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We had a little cottage in Stranraer, an hour west of us on the coast, where my mum's from, so we'd go there for breaks. Then our main family holiday would be in January, when we went to Barbados for a couple of weeks.
“We had a little cottage in Stranraer, an hour west of us on the coast, where my mum's from, so we'd go there for breaks. Then our main family holiday would be in January, when we went to Barbados for a couple of weeks.”
We had a little cottage in Stranraer, an hour west of us on the coast, where my mum's from, so we'd go there for breaks. Then our main family holiday would be in January, when we went to Barbados for a couple of weeks.
I'm not big on holidays. I tend to tie them in with work - I'll grab a few days' holiday in Dubai when I'm in Bahrain racing and a week in Thailand between the Malaysian test and the Malaysian Grand Prix.
I'm proud to have won what I consider the classic races - Monaco, Silverstone, Spa, Monza - it was nice to have the chance to stand at the top of the podium.
Silverstone is a special place, it's the home of the British Grand Prix. To have won there a couple of times is something I'm very proud of.
It's hard not to enjoy yourself in Barbados and I was grateful for some time off and to chill with family and friends after such a busy period of cricket in 2020. There were some Covid restrictions, but there was a lot more freedom than we've had in the U.K.
I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for an hour a day. Get paid for that as well.
I have a lot of other stuff to accomplish before I get to kids. Whenever the time is right, I'll just know. If I had a girl, she'd probably be really rebellious. She would be like a bundle of karma. I would love to bring them up in Barbados.
Though Barbados has been independent since 1966, its capital, Bridgetown, still has elements of a thriving British colonial port.