“I have to take the positives from 2012 and the negatives as well becau...” — Sergio Perez Quote

I have to take the positives from 2012 and the negatives as well because you learn more than you do from the positives. It has been a great season last year, a lot of learning, and now it's another approach. The way I will approach this year is totally different, so we are ready to fight for it.

As a Formula One driver, you dream about winning your first race all your life. I am desperate to know what it feels like.

Everybody who knows Formula 1 knows McLaren and knows that it is the greatest team in Formula 1.

The facilities are amazing here in McLaren. If you compare them to Sauber, who have good facilities in Formula 1, it's another level. But in terms of the people, the way they approach their jobs, is really amazing when you come into McLaren. The emphasis they have is very good and it gives you a big boost when you drive for this team.

When it's my last year, I'll probably let people know when that last pitch is thrown and say thanks and walk away.

Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.

I had always been interested in opera, going back to my college days at Carnegie Mellon. In my last year there, I even wrote a one-act opera, which was pretty terrible.

I was so nervous to turn 40, but the last year and a half has been the most fun I have ever had.

Don't get to the point where you think, 'I learned everything last week,' or, 'I learned everything last year.' You'll never learn everything. Wake up every day and try to learn something new. And if you do learn something, pass it on to people you think deserve the game.