“Silverstone is a special place, it's the home of the British Grand Pri...” — David Coulthard Quote

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.

I hired a 35ft catamaran in the Maldives with friends, and it was my first experience of diving with sharks - although I made sure there was always someone else between them and me.

I knew Lewis Hamilton when he was just a young driver trying to make his name and I have seen his personality evolve. I have watched him go from a squeaky-voiced kid who warned me he would have my race seat one day at McLaren to a five-time world champion and true great of the modern era.

I'm the sort of person that has always had an open mind to change.

Paloma wool and all of the British Heart Foundation shops - I love checking out the latest donations to find quality, preloved pieces that no one else will have.

What I'm doing is British. It stems from the same culture as U.S. hip-hop, but the way we dress, the way we speak, the way we perform is so different. It's U.K. street culture.

I wanted to defend my British Title but no one would step up to fight me.

The fact is, I've always felt more British than Irish. Maybe it was the way I was brought up, I don't know, but I have always felt more of a connection with the U.K. than with Ireland.

I am now a commander of the British Empire.