
Rolex is the global partner and official timepiece of F1. Now that you have retired, do you miss being behind the wheel of the fastest cars in the world? I do miss the team element. I miss the team component, yes. I mean in F1, you work with the best people. They’re always looking for what can give you the advantage and that’s why Rolex is here because Rolex has always been synonymous with being the best. And for F1, we want to work with the best people. As a driver, you miss some of that mentality because the people are winners — they’re really born winners; the engineers, the mechanics... they love winning, so that’s a beautiful environment to be in. I miss some of that, but I know it’s a young man’s game. So, I retired at the right time. I was 38. I’m 42 now.

Aussie Grit Apparel sells clothes for off-road cycling as well as trail running gear for men and women. I’m always looking for that pioneering endeavour. I have this in me to try to learn and push myself to the limit. So, it would probably involve another [challenge], mountain bike racing with smaller bikes. I’d like to do some paddling too. There are some really long kayak paddling things that I’d like to do. I’ve got to spend less time with my crazy friends because they make me come up with the ideas; so it’s no good, it’s brilliant. I really enjoy the unknown. It’s always the unknown that you love because when you set that goal for yourself, even if it’s six months of training, you never know how it is going to go on that day. How are you going to perform? How am I going to do this? This is a great fascination for me. I have expectations and set the bar quite high. That’s human instinct again. It’s a Rolex mentality again. When all the people you are surrounded by are good people, you want to do well.