, and we went there a few times. I was never tall enough, so I always left upset. I think I was seven when I was the right height, and I was like, 'Please let me have a go.' It was love at first sight.

Every time I get in the car, I'm just focused on being the fastest, trying to win the race, trying to get pole.

I know people fear me when they see me in their mirrors. It's a good position to be in because they know they need to defend to the limit.

If I am putting myself out there and taking some of these risks, then I want to do it properly.

I think once you get into the routine of race weekends, and there's more of a structure, it gets a bit easier.

I signed a dog collar. Someone gave me their dog - a live dog - and I signed its collar. When they handed me the dog, I didn't know what to do. That was weird.

Pressure's what you make of it.

I've never really been too fussed about the kind of teammate I have.

People might call me a liar for this, but I want a fast teammate, I think for two reasons: it's always going to get more out of yourself, and it's always going to be a more true evaluation of where you stand.